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Harbinger

Blast, slide, and tear through waves of monsters in Harbinger's retro-inspired combat, a free boomer shooter bringing '90s combat into the modern era. Fight through waves of enemies in brutal arenas and regroup at the tavern to upgrade your arsenal.

Released Oct 3, 2024 Developer Dobrx Publisher Split Signal Platforms Windows Action Roguelike Arena Shooter Boomer Shooter FPS Shoot 'Em Up

View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

96.1%positive973 reviews

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This has been unironically one of the most fun games i have played in a while. Its an incredibly fun retro shooter with an iconic artdirection and a short, but fun story. The movement is clean, the weapons incredibly satisfying to shoot (with the ecxception of the sword its…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“such a peak game...its fast paced, fun, the weapons look cool, the accuracy quirk is unique, the maps are simple and fun...honestly ive had more fun playing this game than AAA titles...what a nice game”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“very fun slideing and swinging the sword is the best”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

5achievements

12.3%median completion

7.1%rarest: Musician

Almost everyone has

37.5%Rat Catcher — Throw a rat.

26.7%Tryhard — Reach Wave 12 in any arena.

12.3%Big Chungus — Beat the game.

Rarest badges of honor

7.1%Musician — Unlock every music track.

12.1%Big Spender — Buy every item in Thresh's shop.

12.3%Big Chungus — Beat the game.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 23, 2026
Harbinger Update Notes - May 23rd

Fixed bug where jumping in water or lava in tavern zone could spawn you under the map next to a picture of a giant rat (don't ask) Fixed crash when going into final boss map on lower vram systems Mino

Dec 29, 2025
The Demo for my New Game is Available Now!

The demo for my new game is available now for YOU to play! Yes, YOU. Play it here: If you have fun, I'd appreciate it a ton if you leave a review :)

Nov 22, 2025
Join the Undertaker playtest now!

The Undertaker playtest is now live! You can join the playtest here: Don't forget to fill out this feedback form after you play (plz and thank you)

Nov 17, 2025
Undertaker Playtest Announcement

I know its been a while, but I've been cooking. Undertaker is my new FPS game set in the cursed Transylvanian wilderness, where you play as a monster hunter stalking giant spiders, werewolves, and mor

Jun 26, 2025
Harbinger Update Notes - June 26th

Fixed a few bugs Improved landscape and lighting on water arena Easter eggs

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

Genres	Action, Indie, Free To Play
Player tags	Action Roguelike · Arena Shooter · Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Hack and Slash · PvE · Shooter · Roguelike · 2.5D · 3D (Steam store community voting)
Features	Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
Languages	English * , French * , Spanish - Spain * , Dutch * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Spanish - Latin America * , German * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * *
Controller	Full support
Achievements	5
Official site	https://www.splitsignalstudio.com/

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: 4-Core CPU (3+ GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX Card (4GB+ Vram) or AMD Radeon Card (4GB+ Vram) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 3 GB available space