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STRAFE: Gold Edition cover art

STRAFE: Gold Edition

Pixel Titans · Devolver Digital · 2017-05-09

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 09, 2017 (Linux), May 09, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 09, 2017 (Mac), May 09, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

3
playing now
72%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Strafe is a first-person shooter video game developed by Pixel Titans and published by Devolver Digital. The game is a homage to 1990s first-person shooter video games, such as Doom and Quake, advertised as to have "bleeding edge graphics and gameplay", citing the year 1996. It was released worldwide on May 9, 2017.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 61k–147k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,453 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.67 at GreenManGaming (2018-10-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.96 · on sale 80 of 92 observed days · $1.08 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-06 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.742017-03-142026-08-302017-03-14 — best price $19.962017-07-03 — best price $19.962017-11-11 — best price $16.772018-03-06 — best price $14.992018-07-06 — best price $19.962018-12-04 — best price $6.782019-06-14 — best price $14.992019-11-01 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $7.492020-05-25 — best price $7.492020-11-25 — best price $7.492021-04-05 — best price $7.492021-08-20 — best price $4.942022-01-08 — best price $19.962022-05-05 — best price $4.492022-09-07 — best price $6.582022-12-22 — best price $4.942023-03-29 — best price $19.962023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-09-27 — best price $19.962024-01-06 — best price $19.962024-04-01 — best price $6.582024-06-23 — best price $4.942024-09-14 — best price $19.962024-12-07 — best price $19.962025-03-01 — best price $14.992025-05-29 — best price $3.742025-08-18 — best price $3.742025-10-22 — best price $19.962026-01-31 — best price $3.742026-04-16 — best price $3.742026-07-17 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2942026-05-31 — 16 pageviews2026-06-03 — 11 pageviews2026-06-06 — 9 pageviews2026-06-09 — 9 pageviews2026-06-12 — 17 pageviews2026-06-15 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 12 pageviews2026-06-21 — 17 pageviews2026-06-24 — 17 pageviews2026-06-27 — 12 pageviews2026-06-30 — 15 pageviews2026-07-03 — 29 pageviews2026-07-06 — 9 pageviews2026-07-09 — 4 pageviews2026-07-12 — 16 pageviews2026-07-15 — 12 pageviews2026-07-18 — 23 pageviews2026-07-21 — 14 pageviews2026-07-24 — 23 pageviews2026-07-27 — 14 pageviews2026-07-30 — 5 pageviews2026-08-02 — 22 pageviews2026-08-05 — 13 pageviews2026-08-08 — 7 pageviews2026-08-11 — 13 pageviews2026-08-14 — 13 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 11 pageviews2026-08-23 — 15 pageviews2026-08-26 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
38.6%
earned "WALKIN' ON THE SUN"
3.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,7571%36

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

Player tags

FPSGoreIndieRetro1990'sActionShooterViolentDifficultFast-Paced

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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