Startide overview

Swimming Scorpions, MMEU | Sep 8, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC

Action Indie Shoot 'Em Up Shooter Top-Down Shooter Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,058
Revenue (VGI)$6,256
Review score63% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,058
Revenue (VGI)$6,256
Review score63% positive
Total reviews24
Release dateSep 8, 2017
DeveloperSwimming Scorpions, MMEU
PublisherForever Entertainment S. A.

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Swimming Scorpions, MMEU Publisher: Forever Entertainment S. A.

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Game overview

Overview

Startide comes from Swimming Scorpions, MMEU and is published by Forever Entertainment S. A.. It arrived on Steam on Sep 8, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Steam Workshop. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Startide's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 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 63% positive across 24 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Startide is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz	4 GB RAM	nVidia 320M or higher, or Radeon 7000 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher	6 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	OSX 10	Intel Dual Core	4 GB RAM	nVidia GeForce 670, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD7950/R7 370	6 GB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.4	2.0 GHz Processor	4 GB RAM	openGL 2.1 Compatible	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Startide has sold up to 1,058 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,256. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Startide overview details

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

Steam Store description

Startide is the new take on the arcade top-down shooter - play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Explore the uncharted corners of the galaxy, discover its story and test your skills in epic battles against the most feared space dreadnoughts. Gear up your Mech with deadly weapons and traverse through the universe to fight enemy fleets in an arcade top-down shooter style! Every battle is an individual experience - opponents are procedurally generated and will adjust to your progress with their mass and batteries of deadly weapons. Explore the galaxy and disclose its dark secrets in a story mode! Lead the Earth's fleet in a quest to find new source of energy and discover new planets with their inhabitants - join alliances, find powerful artifacts and face the mysterious force that wants to see the universe descent into chaos. Choose your favorite from nine Mecha with different guns and close combat weapons. Then customize it's special skills combo to best suit your gameplay. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey. Test your creations and send them to fight against your friends in an online rank mode!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Startide is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Steam Workshop, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 63% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Startide
Steam App ID	598500
Type	game
Release date	Sep 8, 2017
Developer	Swimming Scorpions, MMEU
Publisher	Forever Entertainment S. A.
Price	$9.99
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Action, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	15
Negative reviews	9
Total reviews	24
Positive percent	63%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 8, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	28 April 2022 - 14:56:20 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC

Overview tags

Action Indie Shoot 'Em Up Shooter Top-Down Shooter Bullet Hell

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Hackerman	No description
Electroshock	No description
To hell and back	No description
Engineer	No description
Hellrain	No description
Reversal	No description
BFG	No description
Time Paradox	No description
Way of the warrior	No description
Trigger Happy	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
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/598500
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/598500/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/598500
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Startide

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 Startide?

Startide's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:12:01 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 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 Startide 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 Startide?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Australia (25%), Canada (25%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34%), Canada (15.5%), Australia (14.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.3%), Canada (16.8%), Australia (16.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.7%), Canada (12.9%), Australia (12.3%). 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 Startide?

Startide currently sits at 63% positive across 24 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 15 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Startide have?

Startide currently has about 207 tracked Steam followers as of 17 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 Startide?

Startide 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

Mixed

63% positive, 15 positive, 9 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 8 September 2017

DLC and packages

StartideBuy Startide #157093$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia 320M or higher, or Radeon 7000 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 6 GB available space

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