SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop overview

Reactive Drop Team | Apr 20, 2017 | game

Released

144players observed · 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC

ActionFree To PlayTwin Stick ShooterPvETop-Down ShooterSteam Store

  • Latest observed players144 · 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak9,335
  • Units sold (VGI)3,400,000
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score95% positive

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players144 · 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak9,335
  • Units sold (VGI)3,400,000
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score95% positive
  • Total reviews23,785
  • Release dateApr 20, 2017
  • DeveloperReactive Drop Team
  • PublisherReactive Drop Team

Genres: Action, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Reactive Drop TeamPublisher: Reactive Drop Team

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop comes from Reactive Drop Team and is published by Reactive Drop Team. It arrived on Steam on Apr 20, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 144 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC, with a tracked peak near 9,335. 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 23,785 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is available in 14 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainKoreanPortuguese - PortugalRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseUkrainianVietnameseJapanesePortuguese - Brazil languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedPentium 4 or newer2 GB RAMDirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0b. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better7 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop has sold up to 3,400,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 1 streamers are live with around 1 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop overview details

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop extends Alien Swarm, bringing more of everything: maps, aliens, game modes, guns... And most importantly Steam Workshop support. Tactical co-op for up to 8 players with a top-down perspective Steam Workshop support for community maps and challenges New co-operative campaigns Challenges: Modifications of the game, just like Mutations in Left 4 Dead 2 PvP: Deathmatch, Gun Game, Instagib, and Team Deathmatch Singleplayer: Play with improved bots on all our official maps New Aliens: HL2 antlion guards and more New Weapons: Bulldog, Devastator, and Combat Rifle, with more to come Over 100 Steam achievements Leaderboards: compete with your friends for the fastest mission completion Improved spectating: see hacking minigames and mouse movements in real time

SteamPulse editorial summary

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, and is associated with Action and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 144 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC, a tracked peak of 9,335, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameAlien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Steam App ID563560
Typegame
Release dateApr 20, 2017
DeveloperReactive Drop Team
PublisherReactive Drop Team
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Free To Play
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Steam Input API Support, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Includes Source SDK, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players144 · 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak9,335
Positive reviews22,570
Negative reviews1,215
Total reviews23,785
Positive percent95%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 20, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)20 April 2026 - 01:48:42 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC

Content descriptors

The main gameplay loop is using weapons to kill alien bugs. Aliens explode into blood and gore when killed. Bloodied human corpses can be found in some missions, but there is no graphic human dismemberment. Friendly fire with explosives can cause marines to break apart into cartoon "gibs". Profanity such as "shit" is used in voiced dialogue. Strong language is also used in some optional written content. Photosensitivity warning: There are some community-made missions that use a strobe light effect.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Clear FiringNo description
Short Controlled BurstsNo description
Shield DownNo description
Blast RadiusNo description
SharpshooterNo description
PerfectNo description
Scrambled EggsNo description
Bug StomperNo description
Parasite PuncherNo description
Close EncountersNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2017 Reactive Drop Team Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is a fan continuation of Valve's Alien Swarm (2010). Reactive Drop Team is a group of volunteers and is not affiliated with Valve. We're just big fans. © 2010 Valve Corporation. All rights reserved. Valve, Alien Swarm, the Alien Swarm logo, Source and the Source logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the United States, and other countries.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/563560
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/563560/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/563560
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

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 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop?

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop's latest SteamPulse observation records 144 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:08:43 UTC, with a tracked peak of 9,335 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 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 180 players; the highest observed daily value is 331 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 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (25.8%), United Kingdom (5.4%), Canada (4.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.2%), United Kingdom (5.1%), Germany (4.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.7%), United Kingdom (5.3%), Germany (4.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.7%), China (5.3%), United Kingdom (5.1%). 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 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop?

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop currently sits at 95% positive across 23,785 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 22,570 positive reviews and 1,215 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop have?

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop currently has about 97.8K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 1 live viewers across 1 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop?

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop 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

95% positive, 22,570 positive, 1,215 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op

Achievements

198

Platform releases
  • Steam 20 April 2017

DLC and packages

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop - Commercial License (Free) - FreeBuy Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop #1470275Free

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP or above Processor: Pentium 4 or newer Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0b. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better DirectX: Version 9.0b Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Additional Notes: Disk space requirement depends on installed Workshop addons.

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
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