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Gimmick! Special Edition

Gimmick! Special Edition overview

CITY CONNECTION | Jul 6, 2023 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC

ActionSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak11
  • Units sold (VGI)2,910
  • Revenue (VGI)$28,770
  • Review score78% positive

Gimmick! Special Edition dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak11
  • Units sold (VGI)2,910
  • Revenue (VGI)$28,770
  • Review score78% positive
  • Total reviews96
  • Release dateJul 6, 2023
  • DeveloperCITY CONNECTION
  • PublisherClear River Games

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: CITY CONNECTIONPublisher: Clear River Games

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Game overview

Overview

Gimmick! Special Edition comes from CITY CONNECTION and is published by Clear River Games. It arrived on Steam on Jul 6, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Gimmick! Special Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC, with a tracked peak near 11. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 78% positive across 96 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Gimmick! Special Edition is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishJapanese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Gimmick! Special Edition has sold up to 2,910 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $28,770. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Gimmick! Special Edition overview details

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

Steam Store description

An old-school challenge enhanced for the modern player SUNSOFT's NES™ classic Gimmick! returns in this long-wished-for Special Edition from City Connection. Experience a stunning physics-based platformer with updated features like online leaderboards, achievements, a time attack mode, save and quick load, a rewind function, a gorgeous gallery (with cartridges, art, and scanned manuals), and more. Stellar platform physics with a bouncing star Explore a physics-based playground that was way ahead of its time. As the cute youkai Yumetaro, use your star-summoning powers to tackle complex challenges with creativity and finesse. Your wonderful star will help you reach hidden spots, traverse cliffs, and pull off trick shots that outwit even the toughest baddies! Discover a hidden NES™ treasure Gimmick! was exclusively released on Famicom™/NES™ in Japan and Scandinavia in the early ‘90s. It pushed the console to its limits and the Japanese cartridge featured SunSoft 5B, a custom sound chip that let Masashi Kageyama compose a star-studded soundtrack. Gimmick! remains one of the most valuable (and rarest) NES™ cartridges ever made. The Scandinavian version was called “Mr. Gimmick”. Uncover secrets in a race against time! Gimmick! Special Edition features a time attack mode for speedrunners, and completionists can hunt for secrets all throughout the game. Unlock a wonderful surprise by finding everything. For a hard-core challenge, disable all quality-of-life features in "Serious Mode" to crank up the excitement! Modern enhancements: Achievements Time Attack Mode Online Leaderboar…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Gimmick! Special Edition is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC, a tracked peak of 11, and 78% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameGimmick! Special Edition
Steam App ID2131800
Typegame
Release dateJul 6, 2023
DeveloperCITY CONNECTION
PublisherClear River Games
Price$14.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Japanese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak11
Positive reviews75
Negative reviews21
Total reviews96
Positive percent78%
Review typeMostly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 6, 2023
Official Steam feed update (UTC)1 September 2025 - 17:48:27 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
SCORE 10000 OverNo description
SCORE 30000 OverNo description
SCORE 60000 OverNo description
SCORE 100000 OverNo description
King of the ForestNo description
Ohagi' the axe pro.No description
Soldiers guarding the castleNo description
Wizard's 'Ohagi'No description
Wizard's 'Ohagi2'No description
Giant 'Ohagi'No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice©1992 SUNSOFT Developed by 2023 CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD. Published by Clear River Games.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2131800
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2131800/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2131800
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Gimmick! Special Edition

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 Gimmick! Special Edition?

Gimmick! Special Edition's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 11:07:50 UTC, with a tracked peak of 11 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 Gimmick! Special Edition growing or declining recently?

October 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 September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Gimmick! Special Edition?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.1%), Finland (10.5%), United Kingdom (5.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.8%), China (8.5%), Finland (7.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.9%), China (8.7%), Finland (7.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.8%), China (10.4%), Finland (5.6%). 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 Gimmick! Special Edition?

Gimmick! Special Edition currently sits at 78% positive across 96 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 75 positive reviews and 21 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Gimmick! Special Edition have?

Gimmick! Special Edition currently has about 926 tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Gimmick! Special Edition?

Gimmick! Special Edition is currently listed at $14.99 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

Mostly Positive

78% positive, 75 positive, 21 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

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

Achievements

25

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 July 2023
  • Xbox 6 July 2023
  • PlayStation 6 July 2023

DLC and packages

Gimmick! Special Edition Original SoundtrackIntroducing The Gimmick! Original Soundtrack, the dynamic score that brings Sunsoft's cult classic to life. It's a one-way ticket to the 8-bit era with jazzy fusion songs that were literally too powerful for NES™. This OST contains all the original tracks in pristine quality!music #2467610$5.59
Gimmick! Special EditionBuy Gimmick! Special Edition #762549$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Storage: 500 MB available space

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