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Shooting Stars! cover art

Shooting Stars!

Bloodirony · Daedalic Entertainment · 2016-01-19

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 09, 2015 (iOS), Jan 19, 2016 (Mac), Jan 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 09, 2015 (Android)

This game is the answer to one of the most important questions in life: “I can haz lazer kitty?“ Yes you can!

Shooting Stars! is an Action and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $0.79, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 972 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
81%
positive of 972 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
52/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.79
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 972 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.79-84%
GamersGate$0.80-84%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.16 at Gamer Thor (2025-10-28) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 120 of 146 observed days · $0.63 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220172026Week of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.38$0.162016-01-112026-10-142016-01-11 — best price $4.992016-06-07 — best price $1.992016-10-18 — best price $3.992017-03-21 — best price $4.992017-07-27 — best price $4.192018-02-12 — best price $0.492018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-11-08 — best price $0.492019-03-11 — best price $4.192019-08-08 — best price $4.992019-12-06 — best price $0.492020-03-27 — best price $4.992020-06-24 — best price $4.992020-09-13 — best price $4.992020-11-17 — best price $4.992021-01-15 — best price $3.582021-03-30 — best price $4.992021-06-01 — best price $0.492021-09-15 — best price $4.992021-12-01 — best price $4.142022-03-10 — best price $4.992022-06-24 — best price $0.542022-10-31 — best price $0.462023-02-16 — best price $0.492023-08-28 — best price $0.492023-12-24 — best price $0.492024-04-29 — best price $4.992024-08-02 — best price $4.992024-10-11 — best price $0.492024-11-25 — best price $0.752025-04-20 — best price $0.552025-07-25 — best price $0.502025-09-10 — best price $0.542025-12-02 — best price $0.382026-03-09 — best price $0.742026-06-22 — best price $0.752026-09-06 — best price $0.492026-10-14 — best price $0.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
25.6%
earned "Shooting Stars 101"
8.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,1184%31

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

Player tags

2DIndieMemesSpaceActionAliensBullet HellShoot 'Em UpPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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