The Game Census
STARWHAL cover art

STARWHAL

Breakfall · 2014-09-29

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndieSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Releases: Sep 29, 2014 (Linux), Dec 09, 2015 (Xbox One), Mar 04, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Mar 04, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Sep 24, 2015 (Wii U), Sep 29, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The local multi-player space narwhal fighting game that has rocked the internet is finally ready for its big debut in a fully loaded release! Flop it out with 1-4 players in a retro, epic narwhal battle in space! The heart-piercing action is furious and unrelenting. STARWHAL will change your life.

0
playing now
89%
positive of 707 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 40% of 10,830 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–42k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 707 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-12-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $10.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $11.242015-02-16 — best price $14.992015-05-17 — best price $5.992015-05-22 — best price $11.992015-08-28 — best price $8.032015-09-11 — best price $11.992015-12-22 — best price $2.992016-01-29 — best price $11.992016-04-25 — best price $2.992016-05-11 — best price $4.072016-05-23 — best price $11.992016-09-08 — best price $5.992016-11-29 — best price $11.992017-01-12 — best price $4.792017-07-05 — best price $11.992017-10-27 — best price $3.592017-11-22 — best price $3.592017-12-21 — best price $3.592018-01-25 — best price $11.992018-06-21 — best price $2.992018-10-22 — best price $5.992019-01-28 — best price $11.992019-11-20 — best price $5.992020-02-02 — best price $11.992020-04-07 — best price $10.692020-05-11 — best price $11.992021-02-11 — best price $3.592021-12-28 — best price $1.002022-01-20 — best price $11.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-01-05 — best price $11.992024-06-27 — best price $2.392024-12-04 — best price $11.992025-07-02 — best price $1.192026-08-30 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,7044%23
PS4, PS3 (PlayStation)5,4434%23
Steam (Steam)4,0240%22
PS3 (PlayStation)64713%23
Xbox One (Xbox)3563%22

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

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieSpaceActionArcadeCasualSportsFightingParty Game

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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