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Bit Blaster XL

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App ID 433950
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Adamvision Studios
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28973357
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:27:37 UTC ()
Release Date 22 January 2016 – 16:52:53 UTC ()
😍 93.06%
6k reviews
1
In-Game
💥 Bullet Hell 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 😓 Difficult 🔫 Shooter 🕹 Arcade

Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

Additional Information

Developer Adamvision Studios
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metacritic_name Bit Blaster XL
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Adamvision Studios
Store Release Date 22 January 2016 – 16:52:53 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/adamvision.bsky.social
https://discord.com/invite/adamvision
https://www.instagram.com/theadamvision/
https://www.threads.net/@theadamvision
https://www.tiktok.com/@theadamvision
https://www.twitch.tv/adamvision
https://www.youtube.com/adamnickerson
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 22 January 2016 – 16:52:53 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 April 2025 – 05:13:39 UTC () (1745903619)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity 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
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 17744248
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First seen on SteamDB 8 January 2016 – 01:01:03 UTC (), in changelist #1649803

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Russian Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes

Tags

💥 Bullet Hell 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 😓 Difficult 🔫 Shooter 🕹 Arcade 🏽 2D 🎮 Controller 💥 Action 😌 Casual 👾 Pixel Graphics ☯ Minimalist 👪 Family Friendly 🚀 Sci-fi 🌠 Space 🏅 Score Attack 🌲 Survival 🐰 Cartoon 👽 Aliens 🕹️ Old School 👾 Retro

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp29 April 2025 – 05:13:45 UTC

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timestamp 3 May 2023 – 00:48:59 UTC

Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 1,501 all-time peak 11 June 2022
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 3,548 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 93.06% SteamDB Rating
  • 5,920 96.4% positive reviews
  • 220 3.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
22 January 2016 Steam Release -
10 January 2017 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle -

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How many players are playing Bit Blaster XL right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Bit Blaster XL on Steam.

Bit Blaster XL had an all-time peak of 1501 concurrent players on 11 June 2022.

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