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Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron - Flyboyz Edition cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron - Flyboyz Edition

Phosphor Game Studios · 2021-02-18

SteamGOG

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Franchise: Warhammer 40,000 · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 08, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron - Flyboyz Edition. Blazing, Ork aerial combat waged across 41st millennium battlefields. Dakka Squadron is a fast-paced, aerial shooter where you are an Ork Flyboy, taking to the skies to do what Orks do best - fight!

76%
positive of 541 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
48/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

The player starts off as a lowly flyboy in the middle of a Waaagh! They squabble over who will lead them as our character climbs the ranks. As some unexpected events unfold on faraway planets, our flyboy finds himself on an adventure that takes us to strange and dangerous places.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (100 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 21,666 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 541 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$16.54-17%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at IndieGala Store (2024-05-24) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 65 of 87 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
848420212026Week of 2021-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.452021-02-182026-09-302021-02-18 — best price $19.992021-06-03 — best price $11.892021-07-19 — best price $11.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992022-01-31 — best price $19.992022-06-08 — best price $15.172022-08-04 — best price $19.992022-09-02 — best price $16.792022-10-24 — best price $11.992022-12-12 — best price $10.002023-01-11 — best price $16.342023-02-11 — best price $9.802023-04-01 — best price $19.992023-05-16 — best price $16.342023-06-29 — best price $19.992023-09-18 — best price $4.992023-11-20 — best price $5.992023-12-21 — best price $6.962024-02-05 — best price $19.992024-03-16 — best price $9.172024-04-01 — best price $9.792024-06-01 — best price $18.992024-07-19 — best price $19.992024-10-08 — best price $16.792024-12-14 — best price $14.692025-03-11 — best price $19.992025-07-17 — best price $9.992025-10-08 — best price $9.902025-11-13 — best price $19.992025-12-08 — best price $13.942026-02-04 — best price $19.992026-03-22 — best price $8.192026-04-01 — best price $13.942026-05-26 — best price $14.762026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-10 — best price $7.752026-09-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
72.3%
earned "Enough Dakka to Do da Job"
13%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8498%21

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

Player tags

3DPvPActionArcadeCombatFlightSci-fiFantasyShooterDark Comedy

Census log

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

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