SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Always Surrender

Always Surrender Steam metadata

The Covert Sheep Example | Jan 29, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 17:54:11 UTC

ActionSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)600
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,715
  • Review score95% positive

Always Surrender metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)600
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,715
  • Review score95% positive
  • Total reviews20
  • Release dateJan 29, 2024
  • DeveloperThe Covert Sheep Example
  • PublisherThe Covert Sheep Example

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: The Covert Sheep ExamplePublisher: The Covert Sheep Example

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Always Surrender Steam metadata

Always Surrender metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1434200/metadata
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1434200/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1434200
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Always Surrender

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

95% positive, 19 positive, 1 negative

Price and discount

$3.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

23

Platform releases
  • Steam 29 January 2024

Latest Steam announcements

  • Minor bug fix - 30 July 2025

    Minor bug fixed

  • Steam screenshot functionality - 29 May 2025

    It is now possible to take a screenshot via the Steam "Take a screenshot" shortcut key.

  • Bug fix and high score sync - 30 November 2024

    In rare circumstances the high score save file could become corrupted (when moved for example), resulting in Always Surrender not being able to launch. This update fixes this issue but will result in high scores being recorded as zero only if the corruption occurs. It is also now possible to sync your high score from the leaderboard to the local save if needed. Go to the leaderboard and once loaded press the button assigned to Surrender to do so. This will need doing for each mode separately.

  • Fixed typo - 10 March 2024

    Fixed a typo

  • Minor patch - couple of quality of life features - 10 March 2024

    Added options to change the colours of the bullets fired by enemies. Added an option so that holding the button for Focus will fire without having to also hold the Fire button. Find this under Options-Keyboard and Options-Controller (the setting is shared between them).

  • UI update and minor fixes - 8 March 2024

    The UI for the left and right sides can now be reordered - if you want the score at the bottom and the cooldown at the top now you can! Or pick another configuration. Find this under Options, In Game UI. Fixed issue where music wouldn't play under certain conditions when adjusting music volume. Fixed issue for when the stock was set to show in the play area where the outline of the lives box wouldn't fade when the player moved over it in Timed mode - it does now.

  • Minor update - 6 March 2024

    Previous patch created a situation where sometimes a laser would last (seemingly) forever; lasers no longer last forever.

  • Minor patch - 6 March 2024

    Further standardised the behaviour of lasers in slowmo. Added an indicator to the game screen to show which mode is being played when the borders are turned off. Added an indicator to the results screen to show which game mode was played.

  • Minor update. - 4 March 2024

    Unintended laser behaviour fixed: firing time should be more consistent when coming out of slowmo.

  • Minor update - 29 January 2024

    Typo fixed. Leaderboard behaviour updated to not appear like there's no scores on them at all when a score hasn't been set by the player yet.

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
130 July 2025Minor bug fix1806698490657744
229 May 2025Steam screenshot functionality1800991756324876
330 November 2024Bug fix and high score sync1784506359079178
410 March 2024Fixed typo5679673637664109421
510 March 2024Minor patch - couple of quality of life features5679673637664094916
68 March 2024UI update and minor fixes5679673637655948461
76 March 2024Minor update5679673637649013324
86 March 2024Minor patch5679673637648583311
94 March 2024Minor update.5688680204385391306
1029 January 2024Minor update5519792046264397880

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID1434200
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Live count (today's peak floor)0
Price$3.99
Free to playNo
Discount0%
Original price USD$3.99
Current price USD$3.99
Release dateJan 29, 2024
DeveloperThe Covert Sheep Example
PublisherThe Covert Sheep Example
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimumNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate maximumNot available
Review typePositive
Positive review percent95%
Positive reviews19
Negative reviews1
Total reviews20
Steam recommendationsNot available
Achievements23
Average playtime foreverNot available
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1434200/

Short description

Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...

About this game

Always Surrender is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up score attack, with an emphasis on pushing your luck as far as you can. Last as long as possible against an endless horde of enemies and then surrender in order to bank the bonus. Giving up has never been so rewarding. Collecting medals increased the multiplier, as well as contributing to the regualary increasing bonus score, and can be vacuumed up by not firing for a short period of time. Features Six game modes: Normal - Face an onslaught of enemies with just one life, but surrender before it's too late to escape and keep the bonus score. Novice - Like normal, but when you want an easier time (to begin with). Timed - 3 minutes, infinite lives and bombs, to score as much as you can. The multiplier resets when you bomb, how long can you hold off? Classic - 3 lives, 3 bombs, no surrender. Expert - One life, but the enemies are harder. If you don't surrender you don't score. Pacifist - No shooting allowed, score more for staying alive as long as possible. Enemies and bullets are grazeable to increase the mutliplier. Lots of enemies to kill. Plenty of bullets, and lasers, to dodge. A slow motion system that can kick in when the danger is too close, making the player temporarily invincible. Hidden methods to spawn more medals to collect... A dedicated button to giving up (well in four of the modes). Tate support. Customisable UI. Leaderboards & achievements.

