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SENTRY cover art

SENTRY

Fireblade Software · 2024-03-25

Steam

ActionIndieStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 25, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.

SENTRY is an Action, Indie, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2024 for $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 901 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

3
playing now
82%
positive of 901 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
−20% · $15.99
was $19.99
steam price (US) · on sale

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 105 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 27,682 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 901 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2025-12-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19019020242026Week of 2024-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4202026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 24 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 29 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 14 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 18 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 12 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1023Mar 2024Aug 2026Mar 2024 — avg 102 · peak 175Apr 2024 — avg 23 · peak 98May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 25Jun 2024 — avg 13 · peak 66Jul 2024 — avg 18 · peak 49Aug 2024 — avg 11 · peak 37Sep 2024 — avg 8 · peak 24Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2025 — avg 48 · peak 169Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 61Apr 2025 — avg 11 · peak 31May 2025 — avg 9 · peak 29Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Jul 2025 — avg 9 · peak 47Aug 2025 — avg 18 · peak 56Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 23Dec 2025 — avg 12 · peak 51Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 33Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 16Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 46May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 21Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$15.992024-03-252026-09-292024-03-25 — best price $17.992024-04-08 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $17.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-07-29 — best price $17.992024-08-05 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $17.992024-09-23 — best price $19.992024-10-28 — best price $17.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $17.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $17.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $17.992025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $17.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-05 — best price $17.992025-05-12 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $17.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-30 — best price $17.992025-08-13 — best price $19.992025-09-15 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-09 — best price $15.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-16 — best price $15.992026-03-02 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $16.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-06 — best price $16.992026-04-20 — best price $19.992026-06-01 — best price $16.992026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $16.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opFull controller supportCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)40%0
Steam (Steam)0—23

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

Player tags

3DFPSSpaceActionAliensCombatSci-fiShooterColorfulStrategy

Census log

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

Recent updates

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