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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.

Hyperdrive Massacre is an Action, Casual, Indie game released in 2015, estimated to have 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, priced at $2.49, with a Mixed review sentiment (54% of 395 reviews).

0
playing now
54%
positive of 394 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.49
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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 23% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.8k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 394 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 18 of 35 observed days (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

202026-09-14 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.2k0Oct 2015Mar 2026Oct 2015 — avg 0 · peak 4Jan 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2016 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2018 — avg 2,212 · peak 180,471Mar 2019 — avg 18 · peak 200Jun 2019 — avg 48 · peak 1,109Sep 2019 — avg 7 · peak 138Dec 2019 — avg 12 · peak 290Mar 2020 — avg 16 · peak 164Jun 2020 — avg 30 · peak 1,166Sep 2020 — avg 25 · peak 367Dec 2020 — avg 15 · peak 97Mar 2021 — avg 11 · peak 149Jun 2021 — avg 13 · peak 520Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 55Dec 2021 — avg 14 · peak 509Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 15Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 94Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 45Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 23Jun 2023 — avg 26 · peak 130Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3Apr 2024 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 12 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-10-122026-10-082015-10-12 — 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 $2.492026-10-08 — 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-06-15 (Steam store data)

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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