Supported languages

English

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
22Steam Achievements
28Full controller support
23Steam Cloud
25Steam Leaderboards
62Family Sharing

Regional ratings

BoardRatingDescriptors
dejuslNot available
steam germany0Not available
igrs3Not available

Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $3.99
  • Highest observed: $3.99

Always Surrender's USD price history spans from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $3.99, the highest is $3.99, and the first visible tracked price is $3.99. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

Always Surrender's tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $3.99, from Oct 5, 2026 through Oct 5, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $3.99. The latest run records $3.99 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $3.99
  • Current list price: $3.99
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records Always Surrender at $3.99 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

CountryCurrencyFinal priceOriginal priceDiscount
United StatesUSD$3.99$3.990%
United KingdomGBNot availableNot availableNot available
Euro AreaEUNot availableNot availableNot available
AustraliaAUNot availableNot availableNot available
CanadaCANot availableNot availableNot available
IndiaINNot availableNot availableNot available
BrazilBRNot availableNot availableNot available
RussiaRUNot availableNot availableNot available
ChinaCNNot availableNot availableNot available
JapanJPNot availableNot availableNot available
South KoreaKRNot availableNot availableNot available
MexicoMXNot availableNot availableNot available
NorwayNONot availableNot availableNot available
PolandPLNot availableNot availableNot available
SwitzerlandCHNot availableNot availableNot available
New ZealandNZNot availableNot availableNot available
SingaporeSGNot availableNot availableNot available
Hong KongHKNot availableNot availableNot available
South AfricaZANot availableNot availableNot available
UkraineUANot availableNot availableNot available
KazakhstanKZNot availableNot availableNot available
IndonesiaIDNot availableNot availableNot available
ThailandTHNot availableNot availableNot available
MalaysiaMYNot availableNot availableNot available
PhilippinesPHNot availableNot availableNot available
VietnamVNNot availableNot availableNot available
United Arab EmiratesAENot availableNot availableNot available
Saudi ArabiaSANot availableNot availableNot available
IsraelILNot availableNot availableNot available
ChileCLNot availableNot availableNot available
ColombiaCONot availableNot availableNot available
Costa RicaCRNot availableNot availableNot available
KuwaitKWNot availableNot availableNot available
PeruPENot availableNot availableNot available
QatarQANot availableNot availableNot available
TaiwanTWNot availableNot availableNot available
UruguayUYNot availableNot availableNot available
ArmeniaAMNot availableNot availableNot available
ArgentinaARNot availableNot availableNot available
TurkeyTRNot availableNot availableNot available
PakistanPKNot availableNot availableNot available

Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $3.99.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$3.99$3.99No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndiaIN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
RussiaRU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South KoreaKR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
NorwayNO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $3.99.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-10-05$3.99$3.99No discountSteam Store

Most visited Steam Store games

RankGameLatest observed playersTracked peak
1Counter-Strike 21,133,7345 October 2026 - 17:59:11 UTC1,818,368
2Wallpaper Engine81,8405 October 2026 - 17:18:36 UTC150,271
3Dota 2798,1945 October 2026 - 18:00:02 UTC1,291,328
4Escape From Duckov2,5785 October 2026 - 17:36:04 UTC301,322
5Once Human18,8955 October 2026 - 17:17:00 UTC231,343
6BlazBlue Entropy Effect1,6845 October 2026 - 17:39:31 UTC5,599
7Human Fall Flat3,1385 October 2026 - 17:15:27 UTC127,516
8Astral Party 6,4265 October 2026 - 14:22:14 UTC18,951
9Two Point Hospital7405 October 2026 - 17:58:12 UTC34,014

Related Steam games by tag and genre

Action

GameLatest observed playersTracked peakReviewsDeveloper
Counter-Strike 21,133,7345 October 2026 - 17:59:11 UTC1,818,3689,896,033Valve
Dota 2798,1945 October 2026 - 18:00:02 UTC1,291,3282,758,031Valve
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS299,9155 October 2026 - 18:00:02 UTC3,236,0272,744,193PUBG Corporation
WARDOGS175,7845 October 2026 - 17:38:29 UTC399,748Not availableBULKHEAD
Valheim146,2185 October 2026 - 17:21:48 UTC498,478533,888Iron Gate AB
Rust131,3995 October 2026 - 17:39:46 UTC259,6461,403,838Facepunch Studios
Apex Legends™121,5895 October 2026 - 16:45:09 UTC624,4731,047,228Respawn
Delta Force102,0155 October 2026 - 15:53:27 UTC246,418192,933Team Jade
Team Fortress 276,3255 October 2026 - 17:30:39 UTC253,2251,230,475Valve
War Thunder73,7065 October 2026 - 16:37:49 UTC125,317781,076Gaijin Entertainment
The Outlast Trials62,1205 October 2026 - 16:21:06 UTC90,646101,323Red Barrels
Overwatch®61,6715 October 2026 - 16:12:53 UTC164,636420,984Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Interactive charts, reviews, news, prices, and comparison tools load in the full SteamPulse app.