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Things That Bounce and Explode

LNDFRR · 2021-03-30

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Things That Bounce and Explode is a fast-paced blend of brick-breaker and action RPG. Fight against the Blokolonian menace with an arsenal of mighty B.A.L.L.s, and master thousands of builds in this ever-evolving bouncing adventure!

Things That Bounce and Explode is an Action, Indie game released in 2021, priced at $3.99, with a Positive review sentiment (95% of 22 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
95%
positive of 22 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 74% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $0.51 at Steam (2022-03-30) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620212024Week of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.99$0.512021-03-302026-08-242021-03-30 — best price $2.992021-05-31 — best price $2.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-10-11 — best price $2.592021-10-28 — best price $2.792021-11-24 — best price $2.392021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-01-28 — best price $1.592022-03-31 — best price $3.992022-07-07 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-02-22 — best price $3.992023-03-23 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-10-03 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $3.992025-03-04 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $3.992026-08-24 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
79%
earned "Combo Neophyte"
13.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil

Player tags

2DCuteRetroSpaceActionArcadeCombatPinballColorfulAction RPG

Census log

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

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