How many people are playing Gearbits right now?

Gearbits has 2 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 2 and an all-time peak of 35 on Oct 2024.

What is the all-time peak player count of Gearbits?

35 concurrent players on Oct 2024.

When was Gearbits released on Steam?

Gearbits was released on Steam on 10 Oct 2023.

Gearbits

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Game update10 Apr 2025Patch 10.4.Added the option for automatic look sensitivity. · Improved projectile collision detection. · Added the option to change the base appearance. The automatic look sensitivity is something I experimented with for the upcoming switch port. Basically, the aim sensitivity gets lower, when a valid target is near the crosshair. You can set the sensitivity with a slider going from 10% to 100%. With 100%…Game update16 Mar 2025

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29 Mar 2024, 11:29 UTC	Game update	1.0.9 patch Changes: · "How to play" section now displays some hints. · "Easy mode" becomes available if the mission is failed twice in a row. I made these changes after noticing that some players really struggled with the game. The hints give tips on things that some players might have overlooked. Easy mode doubles the players HP and damage output on equipped weapons. It's optional and the only punishment…	13893526
28 Oct 2023, 12:14 UTC	Game update	1.0.5 patch vsync is no longer just a toggle. It now has options for "60 FPS" (Previously called "ON") "30 FPS" and "OFF" · Fixed a bug where some options were reset if the main menu was loaded a second time and the game was saved after. Adding the option to turn vsync off caused some problems. Mostly because anyone who had a save file made before v1.0.4 had it turned OFF automatically when loading the new…	12560639
25 Oct 2023, 17:58 UTC	Game update	1.0.4 patch I made some requested changes. · Added the option to toggle Vsync. · The volume of UI sound effects can now be adjusted. Update: if you have a save file made before the patch was uploaded, Vsync is toggled OFF by default. If you're experiencing problems, try setting Vsync ON and saving the game.	12534335
21 Oct 2023, 06:17 UTC	Game update	1.0.3 patch I uploaded a small patch. Here's whats new for version 1.0.3. · Enemy respawns in mission 17 now have a three second delay. · Bugs, enemy drones and resupply drones now rotate to match the terrain. A lot of people have voiced their criticism of the respawn rate in mission 17. It's clear that a lot of people find the mission frustrating and I don't want that, so I'm making this change. My origin…	12497364
14 Oct 2023, 18:50 UTC	Game update	Wave mode is coming! Hello everyone. I’ve been working like crazy for the last few days to get the new game mode done. The wave mode has been requested by many players and after thinking about how to implement it, I decided to add it to the game. I’ve been making good progress on the new game mode. It’s already complete! Well, sort of. I’ve uploaded two patches, where I was trying to rush to fix a small problem, an…	—
13 Oct 2023, 17:51 UTC	Game update	1.0.1 patch Hello, I've uploaded a little patch for today. It's got some features that were requested by players. - Hover and flight modes now have distinct beeps when switching between them. - Friendly fire has been disabled. The biggest changes that come with this patch are modification to game systems that are needed for the wave survival mode. That's right, the wave mode is coming! But because I messed…	12436333

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29 Mar 2024, 11:29 UTC

Game update

1.0.9 patch

Changes: · "How to play" section now displays some hints. · "Easy mode" becomes available if the mission is failed twice in a row. I made these changes after noticing that some players really struggled with the game. The hints give tips on things that some players might have overlooked. Easy mode doubles the players HP and damage output on equipped weapons. It's optional and the only punishment…

13893526

28 Oct 2023, 12:14 UTC

Game update

1.0.5 patch

vsync is no longer just a toggle. It now has options for "60 FPS" (Previously called "ON") "30 FPS" and "OFF" · Fixed a bug where some options were reset if the main menu was loaded a second time and the game was saved after. Adding the option to turn vsync off caused some problems. Mostly because anyone who had a save file made before v1.0.4 had it turned OFF automatically when loading the new…

12560639

25 Oct 2023, 17:58 UTC

Game update

1.0.4 patch

I made some requested changes. · Added the option to toggle Vsync. · The volume of UI sound effects can now be adjusted. Update: if you have a save file made before the patch was uploaded, Vsync is toggled OFF by default. If you're experiencing problems, try setting Vsync ON and saving the game.

12534335

21 Oct 2023, 06:17 UTC

Game update

1.0.3 patch

I uploaded a small patch. Here's whats new for version 1.0.3. · Enemy respawns in mission 17 now have a three second delay. · Bugs, enemy drones and resupply drones now rotate to match the terrain. A lot of people have voiced their criticism of the respawn rate in mission 17. It's clear that a lot of people find the mission frustrating and I don't want that, so I'm making this change. My origin…

12497364

14 Oct 2023, 18:50 UTC

Game update

Wave mode is coming!

Hello everyone. I’ve been working like crazy for the last few days to get the new game mode done. The wave mode has been requested by many players and after thinking about how to implement it, I decided to add it to the game. I’ve been making good progress on the new game mode. It’s already complete! Well, sort of. I’ve uploaded two patches, where I was trying to rush to fix a small problem, an…

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13 Oct 2023, 17:51 UTC

Game update

1.0.1 patch

Hello, I've uploaded a little patch for today. It's got some features that were requested by players. - Hover and flight modes now have distinct beeps when switching between them. - Friendly fire has been disabled. The biggest changes that come with this patch are modification to game systems that are needed for the wave survival mode. That's right, the wave mode is coming! But because I messed…

12436333