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STRAYLIGHT

Dr BLOC · 2023-01-31

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ActionIndieRacing

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Feb 03, 2020 (SteamVR), Jan 31, 2023 (PlayStation VR), Jan 31, 2023 (Oculus Quest)

Swing, Soar, Die, Repeat! STRAYLIGHT uses a revolutionary movement mechanic to fling you through beautiful and deadly cosmic playgrounds. Designed from the ground up for comfortable VR movement, STRAYLIGHT is a new kind of platforming experience!

STRAYLIGHT is a $19.99 Action, Indie and Racing game released in 2023, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (100% of 24 reviews).

0
playing now
100%
positive of 24 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5.00★
PlayStation Store rating (1 ratings)
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 71% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320202024Week of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-16 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
10Feb 2020Feb 2023Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 1Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Feb 2023

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

Price history

$19.99$3.992020-02-032026-07-092020-02-03 — best price $16.992020-02-10 — best price $19.992020-05-02 — best price $9.992020-05-16 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $13.392020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-10-29 — best price $11.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $7.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992022-07-18 — best price $9.992022-07-25 — best price $19.992022-10-17 — best price $15.992022-10-31 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $6.792023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992025-07-02 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
50.1%
earned "Seen it all"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlySteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Player tags

VRRetroActionParkourAbstractCyberpunkDifficultNarrationDark HumorMinimalist

Census log

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

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