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Truxton

Truxton

The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!

Released Feb 14, 2023 Developer Bitwave Games, Toaplan Publisher Clear River Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterSide Scroller
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

94.0%positive117 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“When you are told to git gud remember that whoever told you that probably isn't Truxtron gud.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Arcade shumps usually arnet my forte, especially bullet hells, but i really enjoyed this one and i can see why its considered one of the best.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The Gidans have blown up your planet's cargo barge! Go avenge it with this incredibly fun arcade classic!”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2023-03 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

14all-time peak
0 2 5 4 avg · Feb 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 2026-09-28.

50achievements
17.6%median completion
0.4%rarest: Upgrade Master
96.8% of players 85.3% of players 79.8% of players 72.0% of players 71.8% of players 53.2% of players 41.4% of players 40.6% of players 39.0% of players 33.1% of players 33.0% of players 32.6% of players 30.1% of players 29.5% of players 27.4% of players 25.8% of players 24.9% of players 24.0% of players 23.5% of players 23.1% of players 22.7% of players 21.6% of players 21.6% of players 19.9% of players 18.9% of players 17.6% of players 16.4% of players 16.3% of players 12.8% of players 10.9% of players 9.9% of players 7.6% of players 6.9% of players 5.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 0.7% of players 0.4% of players 96.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.8%First Death — You have achieved your first of many losses to come
85.3%Defeat First Boss — Turn the first boss in the game into dust
79.8%Nice Guns — Upgrade your weapons one time
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Upgrade Master — Upgrade your weapons a thousand times
0.7%Million Bullet March — Fire one million buillets of any kind
1.1%Arcade Style Single Credit Playthrough — Complete the game using only one credit without assistance

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 01, 2026
A whole new Truxton approaches!

Truxton Extreme will release on July 30, 2026. A new Truxton game for the first time in 38 years! Fans of explosive shmups should buckle up as this vertical-scroller is packed with excitement and atmo

Sep 01, 2025
Get your (ice)skates on: we're on sale & on deck!

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45245741/7e4c17562bd61efd7b0422465df402d866a5e51e.jpg To celebrate Snow Brothers Wonderland being Steam Deck certified, we have a weeklong deal at 85% off, b

Jun 14, 2025
TRUXTON EXTREME Demo available now!

It’s finally here! One of gaming’s most iconic franchises has returned bigger, better and more Extreme than ever before! Truxton is one of Toaplan's great classics, which says a lot considering their

Jun 12, 2025
TRUXTON EXTREME Demo available now!

Retro Fury, Modern Firepower! It’s finally here! One of gaming’s most iconic franchises has returned bigger, better and more Extreme than ever before! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/452457

Feb 28, 2025
OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars is OUT NOW

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45245741/f87e1fcc723e9cfa2c6a3c53321117bd9f1388fd.png It's Takaya Imamura Day! Or, as it’s also known, the launch day of OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars! That’s r

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Side Scroller · Co-op · Old School · Retro · 1980s · 1990's · Pixel Graphics · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space