SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder overview

DarkDes Labs | Jan 19, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieRPGRetroSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)9,720
  • Revenue (VGI)$41,621
  • Review score72% positive

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)9,720
  • Revenue (VGI)$41,621
  • Review score72% positive
  • Total reviews109
  • Release dateJan 19, 2017
  • DeveloperDarkDes Labs
  • PublisherDarkDes Labs

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: DarkDes LabsPublisher: DarkDes Labs

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Game overview

Overview

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder comes from DarkDes Labs and is published by DarkDes Labs. It arrived on Steam on Jan 19, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, Steam Cloud, 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

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 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 72% positive across 109 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder is available in 4 languages including:

EnglishRussianGermanUkrainian

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Atom N2800 ( 1.86 GHz Dual core )512 MB RAMIntel GMA 3600 graphics (Integrated)256 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedAMD Athlon II X4 635 ( 2.9 GHz Quad core )1 GB RAMNVidia GeForce GT 240 ( 1Gb )256 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder has sold up to 9,720 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $41,621. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder overview details

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Vzerthos is a 2D isometric old-school techno-fantasy styled Top-Down Shooter. Player's arsenal includes skills of the Thunder God's heir and three types of guns - use them to slice and dice, burn and blow up your enemies! Hero under the player's control must rescue a kidnapped princess Se'Vera from the evil Baron Vakhzon . Not only the guards of Baron attack Vzerthos , but his ally Messenger took his magical powers by order of the Thunder God . Now the heir should return his power, to break into Vakhzon castle and rescue the princess! (Princess is exactly in this castle!) Graphical style According to the canons of the old school - isometric graphics pre-render low-poly models and hand drawn visuals construct a unique graphical style. Comics-cutscenes Game story is told through small and simple comics. Ability to customize the interface for yourself! You can define an individual and user-friendly interface for yourself using a special text file! You can change not only the position of the elements, but also the visual components! Open localization If you notice an error or don't like the translation, you can easily open a text file with localization and replace the text! This will make translation better, or even create a new language for the game!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 72% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameVzerthos: The Heir of Thunder
Steam App ID536450
Typegame
Release dateJan 19, 2017
DeveloperDarkDes Labs
PublisherDarkDes Labs
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Russian, German, Ukrainian
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews79
Negative reviews30
Total reviews109
Positive percent72%
Review typeMostly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime613 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 19, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 June 2024 - 19:05:28 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
The Heir of Thunder!No description
This is Madness!No description
Act INo description
Act IINo description
Act IIINo description
Give me my power back!No description
Do not stand in my way!No description
Broken gearsNo description
A Dragon in the TowerNo description
MeditaNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/536450
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/536450/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/536450
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder

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 Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder?

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:59:42 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 10 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder 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 Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (25%), Italy (25%), Philippines (8.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (21.2%), Italy (15.4%), France (6.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.1%), Italy (17.4%), France (6.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (20.5%), Italy (11.7%), China (8.5%). 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 Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder?

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder currently sits at 72% positive across 109 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 79 positive reviews and 30 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder have?

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder currently has about 1K tracked Steam followers as of 27 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 Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder?

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder is currently listed at $9.99 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

72% positive, 79 positive, 30 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

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

Achievements

64

Platform releases
  • Steam 19 January 2017

DLC and packages

Vzerthos: Heir of ThunderBuy Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder #130726$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Atom N2800 ( 1.86 GHz Dual core ) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Intel GMA 3600 graphics (Integrated) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 256 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 10 Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 635 ( 2.9 GHz Quad core ) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GT 240 ( 1Gb ) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 256 MB available space Additional Notes: (developer's computer)

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