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Rivals of Aether

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App ID 383980
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Aether Studios
Franchise Rivals of Aether
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 29012545
Last Record Update 15 May 2025 – 22:24:48 UTC ()
Release Date 28 March 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
😍 93.94%
35k reviews
465
In-Game

RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.

Additional Information

Developer Aether Studios
metacritic_name Rivals of Aether
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Aether Studios
Store Release Date 28 March 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/RoA
https://www.youtube.com/@rivalsofaetherofficial/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 28 March 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 February 2022 – 19:12:37 UTC () (1645643557)
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9472210
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First seen on SteamDB 30 June 2015 – 00:01:13 UTC (), in changelist #1138262

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
Japanese Yes

Tags

🤼 Fighting 🤼 2D Fighter 🕹️ Multiplayer 👾 Pixel Graphics 🌱 Indie 📺 Local Multiplayer 🥇 Competitive 🏗️ Platformer ⚒️ Games Workshop 🛠️ Moddable 🏽 2D 🎶 Great Soundtrack 4️⃣ 4 Player Local 💥 Action 🎮 Controller 🕹 Arcade 🥊 Beat 'em up 👤 Singleplayer 👾 Retro 🧰 GameMaker

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) Steam Input API Supported Gamepad Preferred

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Steam charts

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  • 465 players right now
  • 580 24-hour peak
  • 2,922 all-time peak 24 September 2020
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  • 59,945 followers
  • 34,499 positive reviews
  • 1,477 negative reviews
  • 95.89% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 38 24-hour peak
  • 44,783 all-time peak
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  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 93.94% SteamDB Rating
  • 34,499 95.9% positive reviews
  • 1,477 4.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
28 March 2017 – 16:00 Steam Release -
1 December 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: December 2017 Humble Monthly #26 -
27 February 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Brawler Bundle -
12 February 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Great GameMaker Games Bundle -
19 July 2024 – 16:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Pixels With Porpoise -

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How many players are playing Rivals of Aether right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 465 players live playing Rivals of Aether on Steam.

Rivals of Aether had an all-time peak of 2922 concurrent players on 24 September 2020.

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