Bit Blaster XL’s appeal is its immediate arcade rhythm: the ship never stops moving, leaving you to dodge, collect power-ups and chase another high score. At the current recorded low of ≈ $0.29 from Kinguin, it suits players after short solo runs and replayable challenges. The Steam PC version also has full controller support, making it easy to settle into its focused score-chasing loop.At $1.99 from Kinguin, the arcade score chase is ready to play, with Simplified Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Portuguese-Brazil covering the confirmed interface languages.
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01About Bit Blaster XL
Bit Blaster XL is a fast shoot ’em up shaped by classic arcade games. Your ship never stops moving, so turning, boosting and braking are vital for dodging enemies while weapons fire automatically. Gather ammunition and power-ups, earn coins for new ships, and pursue a higher score in endless survival mode.Steam players rate the game 96%% positive across 5,496 reviews.
$0.332026-07-30 · KKinguinBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-26
02Before you buy
Play
The Steam PC version has single-player, full controller support and Steam Cloud.
Languages
The interface includes English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Simplified Chinese and Spanish, among other listed languages.
03Frequently asked questions
How does movement work?
Your ship never stops moving. Turn, boost and brake to evade enemies while firing happens automatically.
What can I unlock?
Coins unlock ships with different speed, fire-rate and shield attributes.
Is there an endless mode?
Yes. Endless survival mode is built around staying alive and chasing a higher score.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviews
Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
[This is original review / a downvote]
I just don't like the idea only Turn Left & Turn Right to control movement in this kind of game. I want more control over my ship, like 4 directions for example.
[This is new review / upvote]
On original review, I was not talked about the part that I'm using laptop keyboard to play the game which is not supposed to be.
And just few hours, Creator of this one contacted me and give advice to use controller instead, and we talked about more option (like keyboard) to control your ship, which is very nice.
With the charming of this game, and customer support alone is already worth an Up vote. Hope to see keyboard support in near future!Show moreShow less
0.2 hours at review140 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Changing my review to Not Recommend, after arguing with another reviewer about the music. He said the music was good, and I was shocked since there was only a bit of melody played over and over. I kept thinking about this, and I realized there is not a lot to like about this game, except that it is inexpensive and it works. But is that the bar that must be met for me to RECOMMEND this game? I certainly would not recommend this game to a friend. After playing this for thirty seconds, I was pretty well bored with it, and while I will certainly play it again, I would not recommend anyone get it.
Let's compare it to another asteroid clone called Maelstrom on the Macintosh computer that totally blew me away, in 1995. When I first played Maelstrom, I could not get away from the keyboard for hours. I looked forward to playing it over and over. And yet the two games are so similar, with ship upgrades, a race for higher scores, rotating and thrusting for movement... Now here it is twenty years later, and what does Bit Blaster have that Maelstrom doesn't? Plus, Maelstrom was released as free software, so you can download it even before you finish reading this review.
I am fairly certain that the majority of reviewers would be spitting mad if they had purchased the Bit Blaster game for the ten dollars that most light steam games have for a price. I do not think the overwhelming positive reviews are a good reflection of the quality of this game, except that people have very low expectations when they are getting what they see as a bargain. (And my sympathies in advance to the game author, who no doubt will read this and try to respond, as I have seen him do to other negative reviews. I do understand you put a good faith effort into creating, pricing, and supporting this game.) In hopes of being balanced here, I want to point out that there is a nine MP3 track DLC that unlocks at no cost. It is chiptune music. I initially did not notice it, and it may be interesting for people still considering a purchase.Show moreShow less
0.2 hours at review16 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
7/10.Show moreShow less
3.1 hours at review90 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
It's cheap, yeah. That's the main thing everyone seems to say in this game's favor. "Well, it didn't cost me anyhting!"
I wanted to like this game but found it simplistic, unenjoyably limited, and lacking strategy. The game artificially limits you in ways that games like Asteroids (yeah, that one, from the 1980s) doesn't. Let that sink in for a moment.
In this game, you are constantly moving forward. You cant stop or vary your speed below the minimum threshold of thrust/velocity. The only thing you can do is boost to further speed up, but once you unlock the 2nd ship, it's already too fast even without boost.
This causes a problem with another limitation that Asteroids didn't have - in Bit Blaster, if you touch the edges of the screen, you die instantly, rather than wrapping around to the other side (you know, a feature that is actually fun).
Finally, in this game you are forced to constantly shoot at an automated rate, which removes all strategy from aiming and placing precise shots, and is further compounded by the fact that ammo is severely limited and once you run out, you literally cant fire at anything until you pick up more ammo, which drops as loot from things that you destroy (see the catch 22?).
I guess other people like those features but to me they are pointless limitations that ruin any sense of strategy or fun. This game forces you to play by its rules at all times, in direct contravention to the established rules of this genre since basically the beginning of video game time. Sorry, but I didn't like it and do not recommend it.Show moreShow less
0.1 hours at review14 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
I really do like Bit Blaster XL
I like this old school styled shooter so much, I would love to see a sequel to it? *hint* As of this review I see that it is currently on sale at only £0.39, just 39p. BUY IT!
Even though I have all the achievements, I still play this game frequently as my sort of Quick Launch Game to gauge whether I am in the mood to play any other games, if you follow me. See, sometimes I put on GTA V and by the time it takes to load, then load online mode and then to get into a match lobby, I have lost all desire to live play it.
This game helps me to just boost up Steam and launch into it and be gaming within 20 seconds. A few hours later, I realise I am still playing it.
So then... About that sequel?Show moreShow less
23.7 hours at review75 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I can't see why this has so many positive reviews and so few negative ones. Rather than being comparable to arcade classics like Asteroid and Space Invaders, it's a pretty average free-to-play mobile game, like an uninspired Tilt To Live clone, up on Steam for some reason.
The good: Responsive, not buggy, there's a game here with an element of skill. Graphics and sfx are simple, but appealing. Seems well-programmed and highly compatible. Occupies your attention if you need to kill time.
The bad: Unoriginal. Slow, dull start. Awkward control scheme, without enjoyable movement physics (space-themed graphics, but drives like a car). Success seems more based on randomness than skill, due to random power ups and enemies. No real depth. Skinner-box unlockables. Music is an earworm that gets old fast.
Bottom line: It's not like it's crushingly terrible, and it's certainly not expensive, but why spend time playing this with so many other options?Show moreShow less
0.4 hours at review11 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Better than No Mans sky and 1/60th the price.Show moreShow less
5.6 hours at review70 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
If so just play Super Bit Blaster XL which is an improvement to this game.Show moreShow less
4.8 hours at review10 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Asteroids with powerups and upgrades. Delivers the goods for the price.
Sweet game for arcade/high-score enthusiasts.Show moreShow less
4.2 hours at review62 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
This will be a contrarian negative review in a seas of positive reviews, but I just didn't find the game all that fun. The controls/movement felt a little jank, and I didn't find the gameplay loop awfully appealing. Maybe a more modern fleshed out version of the game would resonate better with me.
However, the pricing of the game is very cheap and comes with achievements + trading cards... so if you want to give it a try, by all means.Show moreShow less
1 hours at review9 people found this helpful
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.
