1982 overview

Overview

1982 comes from Binary Zoo and is published by Bit Toys. It arrived on Steam on Jun 28, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, 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

1982's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 00:31:27 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 799 reviews.

Language and system requirements

1982 is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

1982 has sold up to 32,803 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

1982 overview details

1982 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max. The game was created using AppGameKit an easy, quick and powerful game development tool. 1982 GAME MODES Arcade - battle through 50 progressively difficult levels against some familiar early 80's home computer and arcade enemies. Survivor - how many points can you score with only one life? Time Attack - score as many points as you can in 3 mins. Unlimited energy, but each hit reduces your score multiplier POWER-UPS - Kill, Catch or Collect Each power-up has 2 uses, one when collected by the players ship and the other when shot and destroyed. If you catch a power-up before it hits the ground then it's effect is increased. (ie. More energy is regained or lasers, rockets or shield last longer.) A successful catch is indicated by a heart. Kill, Catch or Collect? The 4 types and uses are as follows: 1. Energy Power-ups (green) Kill - creates a large explosion Catch or Collect - restore player energy 2. Laser Power-ups (red) Kill - deploys a temporary horizontally firing laser turret Catch or Collect - grants the player a temporary weapon increase 3. Rockets Power-ups (purple) Kill - deploys a temporary rotating rocket launching turret Catch or Collect - grants player a temporary rocket power-up 4. Shield Power-ups (cyan) Kill - creates a temporary portal that destroys all enemy bullets Catch or Collect - grants the player a temporary shield protecting against all impacts SCORING General Each enemy kill is worth 1 pt x score multiplier. The Score Multiplier is increased by filling th…

SteamPulse editorial summary

1982 is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, Free To Play, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 00:31:27 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Free to PlayRetroPixel GraphicsArcadeActionIndieCasualShooter1980s2DBullet HellSci-fiShoot 'Em UpDifficultSingleplayer

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Support and legal notes

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