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MADNESS: Project Nexus

GIBBING TREE, LLC · 2021-09-29

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.

MADNESS: Project Nexus is an Action, Indie game released in 2021, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 17568 reviews) sentiment.

102
playing now
97%
positive of 18k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4
Nexus mods (811 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

102 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

MADNESS: Project Nexus trailer thumbnail

Madness: Project Nexus Cinematic Trailer

≈253,037 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 102 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,104 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~138/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,589 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 351k–791k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,568 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2021-12-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 2 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.5k3.5k20212026Week of 2021-09-01: 969 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,463 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,560 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

303922026-09-15 12:00 — 116 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 112 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 134 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 114 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 168 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 136 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 92 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 170 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 201 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 175 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 177 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 193 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 164 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 227 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 250 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 171 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 209 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 166 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 129 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 221 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 243 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 150 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 102 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k133Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 1,399 · peak 4,919Dec 2021 — avg 348 · peak 624Feb 2022 — avg 273 · peak 420Apr 2022 — avg 272 · peak 483Jun 2022 — avg 315 · peak 918Aug 2022 — avg 259 · peak 388Oct 2022 — avg 228 · peak 409Dec 2022 — avg 207 · peak 353Feb 2023 — avg 172 · peak 330Apr 2023 — avg 284 · peak 640Jun 2023 — avg 195 · peak 307Aug 2023 — avg 162 · peak 238Oct 2023 — avg 207 · peak 387Dec 2023 — avg 157 · peak 267Feb 2024 — avg 146 · peak 237Apr 2024 — avg 133 · peak 231Jun 2024 — avg 292 · peak 536Aug 2024 — avg 182 · peak 257Oct 2024 — avg 316 · peak 730Dec 2024 — avg 163 · peak 254Feb 2025 — avg 169 · peak 266Apr 2025 — avg 155 · peak 250Jun 2025 — avg 191 · peak 274Aug 2025 — avg 195 · peak 276Oct 2025 — avg 151 · peak 254Dec 2025 — avg 141 · peak 238Feb 2026 — avg 156 · peak 264Apr 2026 — avg 152 · peak 263Jun 2026 — avg 214 · peak 319Aug 2026 — avg 150 · peak 215
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$19.992021-09-302026-07-092021-09-30 — best price $22.492021-12-01 — best price $24.992021-12-23 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-01-28 — best price $22.492022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-02-28 — best price $22.492022-03-07 — best price $24.992022-06-24 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $22.492022-11-29 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $21.242023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-09-25 — best price $22.492023-10-02 — best price $24.992023-11-21 — best price $22.492023-11-28 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $22.492024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-03-14 — best price $22.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-06-27 — best price $21.242024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-09-30 — best price $19.992024-10-05 — best price $24.992024-12-20 — best price $22.492025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $22.492025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-27 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-10-01 — best price $21.242025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $21.242026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-20 — best price $22.492026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
86.2%
earned "Slaughter Rank: Bloodied"
25.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-03-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,6911%52

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DGoreBloodFunnyActionCombatShooterViolentBeat 'em upThird Person

Census log

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

Recent updates

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