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Steel Rats™ cover art

Steel Rats™

Tate Multimedia · 2018-11-07

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ActionRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 07, 2018 (Linux), Nov 07, 2018 (Mac), Nov 07, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Nov 07, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 07, 2018 (Xbox One)

Wreck and ride in a visceral and ground-breaking evolution of the 2.5D action arcade genre, fusing destructive, octane-fuelled, motorbike combat and death-defying stunt gameplay, set in a visually stylised retro future world. Switch between four unique characters as you wreak havoc!

Steel Rats™ is a 2018 Action and Racing game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a 'Mixed' review sentiment (57% of 1,407 reviews).

2
playing now
57%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
3.99★
PlayStation Store rating (473 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (87 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–85k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,410 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%
IndieGala$0.99-90%
Steam$0.99-90%
GOG$0.99-90%
GamersGate$1.00-90%
GreenManGaming$1.00-90%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.69 at GamersGate (2021-12-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 145 of 192 observed days · $0.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
646420182026Week of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4180Nov 2018Sep 2025Nov 2018 — avg 4 · peak 23Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2019 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2021 — avg 76 · peak 832Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 31Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 54Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2025 — avg 418 · peak 2,186Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Sep 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002018-11-072026-10-142018-11-07 — best price $16.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-01-24 — best price $8.992020-04-11 — best price $5.972020-07-15 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992021-02-16 — best price $3.992021-06-16 — best price $19.992021-10-05 — best price $15.742021-12-28 — best price $7.862022-04-22 — best price $9.992022-07-28 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-02-04 — best price $19.992023-05-25 — best price $0.992023-08-07 — best price $0.892023-10-10 — best price $0.992023-12-14 — best price $0.992024-02-06 — best price $9.992024-04-02 — best price $7.192024-06-20 — best price $0.802024-08-16 — best price $0.992024-10-23 — best price $9.992025-01-07 — best price $0.992025-03-24 — best price $9.992025-06-10 — best price $0.872025-08-26 — best price $0.992025-12-01 — best price $9.992026-02-03 — best price $0.842026-04-15 — best price $0.992026-06-17 — best price $0.992026-08-18 — best price $0.822026-09-17 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
38%
earned "Hard Boiled"
6.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Hungarian, Japanese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-11-07 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2.5DBikesIndieActionArcadeRacingPhysicsViolentMotorbikeController

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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