HyperParasite
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
- Price:$17.99
- Release Date:4/3/2020
- Developer:Troglobytes Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:1/4/2025
- Steam App Id:838110
HyperParasite
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, HyperParasite has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 92% lower than its previous all-time peak of 13 players achieved on 6/7/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for HyperParasite. It has received a total of 147 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 76 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for HyperParasite and its growth over time. It currently has 1,740 followers on its community page.
HyperParasite Price
HyperParasite costs $17.99 in the Steam store as of 1/4/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for HyperParasite.
About HyperParasite
HyperParasite is an Indie, Action, and Adventure game developed by Troglobytes Games. On 4/3/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by Hound Picked Games, and Nicalis, Inc.
Players have rated HyperParasite as "Very Positive" out of 147 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 123 positive reviews and 24 negative reviews — an overall 84% positive review rating. Additionally, HyperParasite has earned a metascore of 71 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, Italian, German, Polish, and Portuguese. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, HyperParasite supports the following features:
- Co-op
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
- Shared/Split Screen
From the Steam community, HyperParasite has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Roguelike
- Difficult
- Loot
- Procedural Generation
- Dungeon Crawler
- Multiplayer
- Dark
- Roguelite
- Pixel Graphics
- Shooter
- Perma Death
- Retro
- Old School
- Twin Stick Shooter
- 1980s
- Funny
- Sci-fi
- Top-Down
- Local Co-Op
- Action
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for HyperParasite and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
HyperParasite is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HyperParasite Soundtrack | Music | 4/3/2020 | View |
Related Packages
HyperParasite is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| HyperParasite | $8.99 | View |
Supported Languages
HyperParasite is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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HyperParasite data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 4). HyperParasite on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/838110
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 4). HyperParasite. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/838110
- Metacritic. (2025, January 4). HyperParasite for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hyperparasite
- Troglobytes Games. (2023, July 10). HyperParasite. HyperParasite. http://www.hyperparasite.com