Intake overview

Overview

Intake comes from Cipher Prime Studios and is published by Cipher Prime Studios. It arrived on Steam on Nov 6, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, 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

Intake's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 02:05:57 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 396 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Intake is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Intake has sold up to 31,332 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $216,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Intake overview details

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

Steam Store description

Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage. Blast and combo your way through an epic cascade of audiovisual mayhem so intoxicating it comes with its own warning label. FEATURES Classic Arcade Shooter: From its aspect ratio to its fast-paced game play, Intake is directly inspired by classic arcade shooters and SHMUPs with just a hint of FPS love. Achievements: Over 70 finely tuned achievements that will teach even the most hardcore player new tricks. These are not your typical progress-only achievements. High Scoreboard and Game Stats: Keep track of your high scores and decimate your friends. Challenge Modes: Acceleration, Minefield, Reaction, and Flood modes will challenge every aspect of how you play. Gameplay Changing Features: Grab vitamins while you play and trade them in for intense game upgrades. You can even turn the game into a SHMUP if you show your skills. Dubstep Soundtrack: Infinite wubs. Classy ones. Colorblind Modes: Intake offers colorblind modes for players with deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia. Full Steam Support

SteamPulse editorial summary

Intake is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 02:05:57 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieActionArcadeScore AttackGreat SoundtrackMusicFast-PacedAddictiveDifficultShooter

Content descriptors

Intake insinuates the consumption of pharmaceutical and recreational drugs.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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