The Neon Boy overview

Shenshella | Jul 2, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC

Action Adventure Casual Indie Massively Multiplayer Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,352
Revenue (VGI)$4,785
Review score90% positive

The Neon Boy dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,352
Revenue (VGI)$4,785
Review score90% positive
Total reviews41
Release dateJul 2, 2018
DeveloperShenshella
PublisherShenshella

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

Company pages: Developer: Shenshella Publisher: Shenshella

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Game overview

Overview

The Neon Boy comes from Shenshella and is published by Shenshella. It arrived on Steam on Jul 2, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Steam Leaderboards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Neon Boy's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 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 90% positive across 41 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Neon Boy is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishRussianFrenchGermanSimplified Chinese

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Dual-core Intel or AMD, 2.3 GHz or faster	512 MB RAM	DirectX 10 compatible graphics card	400 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Neon Boy has sold up to 1,352 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,785. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Neon Boy overview details

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

Steam Store description

The Neon Boy is a hardcore, dynamic platformer, just like good old games. Play as a lovable one-eyed boy who's been kidnapped by evil scientists and trapped in danger neon world. Visit different mysterious locations. Complete all 80 main levels. Earn more than 16 uneasy achievements. Collect artifacts to open bonus location with extra levels. You should do anything to help the boy to survive and come back home. Features: 80 main levels, 4 locations Great music straight from the 80s with a new sound by RetroWave More than 16 Steam achievements Hidden levels which are worth trying to unlock them all Steam Leaderboard – compete with other players for the best time! Play with keyboard or gamepad Multiplayer

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Neon Boy is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Steam Leaderboards, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Neon Boy
Steam App ID	872580
Type	game
Release date	Jul 2, 2018
Developer	Shenshella
Publisher	Shenshella
Price	$1.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	37
Negative reviews	4
Total reviews	41
Positive percent	90%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	371 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jul 2, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	9 October 2018 - 09:56:02 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Casual Action Adventure Massively Multiplayer Platformer 2D Difficult

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Experimental	No description
Savage	No description
Steel	No description
Avenger	No description
Pixel	No description
Oh, what is it?	No description
Stargazer	No description
Record-breaker!	No description
This is Awesome	No description
First Steps	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/872580
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/872580/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/872580
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Neon Boy

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 The Neon Boy?

The Neon Boy's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 13:21:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 6 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Neon Boy growing or declining recently?

October 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 September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Neon Boy?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (40%), Russia (40%), Afghanistan (20%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.7%), Russia (25.1%), Afghanistan (12.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.7%), Russia (29%), Afghanistan (12.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.3%), Russia (21.5%), Afghanistan (9.4%). 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 The Neon Boy?

The Neon Boy currently sits at 90% positive across 41 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 37 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Neon Boy have?

The Neon Boy currently has about 82 tracked Steam followers as of 6 June 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 The Neon Boy?

The Neon Boy is currently listed at $1.99 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

Positive

90% positive, 37 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Full controller support

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 2 July 2018

DLC and packages

The Neon BoyBuy The Neon Boy #275829$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual-core Intel or AMD, 2.3 GHz or faster Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 400 MB available space

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