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Time Wasters

Time Wasters

Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

Released Sep 25, 2023 Developer Proton Studio Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogue-liteArena ShooterTop-Down Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $2.49 (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.

89.0%positive2,503 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Finally, I know why the name of the game is Time Waster.”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“[b]Enjoyment: 85/100[/b] Time Wasters is a fantastic Vampire Survivors‑like that meaningfully expands the formula with smart additions that keep the gameplay fresh and engaging. [b]Map Full of Meaningful Points of Interest[/b] The game scatters multiple points of interest across…”

— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“One of my favorite Survivors, mostly because it might be the only one with Soulstone that actually nails the rhythm of the run, instead of trapping you in 30 minutes that are 20 minutes brain-numbing grind, 10 minutes actual gameplay. Runs are super fast, the upgrade system is…”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
1024-hour peak
1,012all-time peak
0 250 500 2024 2025 2026 416 avg · Mar 2023

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.

96achievements
40.2%median completion
6.2%rarest: Corrosia Loyalty Victory
88.3% of players 78.3% of players 77.4% of players 67.6% of players 65.8% of players 64.8% of players 63.1% of players 62.0% of players 60.9% of players 60.2% of players 59.3% of players 59.3% of players 56.4% of players 56.1% of players 54.5% of players 53.5% of players 52.8% of players 52.2% of players 51.9% of players 50.7% of players 50.5% of players 50.0% of players 49.5% of players 49.2% of players 48.6% of players 48.4% of players 48.2% of players 47.2% of players 47.0% of players 45.9% of players 45.6% of players 45.5% of players 45.4% of players 45.3% of players 44.6% of players 44.1% of players 44.1% of players 43.9% of players 43.4% of players 43.1% of players 42.7% of players 42.6% of players 42.4% of players 41.7% of players 41.5% of players 41.3% of players 40.9% of players 40.9% of players 40.2% of players 39.5% of players 39.4% of players 39.4% of players 39.4% of players 39.2% of players 38.6% of players 38.1% of players 38.1% of players 38.1% of players 37.4% of players 37.0% of players 88.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.3%Azurene Bronze Victory — Defeat the Bronze Rank Waves with Azurene
78.3%Azurene Silver Victory — Defeat the Silver Rank Waves with Azurene
77.4%Vermillion Bronze Victory — Defeat the Bronze Rank Waves with Vermillion
Rarest badges of honor
6.2%Corrosia Loyalty Victory — Defeat the Slime Planets Challenge with Corrosia
6.4%Rosanova Loyalty Victory — Defeat the Mini Elites Challenge with Rosanova
6.5%Luna Loyalty Victory — Defeat the Fleet Rescue Challenge with Luna

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.

$2.49−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99base price
$2.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US2.49 USD−50%
EU2.49 EUR−50%
UK2.14 GBP−50%
Australia3.75 AUD−50%
Canada3.24 CAD−50%
Japan290 JPY−50%
Brazil8.49 BRL−50%
China11.00 CNY−50%

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

China≈$1.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.9

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

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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 08, 2025
Background Opacity

Background Opacity Added a new "Background Opacity" slider to the Options menu. It defaults to 100% but can be adjusted from 0% to 100% to suit your preferences. The "Background Opacity" affects the 2

Jan 09, 2025
Trading Cards

Trading Cards Now Available Collect 5 unique trading cards while playing Craft the Time Wasters badge (5 levels) Unlock 3 profile backgrounds Get 5 Steam emoticons Trade with other players Cards drop

Nov 03, 2023
Ultrawide Support

Ultrawide & Super Ultrawide Support Naturally supports Ultrawide (21:9) & Super Ultrawide monitors (32:9), no settings changes required The UI is horizontally centered to 16:9 for comfortable viewing

Sep 25, 2023
The 1.0 Update

New Captain: The 1.0 The hacker known as "The 1.0" can seize control of enemy vessels and turn them into allies, while her ship's cloaking technology allows her to vanish from enemy radar with unparal

Sep 15, 2023
The 1.0 Preview

Here's a preview of some changes for The 1.0 Update happening on Monday September 25. New Captain: The 1.0 The hacker known as "The 1.0" can seize control of enemy vessels and turn them into allies, w

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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.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Rogue-lite · Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · 2D · Controller · Casual · Anime · Singleplayer · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil
ControllerFull support
Achievements96
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space