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2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth overview

StarTroop LLC | May 9, 2023 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC

ActionCasualIndieFree To PlayEarly AccessSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)1,590
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score80% positive

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)1,590
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score80% positive
  • Total reviews50
  • Release dateMay 9, 2023
  • DeveloperStarTroop LLC
  • PublisherStarTroop LLC

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: StarTroop LLCPublisher: StarTroop LLC

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Game overview

Overview

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth comes from StarTroop LLC and is published by StarTroop LLC. It arrived on Steam on May 9, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 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 80% positive across 50 reviews.

Language and system requirements

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedSSE2 instruction set support2 GB RAMGraphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities450 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth has sold up to 1,590 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth overview details

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

***************************************** ***IMPORTANT UPDATE ABOUT THIS GAME*** ***************************************** NEWEST UPDATE: new content is arriving! Look for 2024: Aliens Are Coming This game currently uses the Unity game engine. Due to Unity's recent behavior at the corporate level, development on this game is halted until it can be ported to a new game engine. This is a massive undertaking that will not happen quickly, but it must be done. Much more content is planned, but the release of new content will be delayed until 2024 because of this. (If you're reading this after 2024, then a new game has been released in a different engine) ***************************************** ***************************************** ** Based on the Kindle novel: "2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth" ** A threat is brewing on the outer reaches of the Solar system, and when it makes landfall in 2023, chaos will erupt worldwide. Panic will grip nearly everyone...except for you! In this story-driven 2D casual platform shooter, run, jump, and shoot across levels as you try to take down the alien Insectoids. Since their exoskeleton armor is 3 inches thick, things might not go well for you on the first or second try... Keep at it, and the end of each level contains text-based debriefings where you might discover what secrets humanity has been up to since the 1947 Roswell crash, and those secrets will help you gain upgrades in weapons and armor to turn the tide against the Insectoid invaders in the more challenging levels. In the current early access version, the player can ex…

SteamPulse editorial summary

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, Indie, Free To Play, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
Game2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth
Steam App ID2396320
Typegame
Release dateMay 9, 2023
DeveloperStarTroop LLC
PublisherStarTroop LLC
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews40
Negative reviews10
Total reviews50
Positive percent80%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 9, 2023
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 January 2025 - 21:21:36 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Well that went swimmingly...No description
I don't need no stinkin' armor!No description
This...is my BOOMSTICK!!!No description
IS THERE NO ONE ELSE?!No description
How the !#*?% do I survive this?No description
How the !#*?% did you do that?!No description
I'm taking you with me!!No description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2396320
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2396320/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2396320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth

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 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth?

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:01:22 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 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 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (38.5%), Canada (15.4%), Philippines (7.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.1%), Canada (11.1%), Russia (7.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.2%), Canada (11.5%), Russia (7.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.2%), Canada (9.4%), China (8.3%). 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 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth?

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth currently sits at 80% positive across 50 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 40 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth have?

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth currently has about 74 tracked Steam followers as of 7 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 2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth?

2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

80% positive, 40 positive, 10 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

7

Platform releases
  • Steam 9 May 2023

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 450 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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