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Intake
Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage.
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]88 / 100[/h1] As the saying goes [i]'Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.'[/i] This is personified in Intake with its super simple yet challenging, pill popping gameplay. Intake takes some practice to…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Neon colors. Dubstep. Pills. Flashes. Bangs. Booms. Coin-up look and feel. Excellent game. Intake it's a rare gem, every single part of it in harmony with the rest, making this game an instant thumbs up. Gameplay is excellent, either you use keyboard or mouse: simple controls…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I wasn't sure about this game, but now I'm absolutely in love. It's almost pure gameplay, and at that the game excels. It's a lot of fun and has surprising variety thanks to a system of unlocks. It's also just challenging enough, which gives it nigh-infinite replayability.…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Small Update Today
Hey Everyone! We posted a small update today to Intake. Here's what changed! :bluepill:Special Levels start at level 10, not level 5! :pinkpill:Challenge Modes only unlock if YOU get to the level. Wat
Small Update Today
Hey Everyone! We posted a small update today to Intake. Here's what changed! ːbluepillːSpecial Levels start at level 10, not level 5! ːpinkpillːChallenge Modes only unlock if YOU get to the level. Wat
Here comes Intake's MAYDAY Update!
Hey all! We've released Intake on iOS, and we're updating Intake on Steam with some new features, gameplay tweaks, and performance/bug fixes! We've revamped the game's level progression, tweaked chall
Here comes Intake's MAYDAY Update!
Hey all! We've released Intake on iOS, and we're updating Intake on Steam with some new features, gameplay tweaks, and performance/bug fixes! We've revamped the game's level progression, tweaked chall
Another Small Update!
Hey Everyone, We've posted another minor update, fixing the issue with "Points On The Board" not unlocking. If you're on the scoreboard, it should unlock for you now! This fix is near and dear to me,
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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 | Indie · Action · Arcade · Score Attack · Great Soundtrack · Music · Fast-Paced · Addictive · Difficult · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 77 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.playintake.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or Later Processor: 2.2 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 8600M or better Storage: 450 MB available space Additional Notes: We recommend some great headphones or a nice speaker set.