Boson X overview

Ian MacLarty, Jon Kerney | Sep 15, 2014 | game

Released

1players observed · 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC

Action Indie Difficult Arcade Runner Steam Store

Latest observed players1 · 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak546
Units sold (VGI)92,435
Revenue (VGI)$173,000
Review score92% positive

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

Latest observed players1 · 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak546
Units sold (VGI)92,435
Revenue (VGI)$173,000
Review score92% positive
Total reviews1,583
Release dateSep 15, 2014
DeveloperIan MacLarty, Jon Kerney
PublisherShape Shop

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Ian MacLarty, Jon Kerney Publisher: Shape Shop

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Game overview

Overview

Boson X comes from Ian MacLarty, Jon Kerney and is published by Shape Shop. It arrived on Steam on Sep 15, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. 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

Boson X's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC, with a tracked peak near 546. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 1,583 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Boson X is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2GHz	512 MB RAM	OpenGL 1.5	20 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS X 10.6.8 (64bit)	2GHz Intel	512 MB RAM	OpenGL 1.5	20 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04	2GHz Intel	512 MB RAM	OpenGL 1.5	20 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Boson X has sold up to 92,435 units and has 1,327 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $173,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Boson X overview details

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

Steam Store description

Quantum jump your way to critical velocity in Boson X: the rotational runner set in a particle collider. Build up speed inside a massive particle accelerator and generate high-energy collisions to discover strange new particles. Use precise timing and fast reflexes to navigate a subatomic world where floors and ceilings don't exist. Be fast enough to find the elusive Boson X. Features: Fast-paced, unforgiving gameplay 18 challenging levels to master 3 highly qualified physicists to play as Steam leaderboards and achievements No superfluous powerups, coins or XP systems - just deadly serious scientific research WARNING: This game contains flashing lights.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Boson X is listed as a game with $2.49 (50% off from $4.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC, a tracked peak of 546, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Boson X
Steam App ID	302610
Type	game
Release date	Sep 15, 2014
Developer	Ian MacLarty, Jon Kerney
Publisher	Shape Shop
Price	$2.49 (50% off from $4.99)
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Action, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	1 · 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	546
Positive reviews	1,461
Negative reviews	122
Total reviews	1,583
Positive percent	92%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	1,327
Average playtime	601 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 15, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	13 September 2021 - 05:05:01 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC

Overview tags

Difficult Action Arcade Runner Minimalist Parkour Science Psychedelic Fast-Paced Singleplayer 3D Platformer Female Protagonist Platformer Sci-fi Third Person

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Discover Geon	No description
Discover Acceleron	No description
Discover Radion	No description
Discover Graviton	No description
Discover Y Boson	No description
Discover X Boson	No description
Discover Dark Geon	No description
Discover Dark Acceleron	No description
Discover Dark Radion	No description
Discover Dark Graviton	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/302610
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/302610/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/302610
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Boson X

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 Boson X?

Boson X's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 23 September 2026 - 12:36:44 UTC, with a tracked peak of 546 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 10 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Boson X growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 players; the highest observed daily value is 4 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 Boson X?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.8%), United Kingdom (11.1%), Australia (8.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.5%), United Kingdom (9.9%), Australia (8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.5%), United Kingdom (9.9%), Australia (7.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.5%), United Kingdom (8.4%), China (7.1%). 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 Boson X?

Boson X currently sits at 92% positive across 1,583 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,461 positive reviews and 122 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Boson X have?

Boson X currently has about 1K tracked Steam followers as of 26 February 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 Boson X?

Boson X is currently listed at $2.49 on Steam. That is 50% below the usual price of $4.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,327, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

92% positive, 1,461 positive, 122 negative

Price and discount

$2.49 (50% off from $4.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

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

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 15 September 2014

DLC and packages

Boson XBuy Boson X #44592$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 1.5 Storage: 20 MB available space

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