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Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition cover art

Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition

Entity Medialab · Plug In Digital · 2015-09-04

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 04, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.

0
playing now
81%
positive of 404 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (76 reviews).
  • · Top 48% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 404 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.00-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.36 at GameBillet (2025-06-03) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 96 of 128 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
646420152026Week of 2015-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-08-11 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.372015-09-042026-08-202015-09-04 — best price $4.992016-05-05 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $0.492017-07-06 — best price $4.992018-05-24 — best price $4.992019-12-06 — best price $4.992020-06-18 — best price $4.992020-09-04 — best price $4.992020-12-06 — best price $4.142021-01-27 — best price $4.992021-04-10 — best price $4.992021-05-17 — best price $4.392021-07-13 — best price $3.922021-12-22 — best price $0.402022-03-12 — best price $3.922022-07-11 — best price $0.372022-11-28 — best price $0.372023-02-27 — best price $4.992023-05-09 — best price $0.492023-08-01 — best price $0.372023-10-02 — best price $0.372023-12-26 — best price $3.922024-03-15 — best price $0.402024-06-14 — best price $3.792024-08-30 — best price $4.992024-12-02 — best price $4.992025-02-24 — best price $3.592025-05-13 — best price $3.922025-08-05 — best price $0.492025-11-11 — best price $3.892026-01-15 — best price $0.502026-03-23 — best price $3.592026-05-18 — best price $0.392026-07-31 — best price $0.392026-08-20 — best price $4.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
66.3%
earned "LEVEL 00 CLEAR!"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieActionArcadeRhythmShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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