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Ricochet
A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-24 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“its good but i like deathmatch better”
3 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“This is the best game to ever exist, the sound effects are like pooping bubble wrap, the movement the best ever, feeling like cutting butte, the combat is super satisfying, the bounce shots and the power shot, just…”
“I Love this game! Yes it's a one trick pony but for $1.25 it's great multiplayer chaos fun 10/10 would recommend! (PLEASE WE NEED A SEQUEL GABE)”
14 of the 81 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is deserted. If you have some friends to try it out, go for it, but the servers are empty and no bots”
“people say this game is bad but its not its really fun the only problem is no one plays it”
“hop on with your friends yearly. every year. and you might be the only people in the game.”
9 of the 81 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is, unsuprisingly.. BAD! It may be good, but the game is dead with no signs of valve reviving it, and why would they.”
“Paint drying is a more fun experience”
“this game is garbage but i still like it anyway”
3 of the 81 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is, unsuprisingly.. BAD! It may be good, but the game is dead with no signs of valve reviving it, and why would they.”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“ricochet 2 when? ive been waiting for 26 years.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“i am so lonely all the other viltrumites are scared of me”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“i thought this would be funny but it wasnt”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Ricochet update released
A Half-Life update is now available that affects Ricochet through shared resources. Please see the Half-Life update notes for details.
Ricochet update released
A small update for Ricochet is now available: Engine Fixed bug in skybox image loading Fixed bug in demo command processing Prevent certain path characters from being used in commands Enforce certain
Ricochet update released
We have updated the public release of Ricochet. Changes in this update are: Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect, Inc for
Ricochet update released
We have updated the public release of Ricochet. Changes in this update are: Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect, Inc for
Ricochet update released
We have updated the public release of Ricochet . This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Chang
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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.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Classic · First-Person · Sci-fi · Shooter · Space · Cyberpunk · Psychological Horror · 3D · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Stereo Sound · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection