Impaler Gold

First-person arena shooting with spikes for combat and aerial movement

Apptivus · Published by Retrovibe · Released Dec 6, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 521
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Dec 6, 2024
Minimum PC: HD (Haswell); 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Impaler Gold?

A single-player arena shooter with retro pixel art and a dark-fantasy setting. You fight through a 20-stage campaign, unlocking weapons and combining upgrades as you work toward defeating the Skull King. Collectathon mode instead has 13 timed stages where you navigate changing arenas and use height to finish faster.

For you if...

+you enjoy short games that take practice to master
+you like competing for high scores on leaderboards

Not for you if...

−you want an exploration-focused shooter rather than arena battles

What players say

92% of 521 reviews are positive

Players praise the combat and weapon unlocks. Common complaints focus on repetitive arenas and limited content, with combat balance also drawing criticism.

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Impaler Gold system requirements

Minimum: HD (Haswell), 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core G3220
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does Impaler Gold have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Impaler Gold run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 23
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Impaler Gold use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam