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Boomerang X
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “satisfying movement-combat loop” (37 of 77 reviews) and “stylized beautiful environments” (14); the most common complaint is “very short campaigns” (20). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 77 reviews raise this.
14 of the 77 reviews raise this.
9 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Unique movement options mixed with attack ability: Fling the mystic boomerang to attack and press again to be flinged towards where the boomerang currently is. The boomerang can bounce off walls so you can e.g. fall…”
“Fantastic game. Super unique concept executed really well. Right amount of challenge as the levels progress. I struggled to play more because it gave me immense motion sickness which I’ve never experienced in a game…”
“The game is fun, has enjoyable mechanics and doesn't overstay its welcome. The levels feel varied and creative, with a pretty brutal last/2nd last level. For the discount its always on, its definitely worth its price.”
9 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Short but epic game, might be the most satisfying movement ive ever seen in a game, with the pretty unique boomerang movement. In 3 hours i beat the game and started new game +, and i intend on finishing new game +…”
“gud game very fun high paced but not overwhelming. Very short but decently replayable with endless mode and newgame+. Buy at full price if ur hungry for it otherwise id get on even a small sale”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this.
20 of the 77 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a brief game, so check out HowLongToBeat and decide whether you want to wait for a sale or full price. But it is pretty unique and doesn't overstay its welcome the way some one-trick pony indie games do. All the…”
“Short but epic game, might be the most satisfying movement ive ever seen in a game, with the pretty unique boomerang movement. In 3 hours i beat the game and started new game +, and i intend on finishing new game +…”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“i wish steam had a thumbs to the side or informational review option this game is really good BUT i dont know if i would really pay 20 of my moneys for it because its really really short”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Boomerang X is one of my favorite movement shooters(?) of all time. In a genre I love, it stands out as a quick, action packed, mechanically rewarding title with a low point of entry and a near infinite skill ceiling. The game is redownloading as I write this so that I can go…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“slash 'em all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“The game was incredible when I first played it almost five years ago, and it's just as incredible now. It's a shame that the developers shut down and the game seems to have been completely overlooked, with only 1k reviews (albeit overwhelmingly positive ones). It's a tightly…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
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 (2026-10-23). 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.
New Demo!
We've just updated our demo! It now includes the first four arenas (about a third of the whole game!). Once you've completed the demo, your progress will be available in the full game, so you can seam
GeForce Driver 522.25 Fix
This is a quick patch to fix some graphical issues caused by the latest graphics driver for Nvidia cards. Thanks to everyone who reported this bug!
BOOMERANG X ART CONTEST!
HELLO! It's nearly been one year of Boomerang X, and we're going host an anniversary party on July 8th! We're challenging people to design a new enemy for Boomerang X in a fan art competition (just fo
Boomerang X Endless Update is Available Now!
Hey, Boomerangers! We have some spicy, spicy news for you - as you already know, we've been hard at work putting together a new map with an endless wave mode. The work is done, and you can hurl yourse
ENDLESS WAVE MODE COMING SOON!
Check out this work in progress shot of the Endless Wave mode that will be coming to you all in an upcoming free update! https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1170060/extras/endless_announ
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Arena Shooter · Fast-Paced · First-Person · Stylized · Bullet Time · Parkour · Colorful · Difficult · FPS · Ninja · Singleplayer · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 60 |
| Official site | http://boomerang-x.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space