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HyperParasite

Troglobytes Games · Nicalis, Inc. · 2020-04-03

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 03, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Apr 03, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 03, 2020 (Xbox One), Apr 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

0
playing now
82%
positive of 149 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 09:00 UTC (census sample)

HyperParasite is a roguelike shooter video game developed and published by Troglobytes Games. Early prototypes of the game were distributed through Steam's early access program in 2019. The game was released on 3 April 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, which was followed by a physical release for the Switch on 19 February 2021. The game received generally positive reviews, earning praise for its uniqueness and design and criticism for its difficulty.

Health check

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  • · Top 63% of 10,950 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.0k–6.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 149 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.28-21%
Microsoft Store$14.99
GOG$17.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.43 at Fanatical (2025-10-13) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 73 of 107 observed days · $13.56 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.98$1.162018-05-112026-08-302018-05-11 — best price $19.982020-04-21 — best price $16.092020-06-12 — best price $17.992020-07-18 — best price $17.992020-08-22 — best price $17.992020-09-19 — best price $16.092020-10-22 — best price $16.092020-11-20 — best price $9.712020-12-23 — best price $10.792021-01-27 — best price $17.992021-02-27 — best price $15.292021-03-30 — best price $17.992021-05-06 — best price $15.192021-06-05 — best price $15.192021-07-22 — best price $17.992021-11-28 — best price $14.162022-01-27 — best price $8.992022-07-03 — best price $10.792022-08-31 — best price $17.992023-01-05 — best price $5.392023-03-01 — best price $14.072023-04-28 — best price $6.482023-07-13 — best price $17.992023-11-03 — best price $6.332023-12-25 — best price $5.772024-02-17 — best price $17.992024-04-15 — best price $17.992024-06-27 — best price $12.052024-08-23 — best price $5.392024-11-11 — best price $2.862025-01-03 — best price $17.992025-03-19 — best price $3.592025-06-02 — best price $1.722025-08-19 — best price $1.722025-10-30 — best price $17.992025-12-25 — best price $17.992026-02-16 — best price $1.172026-04-11 — best price $14.162026-06-03 — best price $17.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

902026-06-01 — 3 pageviews2026-06-04 — 5 pageviews2026-06-07 — 3 pageviews2026-06-10 — 3 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-16 — 3 pageviews2026-06-19 — 5 pageviews2026-06-22 — 5 pageviews2026-06-25 — 8 pageviews2026-06-28 — 3 pageviews2026-07-01 — 2 pageviews2026-07-04 — 5 pageviews2026-07-07 — 4 pageviews2026-07-10 — 3 pageviews2026-07-13 — 2 pageviews2026-07-16 — 2 pageviews2026-07-19 — 4 pageviews2026-07-22 — 3 pageviews2026-07-25 — 3 pageviews2026-07-28 — 2 pageviews2026-07-31 — 4 pageviews2026-08-03 — 4 pageviews2026-08-06 — 6 pageviews2026-08-09 — 4 pageviews2026-08-12 — 3 pageviews2026-08-15 — 5 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1 pageviews2026-08-21 — 2 pageviews2026-08-24 — 2 pageviews2026-08-27 — 4 pageviews2026-08-29 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

LootFunnyActionSci-fiShooterTop-DownDifficultOld SchoolRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

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