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BARRIER X
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“BARRIER X, developed by Noclip and published by HypeTrain Digital, is a relentless arcade-style experience built around a single idea: how long can you survive when everything is moving faster than your brain can comfortably process? It strips gameplay down to pure reaction and…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“airball reaction timing at its peak for this game”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“[h1] 7/10 [/h1] A fun, but challenging Game. Very good Gameplay, combined with awesome Music. Can be a bit frustrating though, when going for Achievements.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Step in to the next Level! STANDBY
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Step in to the next Level! STANDBY
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Our upcoming game STANDBY explodes on Steam January 6
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · Arcade · Difficult · Music · Great Soundtrack · Colorful · Rhythm · Singleplayer · Casual · Family Friendly · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 7 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2 GHz processor Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Direct X9.0c compatible DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Any soundcard