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Galactic Arms Race

App ID 249610
App Type Game
Name Galactic Arms Race
Developer
Publisher Evolutionary Games
Supported Systems
Last Record Update (June 14, 2018 – 11:01:07 UTC)
Last Change Number 6820079
Release Date June 5, 2014 – 18:02:57 UTC ()

Top-down 2.5D action that combines old-school shooters like Star Control, action-RPGs like Diablo, with a system that evolves unique weapons to player preferences. Single-player and 32-player online coop and PVP.

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User Tags

ActionIndieCasualSpace

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Additional Information

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releasestate released
Store Release Date May 31, 2014 ()
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Associations
  • 0/name: Evolutionary Games
  • 0/type: developer
  • 1/name: Evolutionary Games
  • 1/type: publisher
Primary Genre 1
Store Genres
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  • 2: 23
Store Categories
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Supported Languages
  • english/full_audio: true
  • english/subtitles: true
  • english/supported: true
Steam Release Date June 5, 2014 – 18:02:57 UTC ()
Original Release Date May 31, 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC (1401519600)
Store Asset Modification Time May 13, 2014 – 05:17:58 UTC (1399958278)

Player counts

  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour player peak
  • 237 all-time player peak March 27, 2017 – 04:50:15 UTC

SteamSpy Estimations

  • 0 minutes median playtime in last 2 weeks 2.2 hours median total playtime
  • 0 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks 1.8 hours average total playtime
  • 50,000 .. 100,000 owners 218 followers

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Markers

Date Label
February 20, 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC ⇄ Groupees: Be Mine Anniversary
July 14, 2014 – 12:00:00 UTC ⇄ Indiegala: Every Monday #16
November 4, 2014 – 12:00:00 UTC ⇄ Fanatical: Razor Bundle

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
7994 Galactic Arms Race Retail CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
30244 CalebTest Developer Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
30245 Galactic Arms Race Store or CD Key January 25, 2016 – 01:58:35 UTC
30246 CalebTest for Beta Testing CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
48142 Galactic Arms Race 4-Pack Store or CD Key January 25, 2016 – 01:59:03 UTC
48143 Galactic Arms Race 4-Pack Gift Gift November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
228990 DirectX Jun 2010 Redist 98.16 MiB Shared Install Depot from 228980
229003 .NET 4.0 Client Profile Redist 41.01 MiB Shared Install Depot from 228980
229012 XNA 4.0 Redist 6.73 MiB Shared Install Depot from 228980
249611 Galactic Arms Race Depot 191.77 MiB English

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 518287

Other

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overridescddb 1

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch GAR Client 1.2.exe Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir GalacticArmsRace
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 953.67 MiB (1000000000)
maxnumfiles 1000

History

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
ten_piratekills Found and destroyed

Kill 10 Pirates.

hundred_piratekills Defender

Kill 100 Pirates.

thousand_piratekills p_Irate

Kill 1,000 Pirates.

ten_alienkills First encounter

Kill 10 Aliens.

hundred_alienkills Prejudice in defense

Kill 100 Aliens.

thousand_alienkills Colony Destroyer

Kill 1,000 Aliens.

one_superelite I'm elite too

Kill 1 Super Elite.

ten_superelite Elite Killer

Kill 10 Super Elites.

hundred_superelite Found and Destroyed

Kill 100 Super Elites.

one_blobkills What was that thing?

Kill 1 Blob.

ten_blobkills Avoid and Destroy

Kill 10 Blobs.

hundred_blobkills Blob Hunter

Kill 100 Blobs.

one_playerkills Player Down

Kill 1 Player.

ten_playerkills Player Killer

Kill 10 Players.

hundred_playerkills PvP High

Kill 100 Players.

thousand_shoot Pretty Particles!

Fire 1,000 shots.

ten_thousand_shoot Shoot or Die

Fire 10,000 shots.

hundred_thousand_shoot Shoot to Kill

Fire 100,000 shots.

million_shoot How do you stop shooting?

Fire 1,000,000 shots.

ten_collect Isotope Explorer

Collect 10 Isotopes.

hundred_collect Certified Researcher

Collect 100 Isotopes.

ten_passup Floating image

Find 10 Isotopes.

hundred_passup Not quite what I was looking for

Find 100 Isotopes.

hundred_thousand_credits I can haz drone!

Collect 100,000 Credits.

million_credits Money Bags

Collect 1,000,000 Credits.

ten_million_credits Price on my head

Collect 10,000,000 Credits.

ten_deaths Insurance is great!

Die 10 Times.

hundred_deaths Welcome to dying

Die 100 Times.

peskykiller Target Neutralized

Join a squad and kill a max level player.

halfmaxlevel Halfway There

Obtain level 100.

maxlevel Galaxy Defender

Obtain level 200.

doublexp No trouble for double

Obtain double xp from a high level kill.

denyxp Denied

Get denied experience from trivial kills.

level1000kill Tough Kill

Kill something level 1,000 or higher.

thevirus Infected

Get killed by someone who is infected.

modifyweapon Scientist

Modify a weapon using the Weapons Lab.

obtaindrone Little Buddy

Obtain an Autonomous Drone.

enterpvp Taking the first step

Enter a PvP Zone.

maxrank Chain of Command

Achieve Maximum Rank.

fitness1000 I LOVE THIS GUN!!1

Achieve maximum Isotope fitness.

fillsquad Party on the go

Fill a squad with four players.

arenaWin Victorious

Win an arena match.

killWhileDead Ghost Killer

Kill an opponent while you are dead.

dps100K Highest serverwide burst DPS

Achieve 100k Damage per second.

gank Don't Gank Me Bro

Kill a player less than half of your level.

bumpercar Bumper Cars

Collision full speed with another player.

spaceinvasion Personal Space Invasion

Teleport or warp exactly onto another player.

one_geonoidkills Geonoid Kill

Kill one Geonoid.

ten_geonoidkills Geonoid Destruction

Kill ten Geonoids.

hundred_geonoidkills Geonoid Annihilation

Kill 100 Geonoids.

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
pirateKills Pirate Kills 0
alienKills Alien Kills 0
superEliteKills Super Elite Kills 0
blobKills Blob Kills 0
deaths Deaths 0
credits Credits 0
neuralium Neuralium 0
playerKills Player Kills 0
totalShotsFired Total Shots Fired 0
totalWeaponsFound Total Weapons Found 0
totalWeaponsPickedUp Total Weapons Picked Up 0
highDefenseScore Highest Defense Score 0
geonoidKills Geonoid Kills 0