The Game Census
Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition cover art

Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition

Lichthund · Crunching Koalas · 2019-08-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 07, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 01, 2018 (Xbox One), Aug 15, 2019 (Mac), Aug 15, 2019 (Linux), Aug 15, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

LICHTSPEER is an unforgiving fast-paced lightspear-throwing simulator set in an ancient germanic future. Get ready to feel that beloved 80’s arcade rush in this brutal, stylish and psychedelic adventure. Co-op mode for 2 players included!

81%
positive of 80 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 67% of 12,532 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 80 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.49-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.49-85%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-01-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 46 of 78 observed days · $0.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320192026Week of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 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 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.992018-10-022026-09-062018-10-02 — best price $9.992019-09-12 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $4.992020-02-24 — best price $3.992020-05-04 — best price $9.992020-09-28 — best price $3.992021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-05-10 — best price $9.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-11-03 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $2.992022-03-07 — best price $9.992022-06-18 — best price $9.992022-08-22 — best price $1.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-02-27 — best price $1.992023-06-26 — best price $9.992023-10-10 — best price $3.992023-12-13 — best price $1.992024-01-25 — best price $2.992024-03-20 — best price $2.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-08-31 — best price $9.992024-10-29 — best price $1.492024-12-12 — best price $1.992025-02-21 — best price $9.992025-05-05 — best price $1.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-07 — best price $1.492025-11-10 — best price $1.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-02-20 — best price $1.492026-04-03 — best price $1.592026-05-11 — best price $1.992026-06-17 — best price $1.492026-08-24 — best price $1.492026-09-06 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStats1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyIndieRetroActionArcadeCasualViolentAdventure

Census log

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

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