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Hard Reset Extended Edition cover art

Hard Reset Extended Edition

Flying Wild Hog · Good Shepherd Entertainment · 2012-07-12

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 13, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.

Hard Reset Extended Edition is a $14.99 Action and Indie game released in 2012, estimated to have 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, with Very Positive (82% of 4938 reviews) sentiment.

2
playing now
82%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (62 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Hard Reset is a 2011 first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and released for Windows in September 2011. The game features a cyberpunk plot within a dystopian world, and draws inspiration from the works of William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, and Philip K. Dick to create its story, setting and atmosphere.

Trailer

Hard Reset Extended Edition trailer thumbnail

Hard Reset Extended Edition - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 69 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 198k–395k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,941 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.02 at Savemi (2020-03-30) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 11 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
732Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 71 · peak 147Dec 2012 — avg 24 · peak 61May 2013 — avg 10 · peak 26Oct 2013 — avg 21 · peak 53Mar 2014 — avg 22 · peak 60Aug 2014 — avg 17 · peak 36Jan 2015 — avg 17 · peak 47Jun 2015 — avg 15 · peak 50Nov 2015 — avg 27 · peak 98Apr 2016 — avg 12 · peak 32Sep 2016 — avg 15 · peak 40Feb 2017 — avg 30 · peak 154Jul 2017 — avg 11 · peak 28Dec 2017 — avg 10 · peak 27May 2018 — avg 7 · peak 19Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 43Mar 2019 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 21Jan 2020 — avg 8 · peak 37Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 21Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2021 — avg 7 · peak 27Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 30Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.29$1.022015-01-012026-08-132015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-07-12 — best price $14.992016-02-02 — best price $14.992016-06-23 — best price $1.492016-11-23 — best price $1.492017-02-06 — best price $14.992017-07-22 — best price $12.862017-11-22 — best price $1.492018-02-23 — best price $12.442018-06-01 — best price $1.292018-09-01 — best price $12.742018-10-30 — best price $2.242019-06-22 — best price $12.742019-11-21 — best price $1.492019-12-13 — best price $1.492020-02-13 — best price $14.992020-03-30 — best price $1.022020-05-08 — best price $1.292020-06-25 — best price $1.492020-12-08 — best price $14.992021-03-26 — best price $1.212021-06-17 — best price $14.992021-07-16 — best price $1.332021-09-17 — best price $1.242021-11-01 — best price $14.992021-12-18 — best price $12.742022-04-15 — best price $1.502022-07-30 — best price $14.992023-01-20 — best price $1.492023-06-09 — best price $2.992023-10-04 — best price $1.492024-03-14 — best price $1.492024-07-04 — best price $14.992024-10-24 — best price $1.492025-03-13 — best price $1.492025-07-17 — best price $14.992025-10-09 — best price $14.992026-04-16 — best price $1.492026-08-13 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

84192026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-05 — 42 pageviews2026-06-09 — 46 pageviews2026-06-13 — 40 pageviews2026-06-17 — 25 pageviews2026-06-21 — 27 pageviews2026-06-25 — 40 pageviews2026-06-29 — 36 pageviews2026-07-03 — 40 pageviews2026-07-07 — 29 pageviews2026-07-11 — 41 pageviews2026-07-15 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 25 pageviews2026-07-23 — 36 pageviews2026-07-27 — 31 pageviews2026-07-31 — 35 pageviews2026-08-04 — 60 pageviews2026-08-08 — 41 pageviews2026-08-12 — 28 pageviews2026-08-16 — 38 pageviews2026-08-20 — 20 pageviews2026-08-24 — 34 pageviews2026-08-28 — 22 pageviews2026-09-01 — 26 pageviews2026-09-05 — 35 pageviews2026-09-09 — 37 pageviews2026-09-13 — 38 pageviews2026-09-17 — 25 pageviews2026-09-21 — 35 pageviews2026-09-25 — 24 pageviews2026-09-29 — 20 pageviews2026-10-03 — 22 pageviews2026-10-07 — 19 pageviews2026-10-11 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned "Naughty"
17.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Czech, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2012-07-11 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSIndieActionRobotsSci-fiShooterViolent3D VisionCyberpunkDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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