The Game Census
Hard Reset Extended Edition cover art

Hard Reset Extended Edition

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

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

11
playing now
82%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)
$14.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 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 16% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 198k–395k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,938 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 14 of 26 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

1402026-08-06 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

84162026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-04 — 55 pageviews2026-06-07 — 32 pageviews2026-06-10 — 30 pageviews2026-06-13 — 40 pageviews2026-06-16 — 40 pageviews2026-06-19 — 27 pageviews2026-06-22 — 21 pageviews2026-06-25 — 40 pageviews2026-06-28 — 34 pageviews2026-07-01 — 37 pageviews2026-07-04 — 40 pageviews2026-07-07 — 29 pageviews2026-07-10 — 26 pageviews2026-07-13 — 29 pageviews2026-07-16 — 26 pageviews2026-07-19 — 25 pageviews2026-07-22 — 57 pageviews2026-07-25 — 28 pageviews2026-07-28 — 16 pageviews2026-07-31 — 35 pageviews2026-08-03 — 35 pageviews2026-08-06 — 42 pageviews2026-08-09 — 39 pageviews2026-08-12 — 28 pageviews2026-08-15 — 20 pageviews2026-08-18 — 45 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-24 — 34 pageviews2026-08-27 — 32 pageviews2026-08-29 — 21 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

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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