SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Maku

Maku overview

whelp | Jul 28, 2022 | game

Released

1players observed · 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC

ActionAdventureCasualIndieEarly AccessSteam Store

  • Latest observed players1 · 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak8
  • Units sold (VGI)1,260
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,787
  • Review score69% positive

Maku dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players1 · 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak8
  • Units sold (VGI)1,260
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,787
  • Review score69% positive
  • Total reviews32
  • Release dateJul 28, 2022
  • Developerwhelp
  • Publisherwhelp

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: whelpPublisher: whelp

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Maku comes from whelp and is published by whelp. It arrived on Steam on Jul 28, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, and Keyboard Only Option. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Maku's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 8. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 32 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Maku is available in 15 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainArabicJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilPortuguese - PortugalRussianSimplified ChineseSpanish - Latin AmericaTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

2 regional rating boards including dejus and steam germany

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDuo Core Processor2 GB RAMDirectX 9 Capable GPU200 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel i3+4 GB RAMDirectX 9 Capable GPU400 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Maku has sold up to 1,260 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,787. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Maku overview details

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

Steam Store description

Survive the swarm! Maku is a twin-stick bullet-hell survival roguelite experience where anyone can pick up and play! Choose a character, each with a unique starting weapon and ultimate ability, and fight your way through thousands of monsters! Grow in power! As you fight, you'll collect new items, equipment, and pets to add to your build. In-between runs, spend your coins for permanent upgrades to strengthen your arsenal and augment your deck-building. Inverted Bullet Hell Intuitive movement-focused controls allow you to focus on dodging and weaving through your enemies while you fire your weapons at the swarm. Coordinate your positioning to align with your firing patterns and timing to maximize your damage. Power-Up! Obtain new weapons and upgrades to create powerful builds and experiment with diverse synergies in order to defeat the world boss before time runs out. Collect coins along the way to unlock permanent upgrades and improve your future runs. Defeat bosses and complete challenges to unlock characters for your roster and progress to new worlds with increasing difficulty. Increasingly Difficult Challenges! Complete levels and challenges to unlock the skill-testing challenge modes, Hardcore and Demon mode. Alter your experience with the Endless mode. See how long you can survive and farm permanent upgrades in Endless mode. Idle Maku DLC Maku evolved as a twin-stick shooter from it's reverse-bullet hell origin: Idle Maku. Available to play as free DLC. Maku is a solo project that does not use any AI assets.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Maku is listed as a game with $2.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, and Keyboard Only Option, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 8, and 69% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameMaku
Steam App ID2000980
Typegame
Release dateJul 28, 2022
Developerwhelp
Publisherwhelp
Price$2.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Stats, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players1 · 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak8
Positive reviews22
Negative reviews10
Total reviews32
Positive percent69%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 28, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)15 September 2026 - 17:19:54 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Upper CrustNo description
The Slime FieldsNo description
ChiropterologistNo description
AglaophotisNo description
Giga Slime SlayerNo description
Giga Bat SlayerNo description
Maidieyen SlayerNo description
Coin HoarderNo description
Tier 1 Endless SurvivorNo description
Medusa SlayerNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2026 Aizen McQuaid / Whelp. All Rights Reserved. Maku Developed and published by Aizen McQuaid / Whelp.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2000980
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2000980/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2000980
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Maku

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Maku?

Maku's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 24 September 2026 - 17:50:21 UTC, with a tracked peak of 8 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Maku growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Maku?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (68.8%), Philippines (6.3%), Germany (6.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.9%), Germany (6.1%), Canada (5.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (61.3%), Germany (5.3%), China (4.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.8%), China (8%), Germany (6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Maku?

Maku currently sits at 69% positive across 32 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 22 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Maku have?

Maku currently has about 226 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Maku?

Maku is currently listed at $2.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

69% positive, 22 positive, 10 negative

Price and discount

$2.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls

Achievements

19

Platform releases
  • Steam 28 July 2022

DLC and packages

Idle MakuOriginal Idle Maku pre-release build.dlc #2612280FreeMaku SoundtrackThe complete soundtrack from Maku, plus additional exclusive tracks. Mp3 and lossless (.wav) quality included.music #4146940Free
MakuBuy Maku #722468$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: Duo Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 Capable GPU DirectX: Version 7.0 Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 Capable GPU DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 400 MB available space

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