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Steel Rain

Steel Rain overview

PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg | Dec 3, 2015 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)12,266
  • Revenue (VGI)$87,826
  • Review score84% positive

Steel Rain dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)12,266
  • Revenue (VGI)$87,826
  • Review score84% positive
  • Total reviews106
  • Release dateDec 3, 2015
  • DeveloperPolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg
  • PublisherPolarityFlow

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPublisher: PolarityFlow

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Game overview

Overview

Steel Rain comes from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg and is published by PolarityFlow. It arrived on Steam on Dec 3, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Achievements. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Steel Rain's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 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 84% positive across 106 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Steel Rain is available in 4 languages including:

EnglishGermanPortuguese - BrazilPortuguese - Portugal languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz +1 GB RAMMin. resolution 1280 x 720120 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core i4 GB RAMGeforce or Radeon Gen. 6+120 MB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listedIntel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz +128 MB RAMMin. resolution 1280 x 720120 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedNot listedIntel Core i128 MB RAMGeforce or Radeon Gen. 6+120 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Steel Rain has sold up to 12,266 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $87,826. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Steel Rain overview details

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

Steam Store description

Prepare for the ultimate shoot-'em-up / strategy ReMix with RPG elements! Steel Rain is a truly novel mix of strategy, RPG, and frantic action, with a modern, high velocity shmup core at its center. You get to control 2 wings you can tactically arrange in different formations and firemodes, as you fight your way through an impressive variety of overwhelmingly huge enemy fleets. Liberate planets, build colonies, research new technologies, and learn new active and passive skills. Construct buildings, and research new combat technologies and skills. Wisely craft items, and play through missions to gather the experience points and cash needed for even more exotic and powerful upgrades. Never forget to install your shiny new upgrades, construct cunning drone pets, and buy new wings; make your strikes deadlier than ever! Instantly switch through 3 different wing formations, and combine them with 6 fully customizable firemodes, in order to develop your very own sets of special tactics and strategies for each and every situation; on the spot! Complete missions and survive epic bossfights on 7 different planets, play randomly generated orbital patrol missions, or design and create your very own stages with the built-in stage editor, as you fight to become a true master of Steel Rain. Fight for leaderboard positions, get classic rankings, and unlock over 80 achievements in this unique, fun, and taxing new indie game! Steel Rain is not only frantic. It is a deep and strategic experience too. The game offers impressive gameplay variety, 10 difficulty levels, and a hardcore mode, to le…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Steel Rain is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Achievements, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 84% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSteel Rain
Steam App ID387240
Typegame
Release dateDec 3, 2015
DeveloperPolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg
PublisherPolarityFlow
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Turn Notifications, Includes level editor, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , German * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Portuguese - Portugal * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews89
Negative reviews17
Total reviews106
Positive percent84%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime1,062 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 3, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)27 October 2017 - 18:35:28 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Railgun fanaticNo description
Appreciable differenceNo description
Shopping queenNo description
Little helperNo description
TouristNo description
Felt like 10No description
Felt like 100No description
MillionaireNo description
I feel strongerNo description
Time for upgradesNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/387240
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/387240/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/387240
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Steel Rain

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 Steel Rain?

Steel Rain's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 16:31:04 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 18 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Steel Rain 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 Steel Rain?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (41%), Canada (10.3%), Spain (7.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.6%), Canada (8.2%), China (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.9%), Canada (8.1%), China (8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.5%), China (9.8%), Canada (7.2%). 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 Steel Rain?

Steel Rain currently sits at 84% positive across 106 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 89 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Steel Rain have?

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 Steel Rain?

Steel Rain is currently listed at $9.99 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

Very Positive

84% positive, 89 positive, 17 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Achievements

82

Platform releases
  • Steam 3 December 2015

DLC and packages

Steel Rain - ExpeditionsStart your Expeditions to Oupost One, Perimeter X and Learis Prime! Discover a new colonizable planets and face a new threat. Fight through 9 new extra long Missions and 10+ new Enemy types with 3 new unlockable Prototype Wings.dlc #672800$5.99Steel Rain - SoundtrackSteel Rain Original Soundtrackdlc #672810$3.99
Steel RainBuy Steel Rain #73181$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or above Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz + Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Min. resolution 1280 x 720 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 120 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce or Radeon Gen. 6+ DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 120 MB available space Additional Notes: Gamepad or Joystick

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