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Xeno Crisis cover art

Xeno Crisis

Bitmap Bureau · 2019-10-28

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Action

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

Releases: Oct 2021 (Neo Geo CD), Oct 2021 (Neo Geo MVS), Oct 28, 2019 (Linux), Oct 28, 2019 (Mac), Oct 28, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 28, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

Xeno Crisis is a 2019 Action game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 216 reviews).

1
playing now
86%
positive of 216 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (251 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Xeno Crisis is a 2019 multidirectional shooter homebrew video game developed and published by Bitmap Bureau for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was later ported to Dreamcast, PlayStation Vita, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Evercade and Game Boy Advance. The premise takes place in Outpost 88, a scientific research facility overrun by aliens. The facility sent a distress signal, leading Commander Darius dispatching space marines John Marsh and Sarah Ridley to confront the aliens. Gameplay revolves around players defeating enemies, rescuing survivors, collecting in-game currency for upgrades, and facing against bosses.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.4k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 216 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99-50%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at GOG (2023-10-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 60 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020192026Week of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
50Nov 2019Nov 2023Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2Aug 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10

▼ −3 avg players (−59.4%) vs prior month — Nov 2023

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

Price history

$19.99$4.992019-10-282026-10-142019-10-28 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $14.992021-02-10 — best price $13.992021-07-16 — best price $13.992021-12-13 — best price $9.992022-02-28 — best price $19.992022-05-14 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-11-23 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-14 — best price $19.992023-06-11 — best price $9.992023-10-02 — best price $4.992023-11-15 — best price $19.992024-01-20 — best price $19.992024-03-02 — best price $19.992024-04-18 — best price $19.992024-07-19 — best price $19.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-11-24 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $9.992025-03-19 — best price $7.992025-06-26 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-04-14 — best price $9.992026-09-01 — best price $19.992026-09-07 — best price $19.992026-09-13 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-09-25 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $19.992026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-13 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

135312026-06-01 — 131 pageviews2026-06-05 — 69 pageviews2026-06-09 — 64 pageviews2026-06-13 — 52 pageviews2026-06-17 — 54 pageviews2026-06-21 — 57 pageviews2026-06-25 — 56 pageviews2026-06-29 — 78 pageviews2026-07-03 — 49 pageviews2026-07-07 — 64 pageviews2026-07-11 — 67 pageviews2026-07-15 — 59 pageviews2026-07-19 — 48 pageviews2026-07-23 — 56 pageviews2026-07-27 — 68 pageviews2026-07-31 — 103 pageviews2026-08-04 — 90 pageviews2026-08-08 — 82 pageviews2026-08-12 — 92 pageviews2026-08-16 — 62 pageviews2026-08-20 — 64 pageviews2026-08-24 — 88 pageviews2026-08-28 — 52 pageviews2026-09-01 — 61 pageviews2026-09-05 — 80 pageviews2026-09-09 — 31 pageviews2026-09-13 — 51 pageviews2026-09-17 — 48 pageviews2026-09-21 — 54 pageviews2026-09-25 — 60 pageviews2026-09-29 — 58 pageviews2026-10-03 — 44 pageviews2026-10-07 — 51 pageviews2026-10-10 — 53 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
84.2%
earned "100 KILLS"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStats

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)12,6383%32
PS4 (PlayStation)7117%33
PS Vita (PlayStation)62329%32
Steam (Steam)5941%32
PS Vita (PlayStation)23853%32
PS4 (PlayStation)2156%33
PS Vita (PlayStation)8540%32
PS5 (PlayStation)735%33
Switch (Nintendo)200%0
Switch (Nintendo)140%0
PS5 (PlayStation)100%33
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieRetroActionAliensSci-fiShooterTop-DownLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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