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Deflector
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“[h1] PARRY THIS YOU FILTHY CASUAL [/h1] I came into this game not expecting too much, but I was pleasantly surprised at the level of quality in this game's design and versatility. As far as roguelites go, this game checks off pretty much every box in regards to what you want to…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“I really want to like this, but there is jsut to much stuff you have to keep track of when you play”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Just can't really recommend this one. It is a clunky Hades clone and there isn't anything in terms of story or gameplay that does anything to draw me in. I will likely continue to play just to test some more stuff out but I can't really recommend it when there are better options…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Microcosm Symphony: Deflector Emerges as GDWC 2023 Finalist!
Greetings, Microcosm Pioneers! We're delighted to reveal that Deflector has earned its spot as a finalist in the Game Development World Championship 2023 Winter Season. The spotlight is on the "Accola
Nominate Deflector for Steam Awards 2023!
Attention, Specimens! Have you been enjoying playing Deflector and especially its amazing soundtrack? This Autumn Sale, make your voice heard by nominating Deflector as your favourite game in the Best
We are on exhibit! Deflector will go to WePlay Expo 2023!
WePlay 2023 will happen 18th-19th November at Hall H4 of Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, China! We are glad that Deflector can participate in the Expo along with other excellent ga
Patchnotes Version 1.2.0.3
What's new: Resolved an issue causing Slasher outfit not unlocking after completing Apex Rush mode. Resolved an issue causing some dialogs from normal mode to trigger in Apex Rush mode.
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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, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Rogue-lite · Hack and Slash · RPG · Difficult · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Singleplayer · Top-Down · Nonlinear · Stylized · Rogue-like · Replay Value (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 77 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://playdeflector.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits) Processor: CPU: Intel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon R7 370 Storage: 2 GB available space