Horizon Shift '81 overview

Overview

Horizon Shift '81 comes from Flump Studios and is published by Funbox Media Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Jun 11, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Horizon Shift '81's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 21:47:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 18 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Horizon Shift '81 is available in 7 languages including:

6 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Horizon Shift '81 has sold up to 492 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,678. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Horizon Shift '81 overview details

Horizon Shift '81 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

TIGA 2019 Awards Nominee in the "Best Arcade Game" and "Game of the Year" categories. Horizon Shift '81 is an explosive wave based single screen shooter (shmups) with a real Retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode! The player controls a ship in the centre of the screen, enemies approach from the top and bottom and the player is able to switch up and down to deal with the encroaching hoard. Different enemies react differently when they reach the horizon, some sit on the horizon, some destroy sections of the horizon and some run up and down the horizon. The player is equipped with a dash attack where they can knock enemies off the horizon and smash them into other incoming enemies for a score bonus. Dashing an enemy of the line refills the dash metre allowing for ‘Dash chaining’, this is where the big points are scored. The player is also able to jump (jumping upside down is an interesting new challenge) and is equipped with a bomb which wipes the screen of enemies as well as restoring the horizon. Just like in the arcade parlours of old, the inclusion of Global Leaderboards will keep players coming back time and time again in pursuit of that #1 spot! "...It's also an exceptional sequel that not only improves on the original, but fully realizes the potential of its killer gimmick." A- Defunct games “I went into this game with high hopes, and they were all met. I didn’t come across a single thing I didn’t like.” - 9/10 - The Insatiable Gamer "...if you have the itch for some old-school arcade blast-em-up fun, Horizon Shift '81 is a great way to fe…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Horizon Shift '81 is listed as a game with $8.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 21:47:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieShoot 'Em UpArcadeShooterCasualSpaceRetro

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