Germ Wars overview

Overview

Germ Wars comes from Svarog Studios and is published by Back To Basics Gaming. It arrived on Steam on Nov 21, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, 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

Germ Wars's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 7 October 2026 - 04:26:00 UTC, with a tracked peak near 87. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 56% positive across 250 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Germ Wars is available in 2 languages including:

13 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, bbfc, usk, and oflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Germ Wars has sold up to 379,481 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $268,109. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Germ Wars overview details

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

Steam Store description

It’s the flu season and you’re stuck at home feeling sick. Or maybe you are just bored but still want to do some good in this world. Now you can headbutt viruses, bacteria and other germs into oblivion, and look damn cool while doing it! Take control of a determined White Blood Cell on a quest for self discovery, vengeance, punishment and annihilation of all evil germs who would dare infiltrate an unsuspecting and innocent human body in this unique and organic experience. Battle evil germs by slamming into them, using your Powerbutt ability to further enhance the damage and pain inflicted. If you are feeling particularly chaotic, you may even resort to the Blast ability, which will push back all nearby germs and debris (which can effectively be used as projectiles and another way of causing great suffering to the malevolent germs). Although the Blast won’t be super effective until upgraded, it will eventually prove to be quite an effective instrument of destruction if used correctly. There are upgrades! Precisely, there are 8 branches of upgrades for your valiant White Blood Cell: Speed – More speed equals more potential damage and less chance of enemies evading your wrath! Damage – More pain! Ability Cooldown – Use those powers more frequently! Powerbutt Strength – Nothing better than surprising your enemies with a magnificient headbutt! Blast Radius – Improve the area of effect of your Blast! Blast Power – Cause more chaos in the bloody battlefield! Health – Be able to survive more damage! Health Regeneration – The longer you live the more you will be able to kee…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Germ Wars is listed as a game with $0.99 (50% off from $1.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 7 October 2026 - 04:26:00 UTC, a tracked peak of 87, and 56% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionCasualIndieArcadeGreat SoundtrackCartoonyCartoon

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