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Nex Machina

Nex Machina

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Released Jun 20, 2017 Developer Housemarque Platforms Windows Twin Stick ShooterBullet HellActionArcadeGreat Soundtrack
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

87.0%positive2,200 reviews
Recommended · 246 found this helpful

“See written review below or watch it here: https://youtu.be/yNZOPtGEnS0 TL;DR: SKIP TO CONCLUSION! Nex Machina is an insanely fast-paced bullet hell game. There’s no story, and the game revolves entirely around its action-packed gameplay. There is little to no downtime while…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 79 found this helpful

“This is the twin stick that we all secretly hope every twin stick is going to be. Beautiful levels, smooth controls, interesting boss fights, and difficulty that spans from easy to "well, I guess its time for me to torch this ♥♥♥♥ pc". Its a game I didn't even know I wanted till…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 57 found this helpful

“Edit: Nex Machina is now on the shortlist as a candidate for my 2017 Indie GOTY award. See my profile for the complete list. Just a brief note about this, because my original review (below) was positive, but hardly over-the-top glowing. Here is what makes this title so special,…”

— a player, Steam review · 80 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

5peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 1 avg · Sep 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.

39achievements
2.8%median completion
0.8%rarest: Nex Incarnate
70.7% of players 69.2% of players 63.7% of players 59.2% of players 58.9% of players 52.9% of players 39.2% of players 38.2% of players 38.0% of players 27.5% of players 18.9% of players 15.0% of players 13.2% of players 7.2% of players 4.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 70.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.7%Why are you running?! — Hidden achievement
69.2%Not in my house — Save a human while it's being harvested
63.7%2+2=/=5 — Reach a human combo of 5
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Nex Incarnate — Complete all achievements
0.8%Fea(s)ts! — Complete 100 feats
0.9%Master — Complete Techno Forest on Master difficulty

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.4 China Japan Canada US UK Australia≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-19 09-08 09-28 10-20

Latest official news

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

Jan 15, 2018
We are looking for game testers!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25334443/f89c5274dc6a4638795140e7168aefa507de9360.jpg We are currently working on an unannounced project for PC. It is rather ear

Jan 15, 2018
We are looking for game testers!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25334443/f89c5274dc6a4638795140e7168aefa507de9360.jpg We are currently working on an unannounced project for PC. It is rather ear

Jan 10, 2018
Server problems fixed!

We've implemented fixes for the issues caused by the meltdown vulnerability. All online interactions in Nex Machina should now work as intended. Earlier the patches installed by our cloud provider cau

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsTwin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Action · Arcade · Great Soundtrack · Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Cyberpunk · Difficult · Local Co-Op · Shooter · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Official sitehttp://www.nexmachinagame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64 bit Windows 10 / 8 / 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD FX-4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Video RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space