# HellStar Squadron

Summer DB entity ID: e8b0977b\-20f6\-45d2\-b609\-1411912c0275

Steam App ID: 843740

The year is 207X AD\. The galactic government entity known as Paradise is  at threat from a terrifying, demonic rebellion\! Join the  HellStar Squadron   on this epic adventure as you dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the  demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro\-inspired arcade shoot 'em  up/bullet hell experience\!     Three playable characters/ships to commandeer\!   Eight cosmic stages to blast your way through\!   Big bosses with heaps of bullets and explosions\!   Retro arcade experience including CRT shader and TATE mode options\!   A jammin' chiptune soundtrack\!   The galaxy needs you\. The HellStar Squadron awaits\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: CosmicCrystal Games

- Publisher: CosmicCrystal Games

- Release date: May 7, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/843740/ss\_cc2ce05d1ea326b3a8c165c75ed6cde32ea230ce\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1525854147, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/843740/ss\_db7bd404eae11df43d63f51f055c6f28781dcccd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1525854147, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/843740/ss\_04fe186f564fad75dd16a252f54e87eadd1defef\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1525854147, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/843740/ss\_1c6bed3c3843487152a0f5442799015afb1bffd5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1525854147, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/843740/ss\_8d17db14406bceebd468bde8894c3895c62cd6b9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1525854147, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/843740/ss\_77faa0456bceadb8285831323d00f4b223288ea3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1525854147

- Price: 199 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 26

- Steam positive reviews: 22

- Steam negative reviews: 4

- Steam positive percentage: 84.61538461538461%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/e8b0977b-20f6-45d2-b609-1411912c0275/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/e8b0977b-20f6-45d2-b609-1411912c0275/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T12:45:38\.802451\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T12:45:40\.635346\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T12:45:39\.817431\+00:00

Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/843740/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/843740/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=843740","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/843740"\},"price":"2026\-09\-23T12:45:38\.802451\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-23T12:45:38\.802451\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-23T12:45:40\.635346\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-23T12:45:39\.817431\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"82ca254a\-030c\-4e31\-8515\-ae48398aa557","catalog":"5c072d6d\-816a\-4053\-bf2e\-36c42b4bc9c5","details":"722b5b3c\-46c5\-431f\-bc6d\-ad88c1b85176","players":"55e8541b\-9a02\-499c\-bd93\-4cf56ab57114","reviews":"a7f61ba1\-8dd0\-46d4\-8fc8\-a8b477345240"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\}

Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"e8b0977b\-20f6\-45d2\-b609\-1411912c0275","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\}

Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/843740/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/e8b0977b-20f6-45d2-b609-1411912c0275)