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Neural Shock

Neural Shock overview

Hardwired Studios | Jun 19, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC

ActionIndieRPGStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak8
  • Units sold (VGI)398
  • Revenue (VGI)$761
  • Review score95% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak8
  • Units sold (VGI)398
  • Revenue (VGI)$761
  • Review score95% positive
  • Total reviews66
  • Release dateJun 19, 2024
  • DeveloperHardwired Studios
  • PublisherHardwired Studios

Genres: Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Hardwired StudiosPublisher: Hardwired Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Neural Shock comes from Hardwired Studios and is published by Hardwired Studios. It arrived on Steam on Jun 19, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Neural Shock's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 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 95% positive across 66 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Neural Shock is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10Dual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better4 GB RAM512MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support, GeForce GTX 1070 or newer300 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 or laterDual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better8 GB RAM1024MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support, GeForce RTX 2070 or newer600 MB available space
macOSMinimumOSX 10.12 - 10.15Apple M1 or Intel Core M4 GB RAM512MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support300 MB available space
macOSRecommendedOSX 10.12 - 14Apple M1 or Intel Core M8 GB RAM1024MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support600 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 22.04Dual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better4 GB RAM512MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support, GeForce GTX 1070 or newer300 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 24.04Dual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better8 GB RAM1024MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support, GeForce RTX 2070 or newer600 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Neural Shock has sold up to 398 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $761. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Neural Shock overview details

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

Steam Store description

Neural Shock Build, Fight, Improve, Obliterate. Create bloody mayhem in this ARPG / Tower Defense hybrid by building turrets and traps in strategic positions and fighting waves after waves of ferocious clones and creations of immoral research. As you gain experience in the battlefield, improve and develop your characters and weapons to get more and more powerful and decimate your enemies. Combining the classic Tower Defense gameplay, graphic pixel-art violence and elements of character building action RPGs set in a grim, dark world, Neural Shock offers the perfect action-packed slaughterfest experience in a scifi-grindhouse setting. Main Features Controllable Hero with a class-specific Special Ability and a Skill Tree with Active & Passive skills Floor Traps and Turrets, unlocked within the Trap & Turret Skill Tree. Turrets are placeable only on fixed-position Turret Pods - Floor Traps can be placed anywhere except on pods Four Levels of Upgrades to Traps and Turrets, unlocked at specific Skill Levels No "mazing" - turrets do not block enemies Basic turrets shoot in lines, while most advanced turrets have 360-degree auto-aim Weapon types are Physical, Small Arms, Heavy Weapons and Elemental 41 Missions (+ tutorial), each with their own Mission Challenges & Side Objectives Six different Mission Modifiers to adjust the Difficulty and Experience Reward Character Armor and Weapon Rewards for completing Challenges Dozens of different viable builds to tinker with - low-Tier and high-Tier weapons can be smoothly combined together Skill Points can be reallocated to ex…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Neural Shock is listed as a game with $5.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action, Indie, RPG, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 8, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameNeural Shock
Steam App ID2862970
Typegame
Release dateJun 19, 2024
DeveloperHardwired Studios
PublisherHardwired Studios
Price$5.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction, Indie, RPG, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak8
Positive reviews63
Negative reviews3
Total reviews66
Positive percent95%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime2,254 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 19, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)2 February 2026 - 21:20:15 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC

Content descriptors

Violence, blood and gore in pixel-art form

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Ready for ActionNo description
Completed 5 MissionsNo description
Completed 15 MissionsNo description
Completed 27 MissionsNo description
Sniper Level 20No description
Sniper Level 30No description
Sniper Level 50No description
Sniper Level 100No description
Engineer Level 20No description
Engineer Level 30No description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2862970
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2862970/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2862970
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Neural Shock

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 Neural Shock?

Neural Shock's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:17:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 8 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 38 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Neural Shock growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 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 Neural Shock?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60%), Philippines (10%), Canada (10%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45%), Canada (6.5%), Philippines (6.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (53%), Canada (6.6%), Philippines (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.6%), China (8.6%), Canada (6.3%). 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 Neural Shock?

Neural Shock currently sits at 95% positive across 66 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 63 positive reviews and 3 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Neural Shock have?

Neural Shock currently has about 281 tracked Steam followers as of 25 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 Neural Shock?

Neural Shock is currently listed at $5.99 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

Very Positive

95% positive, 63 positive, 3 negative

Price and discount

$5.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support

Achievements

61

Platform releases
  • Steam 19 June 2024

DLC and packages

Neural ShockBuy Neural Shock #1021108$1.49Neural ShockBuy Neural Shock #1268610$5.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Dual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support, GeForce GTX 1070 or newer Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Dual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 1024MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support, GeForce RTX 2070 or newer Storage: 600 MB available space

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