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The TakeOver

The TakeOver

The Takeover is a side-scrolling beat'em up inspired by 90's classics such as Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Battle solo or alongside a friend in local co-op while listening to awesome tunes from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Ronald and industry legend Yuzo Koshiro!

Released Nov 9, 2019 Developer Pelikan13 Platforms Windows Beat 'em upActionIndieCasualViolent
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

84.3%positive1,071 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“The TakeOver is a beat 'em up that I had high hopes for, but it ended up being just too repetitive. Even for a fan of this genre, the enemies take far too long to defeat, which makes fighting the same enemies over and over feel like a chore rather than a challenge. The music is…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Solid beat em up that gets old after a few hours. Nice graphics and generally fun fighting mechanics. I wish there were a few more basic moves. It feels like you repeat the same moves throughout the whole game. It is good on discount, but I wouldn't reccommed paying full price.…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“The only Beat-em up game that can only be considered on-par with Streets of Rage series. Buy it and enjoy solid gameplay and you know what.... the sequel is coming!!!!”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:11 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
524-hour peak
23all-time peak
0 5 10 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 6 avg · Nov 2019

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
1.7%median completion
1.0%rarest: Not Afraid of Freya
21.0% of players 8.4% of players 6.3% of players 4.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 21.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
21.0%Steel Haven Hero — Complete the story.
8.4%Both Sides of The Story — Get both game endings.
6.3%Cooperation Makes It Happen — Complete the story in co-op mode.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Not Afraid of Freya — Beat the final boss without getting hit.
1.1%Indestructible — Don't lose a life in a single play through.
1.1%Harder Than A Coffin Nail — Complete the story in hard mode.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

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.

May 31, 2026
Takeover 2 Demo Update

Hello everyone, A new update for Takeover 2 Demo is now available. This update includes: A new stage New enemy types Improved enemy attack and defense patterns New parry counter mapped to the punch bu

Feb 28, 2026
Takeover 2 demo is now Live!

Takeover 2 , the sequel to 2019’s The Takeover , now has a playable demo available on Steam! The sequel delivers: Hard-hitting, more responsive combat Parries, special attacks, and finishing moves Exp

May 21, 2020
The TakeOver soundtrack and Switch version.

I'm happy to announce that The TakeOver is available from today for pre-orders with a 10% discount on the Nintendo Switch e-shop. The full release will be on June 4th. The game's soundtrack will also

Dec 11, 2019
Patch Notes 3

This update contains fixes for the "Not Afraid of Freya" and "Indestructible" Achievements as well as fixing a bug with the camera on Stage 2-1.

Dec 02, 2019
Update#40

This update contains additions and changes addressing issues brought up by players since the game's release. I want to thank you all for the feedback. Additions: A new practice mode including a short

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsBeat 'em up · Action · Indie · Casual · Violent · Arcade · Side Scroller · 1990's · Local Co-Op · Retro · Gore · Fighting (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements10
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core or equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent Storage: 4000 MB available space