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Malicious Payload

Malicious Payload overview

Last Howl | Feb 6, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC

ActionAdventureCasualIndieHack and SlashSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)270
  • Revenue (VGI)$984
  • Review score44% positive

Malicious Payload dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)270
  • Revenue (VGI)$984
  • Review score44% positive
  • Total reviews9
  • Release dateFeb 6, 2021
  • DeveloperLast Howl
  • PublisherLast Howl

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Last HowlPublisher: Last Howl

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Game overview

Overview

Malicious Payload comes from Last Howl and is published by Last Howl. It arrived on Steam on Feb 6, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Malicious Payload's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 44% positive across 9 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Malicious Payload is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce® GTX 10603 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Standing or Room Scale
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel® i5-660016 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce® RTX 20603 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Malicious Payload has sold up to 270 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $984. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Malicious Payload overview details

Malicious Payload combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Malicious Payload is a Story based Sci Fi Arcade Shooter game. There are two modes in the game: Story and Survival mode. Story You're a security guard on Minutor-CCXVI. You're having a boring day and you fallen asleep in the security room. Suddenly the computer shows security alerts. You check the security cameras and you can't see anything. But the system is captured by the space pirates, they sent a virus called Malicious Payload to the mainframe. The ship undergoes a loss of energy and begins to drift through space. You come out of the security room to understand what happened, but the miner-bots have turned into lethal robots. You think you can save the ship? Survival The longer you stay, the more successful you are. You can increase your reputation on Leaderboards worldwide. Malicious robots comes in waves in increasing form, will do anything to terminate you. Take the guns from robots you killed, or choose one you want from Holo Menu. Rail Pistol Rail Rifle Akai Hakko Katana

SteamPulse editorial summary

Malicious Payload is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 44% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameMalicious Payload
Steam App ID1015180
Typegame
Release dateFeb 6, 2021
DeveloperLast Howl
PublisherLast Howl
Price$0.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews4
Negative reviews5
Total reviews9
Positive percent44%
Review type9 user reviews
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 6, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)13 February 2021 - 09:57:05 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
SurvivalistNo description
SurvivalistNo description
SurvivalistNo description
SurvivalistNo description
The killerNo description
The Money RainNo description
First ChapterNo description
Second ChapterNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1015180
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1015180/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1015180
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Malicious Payload

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Malicious Payload?

Malicious Payload's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 10:49:45 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Malicious Payload growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Malicious Payload?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), Germany (33.3%), United Kingdom (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.5%), United Kingdom (20.7%), Germany (20.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28%), United Kingdom (22.8%), Germany (22.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.2%), Germany (16.8%), United Kingdom (16.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Malicious Payload?

Malicious Payload currently sits at 44% positive across 9 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 4 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 9 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Malicious Payload have?

Malicious Payload currently has about 82 tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Malicious Payload?

Malicious Payload is currently listed at $0.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

9 user reviews

44% positive, 4 positive, 5 negative

Price and discount

$0.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Steam Cloud, Stats

Achievements

8

Platform releases
  • Steam 3 February 2020

DLC and packages

Malicious PayloadBuy Malicious Payload #336435$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 Processor: Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Standing or Room Scale

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® i5-6600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space

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