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TWINKLE STAR SPRITES cover art

TWINKLE STAR SPRITES

SNK CORPORATION · 2016-05-26

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 23, 2000 (Dreamcast), Jan 31, 1997 (Neo Geo AES), Feb 21, 1997 (Neo Geo CD), Nov 25, 1996 (Neo Geo MVS), May 26, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 08, 2016 (Linux)

“TWINKLE STAR SPRITES ”, a competitive 2D top-down view scrolling shooter released on NEOGEO MVS in 1996, departs for new adventures on the Steam gaming platform!Master your shots, and aim for the magical Twinkle Star”!

TWINKLE STAR SPRITES is a 2016 Action game priced at $7.99, with a Mostly Positive sentiment based on 73% of 279 reviews and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

0
playing now
73%
positive of 279 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$7.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Twinkle Star Sprites is a 1996 scrolling shooter arcade game developed by ADK and published by SNK. It was ADK's last production for the Neo Geo. Two players are each in separate, side-by-side, vertically scrolling levels. Combinations of shots and timed power-ups damage the other player. These attacks also serve as counters to the opponent's attack.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.0k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 279 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at GOG (2025-02-05) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 83 of 96 observed days · $5.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120162026Week of 2016-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
30May 2016Nov 2023May 2016 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2017 — avg 1 · peak 8Jul 2017 — avg 1 · peak 8Sep 2017 — avg 1 · peak 8Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Sep 2018 — avg 2 · peak 16Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$1.032016-01-062026-10-142016-01-06 — best price $7.992017-11-22 — best price $3.992018-12-21 — best price $7.192019-03-31 — best price $7.992019-08-09 — best price $4.842019-12-13 — best price $6.742020-04-21 — best price $5.392020-06-19 — best price $7.992020-07-30 — best price $5.872020-09-24 — best price $2.392020-11-22 — best price $7.992021-01-27 — best price $7.992021-04-09 — best price $7.992021-06-01 — best price $5.892021-07-25 — best price $5.892021-10-17 — best price $7.992021-12-22 — best price $3.992022-02-23 — best price $7.092022-04-22 — best price $3.992022-07-04 — best price $3.992022-08-25 — best price $7.992022-11-24 — best price $3.992023-02-13 — best price $3.992023-04-23 — best price $7.092023-06-23 — best price $3.992023-09-04 — best price $5.872024-03-20 — best price $1.492024-11-05 — best price $5.992025-06-02 — best price $5.992025-12-23 — best price $7.992026-06-30 — best price $6.732026-09-09 — best price $5.992026-10-04 — best price $5.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

70282026-05-30 — 56 pageviews2026-06-03 — 65 pageviews2026-06-07 — 59 pageviews2026-06-11 — 44 pageviews2026-06-15 — 41 pageviews2026-06-19 — 66 pageviews2026-06-23 — 50 pageviews2026-06-27 — 50 pageviews2026-07-01 — 47 pageviews2026-07-05 — 39 pageviews2026-07-09 — 34 pageviews2026-07-13 — 60 pageviews2026-07-17 — 45 pageviews2026-07-21 — 31 pageviews2026-07-25 — 46 pageviews2026-07-29 — 28 pageviews2026-08-02 — 49 pageviews2026-08-06 — 38 pageviews2026-08-10 — 55 pageviews2026-08-14 — 48 pageviews2026-08-18 — 34 pageviews2026-08-22 — 37 pageviews2026-08-26 — 42 pageviews2026-08-30 — 68 pageviews2026-09-03 — 55 pageviews2026-09-07 — 53 pageviews2026-09-11 — 50 pageviews2026-09-15 — 50 pageviews2026-09-19 — 50 pageviews2026-09-23 — 36 pageviews2026-09-27 — 32 pageviews2026-10-01 — 52 pageviews2026-10-05 — 40 pageviews2026-10-09 — 37 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
55.3%
earned "Hit!"
13.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9772%15

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

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeRetro1990'sActionArcadeBullet HellCompetitiveShoot 'Em Up

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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