The Game Census
Whackerball cover art

Whackerball

foolsroom · 2023-01-30

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 30, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.

89%
positive of 73 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 62% of 15,429 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 73 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020232026Week of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$3.99$1.592023-01-302026-07-092023-01-30 — best price $3.992023-03-16 — best price $2.992023-03-23 — best price $3.992023-06-29 — best price $2.792023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-11-21 — best price $2.592023-11-28 — best price $3.992023-12-21 — best price $2.592024-01-04 — best price $3.992024-03-14 — best price $2.592024-03-21 — best price $3.992024-06-27 — best price $2.392024-07-11 — best price $3.992024-11-27 — best price $2.392024-12-04 — best price $3.992024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-01-02 — best price $3.992025-03-13 — best price $1.592025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-06-26 — best price $1.592025-07-10 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $1.592025-10-06 — best price $3.992025-12-18 — best price $1.592026-01-05 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $1.592026-03-26 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $1.592026-07-09 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DCuteRetroActionArcadeCasualFantasyPhysicsMinimalistRogue-like

Census log

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

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