The Electric Shocktopus overview

Overview

The Electric Shocktopus comes from TestTubeGames and is published by TestTubeGames. It arrived on Steam on Jan 25, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

The Electric Shocktopus's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 21:43:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 10 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Electric Shocktopus is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Electric Shocktopus has sold up to 498 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,575. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Electric Shocktopus overview details

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

Steam Store description

Our hero, the titular Shocktopus, is out for revenge against the Magnetic Yeti. Its a dangerous world, but our little Cephalopod has a trick up one of his eight sleeves: he can change his electric charge at will . Zoom across electric fields, twist through magnets, and use conductors to bend the world to your will. Never has the Right Hand Rule involved so many tentacles!​ The game is based on the actual physics of Electromagnetism -- which means you'll be an expert in the topic by the end. Or, well, you'll have beaten a game. And isn't that enough? This game has a Level Editor, and as the developer of the game, I see it as my duty to prove I can beat any level players throw my way. So roughly each week, I load up a level and record myself trying to beat it. You can watch my suffering (and joy) in the Feel Bad Friday video series! Accurate Physics from a pedant you can trust Electric charges that attract and repel you Magnetic fields that cause you to spin according to Lorentz Forces Conductors that warp electric fields, calculated using the Relaxation Method Electric currents that lead to magnetic fields, via the Biot-Savart Law 44 Levels of fun! Plus one level of pure torture. A Level Editor so you can make all your own levels, or do your own physics experiments. A whole bunch of spikes and missiles. The game comes with a virtual Voltmeter and electric field meter. One more opportunity not to learn the Right Hand Rule! Made by TestTubeGames, or more specifically me, Andy Hall. I run an indie game studio that's devoted to making fun, interactive science experie…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Electric Shocktopus is listed as a game with $7.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 21:43:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionIndieSimulationEducationPlatformerPhysicsScienceLevel Editor2DDifficultSingleplayerPuzzle-Platformer

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