The Game Census
Space Bandit cover art

Space Bandit

Sam Murray · 2022-09-18

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 29, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 29, 2022 (Linux)

Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.

94%
positive of 82 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$1.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 71% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.79 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 0 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020222026Week of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$5.99$1.792022-07-292026-07-092022-07-29 — best price $3.992022-08-05 — best price $4.992022-09-18 — best price $5.992022-11-22 — best price $4.192022-11-29 — best price $5.992022-12-22 — best price $4.192023-01-05 — best price $5.992023-03-16 — best price $4.192023-03-23 — best price $5.992023-09-25 — best price $3.892023-10-02 — best price $5.992023-12-09 — best price $1.992026-06-25 — best price $1.792026-07-09 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Player tags

2DPvEActionSci-fiShooterColorfulTop-DownControllerRogue-liteBullet Time

Census log

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

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