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Particula cover art

Particula

Microblast Games · SA Industry · 2015-02-02

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 02, 2015 (Mac)

Destroy negativity, clear your mind! Particula brings you a new perspective in gaming, helping you to concentrate and relax. A three players co-op tower defense experience with a relaxing soundtrack, smooth visuals and gameplay.

Particula is a Casual, Indie and Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $1.49, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (70% of 2801 reviews).

2
playing now
70%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
30/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 29,255 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 70k–168k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,801 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.49-95%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.19 at Steam (2015-08-24) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 12 of 16 observed days · $1.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6972Feb 2015Aug 2026Feb 2015 — avg 2 · peak 44Jun 2015 — avg 30 · peak 90Oct 2015 — avg 41 · peak 136Feb 2016 — avg 55 · peak 263Jun 2016 — avg 59 · peak 137Oct 2016 — avg 22 · peak 86Feb 2017 — avg 19 · peak 173Jun 2017 — avg 41 · peak 745Oct 2017 — avg 159 · peak 1,065Feb 2018 — avg 40 · peak 510Jun 2018 — avg 59 · peak 553Oct 2018 — avg 7 · peak 181Feb 2019 — avg 8 · peak 208Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 25Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 27Feb 2020 — avg 697 · peak 6,956Jun 2020 — avg 30 · peak 2,527Oct 2020 — avg 61 · peak 2,002Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 114Jun 2021 — avg 63 · peak 789Oct 2021 — avg 19 · peak 219Feb 2022 — avg 7 · peak 63Jun 2022 — avg 10 · peak 201Oct 2022 — avg 67 · peak 982Feb 2023 — avg 36 · peak 860Jun 2023 — avg 107 · peak 1,484Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 65Feb 2024 — avg 20 · peak 252Jun 2024 — avg 19 · peak 278Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2025 — avg 20 · peak 248Jul 2025 — avg 2 · peak 23Jan 2026 — avg 132 · peak 501May 2026 — avg 121 · peak 2,002Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 160
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.242015-01-312026-10-122015-01-31 — best price $14.992015-05-25 — best price $0.242015-08-21 — best price $4.992015-12-01 — best price $4.992016-02-23 — best price $2.992016-05-04 — best price $0.992016-07-21 — best price $0.992016-11-29 — best price $0.992017-04-17 — best price $0.992017-11-28 — best price $0.992018-04-16 — best price $0.992018-10-06 — best price $0.502019-01-03 — best price $0.992019-07-10 — best price $0.992019-12-03 — best price $0.992020-05-04 — best price $0.992020-11-02 — best price $0.992021-01-26 — best price $0.992021-07-08 — best price $0.992021-12-01 — best price $0.992022-05-06 — best price $0.992022-09-17 — best price $0.992023-01-05 — best price $0.992023-04-23 — best price $0.992023-12-21 — best price $0.492024-04-02 — best price $0.492024-08-25 — best price $0.492025-01-18 — best price $0.492025-06-26 — best price $0.492025-11-21 — best price $0.492026-05-02 — best price $29.992026-10-12 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-02-19 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

Co-opIndieCasualRelaxingStrategySingleplayerTower Defense

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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