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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.

Planes, Bullets and Vodka is an Action, Casual, and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $0.49, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 3062 reviews).

90
playing now
85%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.49
steam price (US)

90 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Planes, Bullets and Vodka trailer thumbnail

Planes, Bullets and Vodka - Trailer

≈740,213 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 90 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 9% of 27,668 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 77k–184k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,065 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 20 of 27 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

71122026-09-14 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 297 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 342 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 309 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 318 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 388 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 38 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 58 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 47 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 101 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 73 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 51 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 87 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 36 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 38 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 90 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3741Dec 2016Aug 2026Dec 2016 — avg 6 · peak 41Mar 2017 — avg 2 · peak 25Jun 2017 — avg 9 · peak 89Sep 2017 — avg 7 · peak 32Dec 2017 — avg 5 · peak 100Mar 2018 — avg 14 · peak 214Jun 2018 — avg 17 · peak 119Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 12Dec 2018 — avg 11 · peak 269Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 116Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 364Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 19Dec 2019 — avg 9 · peak 139Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 45Jun 2020 — avg 17 · peak 869Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 260Dec 2020 — avg 71 · peak 3,833Mar 2021 — avg 61 · peak 690Jun 2021 — avg 32 · peak 422Sep 2021 — avg 21 · peak 306Dec 2021 — avg 49 · peak 824Mar 2022 — avg 53 · peak 584Jun 2022 — avg 140 · peak 2,307Sep 2022 — avg 7 · peak 149Dec 2022 — avg 50 · peak 941Mar 2023 — avg 71 · peak 1,383Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 132Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 64Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 192Jun 2024 — avg 21 · peak 457Sep 2024 — avg 74 · peak 2,020Dec 2024 — avg 190 · peak 6,758Mar 2025 — avg 33 · peak 282Jun 2025 — avg 61 · peak 1,544Sep 2025 — avg 165 · peak 3,777Dec 2025 — avg 232 · peak 2,577Mar 2026 — avg 104 · peak 1,640Jun 2026 — avg 57 · peak 3,605Aug 2026 — avg 78 · peak 1,525
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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).

Twitch viewers

002026-10-11 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-01-02 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

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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