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Bartlow's Dread Machine

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App ID 1228870
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Beep Games, Inc.
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28985209
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 16:26:31 UTC ()
Release Date 29 September 2020 – 15:08:06 UTC ()
❓ 76.01%
82 reviews
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In-Game

An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.

Additional Information

Developer Beep Games, Inc.
metacritic_name Bartlow's Dread Machine
controller_support full
metacritic_score 70
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bartlows-dread-machine?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Beep Games, Inc.
Store Release Date 29 September 2020 – 15:08:18 UTC ()
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AbsoluteMouseCoordinates No
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 29 September 2020 – 15:08:06 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2022 – 20:50:20 UTC () (1666990220)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, OculusXRPlugin SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 6 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5929982
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Early Access Release Date 30 July 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 15 January 2020 – 22:43:13 UTC (), in changelist #7547065

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🧷 Steampunk 🕹 Arcade 🌱 Indie 🔫 Shooter 👤 Singleplayer 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 🤝 Co-op 👥 Local Co-Op 👾 Retro 💥 Bullet Hell 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🎨 Stylized 👤 Third Person 🕰️ Alternate History 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Family Sharing Profile Features Limited Multi-player Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp28 October 2022 – 20:51:01 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 7 all-time peak 7 May 2022
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Store data

  • 479 followers
  • 70 positive reviews
  • 12 negative reviews
  • 85.37% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,216 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 76.01% SteamDB Rating
  • 70 85.4% positive reviews
  • 12 14.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
29 September 2020 – 15:08 Steam Release -
4 May 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Game Over, T1D: Games with Links to the Diabetes Community -

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Bartlow's Dread Machine had an all-time peak of 7 concurrent players on 7 May 2022.

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