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STANDBY

STANDBY

Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?

Released Jan 6, 2017 Developer Noclip Platforms Windows · Mac IndieActionAdventureDifficultPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

75.5%positive233 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Super minimalistic platformer with simple yet very challenging controls. Different action depending on the direction player is pressing. Movement is butter smooth and relatively quick. Visuals are tiny bitsy but gameplay is solid. Completing each stage requires some skill and…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“STANDBY, developed and published by Noclip, is a high-intensity precision platformer built around speed, repetition, and mastery. From its opening moments, the game makes its priorities unmistakably clear: movement must be sharp, reactions must be immediate, and mistakes will be…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“gg”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

12achievements
2.0%median completion
1.9%rarest: The King
2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 2.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
2.3%The First Step — Your first record in Speedrun mode
2.1%Beat the Record — Level 1-1, Record 1.7
2.1%Beat The Record — Level 1-3, Record 1.95
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%The King — Beat The Game
1.9%Beat The Record — Level 5-5, Record 8.0
1.9%Beat The Record — Level 4-6, Record 8.1

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$0.89lowest since tracking began2026-08-28
US2.99 USD
EU2.39 EUR
UK2.09 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.39 CAD
Japan310 JPY
Brazil6.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$1.3 Japan China Canada EU UK US Australia≈$3.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

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 09, 2017
The doors are OPEN

https://media.giphy.com/media/l3vRl7C542tWNrylG/source.gif STANDBY is live! That means that our special Prevent Cancer Foundation event with Games Done Quick is launched too. Read about it here http:/

Jan 09, 2017
The doors are OPEN

https://media.giphy.com/media/l3vRl7C542tWNrylG/source.gif STANDBY is live! That means that our special Prevent Cancer Foundation event with Games Done Quick is launched too. Read about it here http:/

Dec 29, 2016
The crack in the reality!

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6ZtrBGTJgVPqpp7O/source.gif The release date for the game STANDBY is set to January 6, 6:00 PM PST! Get ready to delve into the glitchy game world and master the contro

Dec 29, 2016
The crack in the reality!

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6ZtrBGTJgVPqpp7O/source.gif The release date for the game STANDBY is set to January 6, 6:00 PM PST! Get ready to delve into the glitchy game world and master the contro

Dec 23, 2016
We have updated the visuals!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26083623/e439feca88d2d3557546f1dbfd5ecbe9ce8ccdae.gif Feas your eyes on updated effects and overall graphics quality! http://cdn.ak

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Racing
Player tagsIndie · Action · Adventure · Difficult · Platformer · 2D · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Arcade · Racing · Side Scroller · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 1Ghz and up Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 Mb Storage: 500 MB available space