The Game Census
Hyperdrive Massacre cover art

Hyperdrive Massacre

34BigThings srl · 2015-10-12

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 06, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 12, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 13, 2016 (Xbox One), Oct 12, 2015 (Mac), Oct 12, 2015 (Linux)

Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.

0
playing now
54%
positive of 395 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.49
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (7 reviews).
  • · Top 49% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.9k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 395 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.49-75%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.90 at GreenManGaming (2018-07-05) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 20 of 33 observed days · $9.09 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720152026Week of 2015-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-06 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-10-122026-08-272015-10-12 — best price $7.492016-06-23 — best price $3.392017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-11-20 — best price $0.992018-07-16 — best price $9.992018-11-14 — best price $4.002019-04-04 — best price $5.002019-07-18 — best price $9.992019-11-27 — best price $0.992020-04-21 — best price $9.992020-06-24 — best price $8.282020-08-02 — best price $8.892020-09-19 — best price $7.342020-10-28 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $1.992021-01-30 — best price $8.382021-03-02 — best price $9.992021-03-30 — best price $9.992021-04-29 — best price $8.382021-05-29 — best price $8.382021-10-05 — best price $8.382022-01-06 — best price $9.992022-04-14 — best price $8.382022-07-08 — best price $2.992022-12-02 — best price $9.992023-04-01 — best price $7.892023-07-21 — best price $2.502023-12-07 — best price $2.492024-04-01 — best price $7.892024-10-01 — best price $7.342025-01-11 — best price $7.892025-06-03 — best price $7.892025-11-04 — best price $9.992026-05-18 — best price $2.492026-08-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
12.7%
earned "Starting Small"
11.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,32927%34
Xbox One (Xbox)4340%34

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Co-opIndieSpaceActionArcadeCasualSci-fiShooterColorfulController

Census log

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

Recent updates

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