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NanoApostle

18Light Game Ltd. · PQube · 2024-09-12

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 24, 2025 (Xbox One), Apr 24, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Apr 24, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Apr 24, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 12, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.

6
playing now
96%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$10.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 49 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (259 reviews).
  • · Top 32% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 25k–56k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,245 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.99 at Steam (2026-08-05) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24024020242026Week of 2024-09-12: 240 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 19 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2312026-08-13 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 23 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$10.992024-09-122026-08-262024-09-12 — best price $17.992024-10-28 — best price $15.992024-11-27 — best price $15.992024-12-19 — best price $15.992025-01-26 — best price $15.992025-03-13 — best price $15.992025-04-29 — best price $13.992025-06-26 — best price $14.992025-08-04 — best price $14.992025-09-18 — best price $13.992025-09-29 — best price $13.992025-10-27 — best price $13.392025-12-18 — best price $13.392026-02-02 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $12.992026-04-27 — best price $11.992026-06-15 — best price $11.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-07-29 — best price $15.992026-08-12 — best price $19.992026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
96%
earned "Complete Calibration"
31.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)35011%33
PS5 (PlayStation)8324%33
Xbox One (Xbox)370%33
PS4 (PlayStation)160%33
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

2DDarkAnimeActionRobotsTop-DownBoss RushAction RPGFuturisticSouls-like

Census log

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

Recent updates

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