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RefRain - prism memories - cover art

RefRain - prism memories -

RebRank · KOMODO · 2016-05-12

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 12, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.

RefRain - prism memories - is an Action and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (98% of 138 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000.

1
playing now
98%
positive of 138 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 34% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.5k–8.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 138 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Humble Store (2020-07-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 15 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720162026Week of 2016-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-16 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$5.992016-05-132026-08-102016-05-13 — best price $11.992016-08-23 — best price $11.992016-11-23 — best price $9.742017-03-30 — best price $8.992017-09-07 — best price $7.492017-12-21 — best price $7.492018-08-30 — best price $7.492018-12-21 — best price $7.492019-08-15 — best price $7.492019-12-12 — best price $7.492020-01-22 — best price $7.492020-05-06 — best price $14.992020-08-08 — best price $14.992020-09-28 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $7.492021-06-24 — best price $7.492021-12-09 — best price $7.492022-01-27 — best price $7.492022-05-09 — best price $14.992022-09-16 — best price $7.492022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-05-08 — best price $14.992023-09-01 — best price $7.492023-11-10 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-06-26 — best price $7.492025-09-18 — best price $7.492025-12-04 — best price $7.492026-02-05 — best price $14.992026-04-24 — best price $7.492026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-08-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
91.2%
earned "Hello M.R.S.!"
9.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-05-12, latest 2016-06-10 (Steam store data)

Player tags

AnimeIndieActionBullet HellShoot 'Em UpGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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