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M.A.C.E. cover art

M.A.C.E.

EntwicklerX · 2017-03-16

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: TBD (Amazon Fire TV), TBD (Android), Mar 16, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

MACE is a classic space shoot ’em up, inspired by the legendary Amiga games of this genre. Handdrawn 2D graphics in HD resolutions, parallax scrolling, explosion effects and optimized games mechanics, combined with the proven gameplay are transporting the “Spirit of Amiga” in today’s Age.

M.A.C.E. is an Action, Casual, and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (50% of 60 reviews).

0
playing now
50%
positive of 60 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 60 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.84 at Steam (2017-10-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520172026Week of 2017-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$1.492017-03-172026-08-102017-03-17 — best price $3.592017-07-24 — best price $2.392017-11-01 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-05-28 — best price $4.992018-09-25 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-04-22 — best price $4.992019-08-19 — best price $4.992019-11-25 — best price $4.992020-01-13 — best price $4.992020-04-20 — best price $4.992020-07-27 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-02-11 — best price $1.992021-06-24 — best price $1.992021-10-18 — best price $1.992021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-02-28 — best price $1.992022-06-13 — best price $1.992022-08-22 — best price $1.992022-12-05 — best price $1.992023-03-16 — best price $1.992023-06-30 — best price $1.492023-11-21 — best price $1.992024-02-12 — best price $1.992024-05-13 — best price $1.992024-08-26 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $2.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-06-26 — best price $2.992025-09-29 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-06-29 — best price $4.992026-08-10 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
10.1%
earned "Lucky beggar"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play Together

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieRetroActionArcadeCasualShooter2D FighterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down Shooter

Census log

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

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