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Spoiler Alert

Spoiler Alert

Spoiler Alert is a video game that tests your platforming skills… in reverse. It’s a comedy platformer that you play backwards.

Released Jun 30, 2014 Developer MEGAFUZZ Publisher tinyBuild Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieCasualAdventurePlatformerShort
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (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.

75.9%positive1,275 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A fun concept in this jump’n’run delivers about an hour of entertainment and excitement! Worth grabbing on sale! Story: 10/10 Gameplay: 8/10 Atmosphere: 6/10 Graphics: 6/10 Achievements: 7/10 Overall: 7/10 Rostfleck”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Spoiler Alert is a genuinely clever little concept — playing a platformer in reverse, jumping on enemies to revive them and uncollecting coins, gets a chuckle and keeps things fresh for a while. The hand-drawn art is charming and the mariachi soundtrack fits the goofy tone, even…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's a clever concept, but it doesn't really deliver. The levels wouldn't actually work going forwards, which undermines the design. There's a speedrun timer despite the character auto-running at fixed speed. Most frustratingly, the game will fail to recognize the jump input…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
719all-time peak
0 25 50 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 26 avg · May 2015

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.

10achievements
15.1%median completion
11.2%rarest: Gold Digger
36.6% of players 32.4% of players 29.3% of players 23.1% of players 20.9% of players 15.1% of players 12.7% of players 12.7% of players 11.3% of players 11.2% of players 36.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
36.6%BSoD — Cause more than 10 time paradoxes.
32.4%Tortilla — Get squished flat as a tortilla.
29.3%Caramba! — Jump more than 150 times.
Rarest badges of honor
11.2%Gold Digger — Get gold star score in all 90 main levels.
11.3%Mariachi Champ — Get gold star score in all 10 levels in the Mariachi World.
12.7%Thanks to... — Watch the credits from finish to start.

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.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

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

Mar 09, 2020
Spoiler Alert is 67% off

WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Spoiler Alert , a reverse comedy platformer, is on sale with the 67% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/283230/Spoiler_Alert/ Hurry! The deal ends on March 16th!

Sep 11, 2014
Spoiler Alert Standard Edition now live!

By popular demand we've launched the Standard Edition of Spoiler Alert. Initially we felt like we should just release the Collector's Edition on Steam - justifying a higher price point. However it was

Sep 11, 2014
Spoiler Alert Standard Edition now live!

By popular demand we've launched the Standard Edition of Spoiler Alert. Initially we felt like we should just release the Collector's Edition on Steam - justifying a higher price point. However it was

Jul 04, 2014
On the length and future of Spoiler Alert

On behalf of Jeff from MEGAFUZZ: Hi all, We realize the game is very short. So far, this has actually been the most common critique. And for this, we apologize. Let me address this. First off, we hope

Jul 04, 2014
On the length and future of Spoiler Alert

On behalf of Jeff from MEGAFUZZ: Hi all, We realize the game is very short. So far, this has actually been the most common critique. And for this, we apologize. Let me address this. First off, we hope

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Casual · Adventure · Platformer · Short · Comedy · Singleplayer · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Includes level editor
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements10
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.megafuzz.com/Spoiler-Alert
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP and up Processor: A basic dual core Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: Integrated Storage: 27 MB available space Additional Notes: Works with Xbox controllers