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Overload

Overload

A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Released May 31, 2018 Developer Revival Productions, LLC Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Action6DOFFPSSci-fiVR
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.1%positive2,022 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“A fantastic Descent-like game. I recommend it to anyone who was a fan of the 90's classic.”

— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Overload is a modern revival of the six-degrees-of-freedom shooter, developed and published by Revival Productions, LLC, a studio formed by several of the original creators behind the classic Descent series. Designed as both a spiritual successor and a contemporary reimagining…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“It's fun what more is there to say???!!!”

— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
1624-hour peak
263all-time peak
0 50 100 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 78 avg · Jun 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
0.7%median completion
0.5%rarest: Third Street
57.6% of players 48.3% of players 15.4% of players 13.6% of players 10.7% of players 7.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 57.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
57.6%One Small Step — Complete the training mission
48.3%Down by 40 — Kill every operator on Ymir Outpost
15.4%Goliath Goes Down — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Third Street — Hidden achievement
0.5%Persistence — Die 1000 times in Multiplayer
0.5%No Time to Save — Finish the Cronus mission in under 3 hours of playtime without saving

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK23.79 GBP
Australia42.95 AUD
Canada33.99 CAD
Japan3,090 JPY
Brazil57.99 BRL
China90.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$11 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$32

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

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

Oct 24, 2018
Patch 7

Last night we released Patch 7 (Build 1880), quick on the heels of Patch 6. This is another small one, mostly to fix a serious multiplayer error caused by using a special version of Unity required for

Oct 16, 2018
Patch 6 Released

We have released Patch 6 (Build 1875) for Overload. This is a fairly small patch. See details below. New & Changed Features for Build 1875 Added caching for leaderboard data. Dedicated Servers will no

Sep 28, 2018
Overload Community Level Pack (plus Patch 5)

We are excited to announce the release of the Overload Community Level Pack, and Patch 5 (Build 1872) to Overload. Later today we will launch the first Overload level pack, with levels created by memb

Aug 14, 2018
Patch 4 (Build 1854)

We're pleased to release the latest & greatest version of Overload. Here's the list of changes for Patch 4, Build 1854. New & Changed Features Added a new multiplayer level: Terminal. Added new graphi

Jul 17, 2018
PAX 10 + Three-day Sale

We are super-excited to announce that Overload has been honored as one of the PAX 10 for 2018! This means we've been judged as one of "the ten best indie games in regard to gameplay and overall fun-fa

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · 6DOF · FPS · Sci-fi · VR · First-Person · Great Soundtrack · Classic · Retro · Difficult · Space · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · VR Supported · Captions available
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://playoverload.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 8 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required