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Reflex Arena
Reflex is a competitive Arena FPS that combines modern tech with the speed, precision and freedom of a 90s shooter. If you sunk countless hours into the Quake or Unreal series, Reflex will feel like a welcome return of the old school shooter feel.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“its free now!!! Basically, it's like Quake 3 CPMA. Amazing game with insane skill ceiling and imo winning in this game is proof of the absolute best of the best FPS players. Not a lot of players *always* playing but you can get matches any time if you ask. Nice community and you…”
— a player, Steam review · 255 hrs played“I heard Reflex Arena became F2P and everyone and their mother decided to hop on the train. Here's my honest 2 cent review. It's a great game I admit although there are some part that I do not like within Reflex Arena. First of all, let's talk about the good things on it. Hit…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“It became free-to-play now, what Quake Live should've remained to be when it first came to Steam (originally my first exposure to it), and hoping this one also stays to become F2P forever. Get it NOW. It'll run well on any 2010's potato, it will run consistently nice on the…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
1.3.1 – Free to Play
Hey team! As promised, we're moving to a free-to-play model, giving back to the community after all these years! We're also working on setting up a curated workshop for weapon skins (and potentially m
1.3.0 - Reflex Reloaded
Hey all! This update brings matchmaking back to life along with a bunch of quality of life (QoL) improvements. Also will be going free to play (soon), so spread the word if you know anyone who might e
1.2.0 - Fresh Outta Beta
Moving 1.2 out of beta, thanks to everyone for the feedback ! General Fixes: Fixed RL lod not working with skins Fixed Plasma lod not working with skins Fixed bolt rifle lod not working with skins Fix
1.2.0 - Fresh Outta Beta
Moving 1.2 out of beta, thanks to everyone for the feedback ! General Fixes: Fixed RL lod not working with skins Fixed Plasma lod not working with skins Fixed bolt rifle lod not working with skins Fix
Reflex 1.2.0 - Betamax Edition
Hey lads, So the long-lasting 1.2 is finally upon us! Quite a few changes have occurred! We'll be going in to beta for this one to ensure things are stable as a lot of things have changed under-the-ho
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Arena Shooter · FPS · Action · Indie · Fast-Paced · Multiplayer · Competitive · Early Access · First-Person · Shooter · Robots (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Workshop · In-App Purchases · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.reflexarena.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA 500-series or equivalent (1GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card