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Planes, Bullets and Vodka

NukGames · 2016-12-13

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 13, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.

10
playing now
85%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.49
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 809 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~101/week).
  • · Review velocity up 102% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 77k–184k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,061 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.49-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.16 at Nuuvem (2026-02-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 23 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21121120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

36552026-08-06 23:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 51 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 52 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 54 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 78 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 223 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 30 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 60 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 365 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 96 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 151 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 22 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 202 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.162016-12-142026-08-222016-12-14 — best price $0.592017-08-23 — best price $0.492018-01-29 — best price $0.992018-09-27 — best price $0.492019-03-08 — best price $0.292019-08-08 — best price $0.992020-01-05 — best price $0.992020-05-11 — best price $0.992020-06-26 — best price $0.492020-07-26 — best price $0.722020-08-29 — best price $0.992020-10-12 — best price $0.492020-11-26 — best price $0.192021-01-09 — best price $0.992021-02-02 — best price $0.742021-03-13 — best price $0.742021-04-07 — best price $0.992021-05-13 — best price $0.992021-06-04 — best price $0.742021-07-24 — best price $0.992021-12-01 — best price $0.992022-03-02 — best price $0.992022-05-21 — best price $0.722022-08-01 — best price $0.492022-12-08 — best price $0.992023-03-16 — best price $0.282023-07-18 — best price $0.192023-11-14 — best price $0.192024-02-15 — best price $0.992024-07-26 — best price $0.402024-10-05 — best price $0.992025-01-18 — best price $0.992025-04-17 — best price $0.992025-10-14 — best price $0.172026-02-11 — best price $0.162026-08-22 — best price $0.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
6.2%
earned "Fighter"
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

20 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,97745%9

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

Player tags

2DRetroActionArcadeCasualShooterTop-DownControllerFast-PacedBullet Hell

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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