Steam market intelligence
Run Build Pew!
73% positive · 568 Steam reviews · released Jun 6, 2022 · by Knight Owl Games
StrategyRogue-liteAction RoguelikeTop-Down ShooterSpaceShoot 'Em UpShooterArcade
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~25,304
(P10–P90: 10,122 – 55,669)
Gross revenue: ~$62,040
($24,817 – $136,489)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Price & value67% positive · 49 mentions
“Seems like a good game, with a very low price, but no fun playing it at all. All missions just impossible to finish even on Normal. I was unable to finish patrol on Hard because I got less than 1fps when late bossess started to spawn. It's…”Not recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 24 h played
Content & longevity53% positive · 45 mentions
“This was one of the first modern "Survivors-like" I ever played. Maybe I have nostalgic glasses because of that but I don't think so - even in hindsight I really enjoyed my time with Run Build Pew! It's got balance issues, sure. Maybe some…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2025 · 12 h played
Difficulty & balance54% positive · 41 mentions
“I'm gonna be honest this game needs a lot of polish and balance. But, somehow, I'm still playing it.”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 21 h played
Gameplay & mechanics54% positive · 28 mentions
“It's cheap, the core gameplay loop is fun. I wish there were a few more options and graphical tweaks - seeing individual parts' remaining HP would be nice - but for three bucks? Man, I got way, way more than three bucks worth of fun out of…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 14 h played
Performance & stability60% positive · 15 mentions
197 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
Top-down
Technology
2D
Setting
SpaceSci-fi
Structure
Procedural
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.