PewPew Live
A twin-stick arcade shooter focused on chasing high scores
Jean-François Geyelin · Released Sep 10, 2022
As of Oct 28, 2026: Third-party account required
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 93
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 months ago
- Jul 26, 2026
What is PewPew Live?
This top-down shooter uses retro vector graphics across built-in and player-made levels. You pilot a ship and shoot enemies solo or in two-player co-op online or over LAN, unlocking ships, bullets, and trails. Online leaderboard entries include replays.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast-paced movement and dodging heavy enemy fire
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slow combat and visually quiet screens
What players say
91% of 93 reviews are positive
Players praise the challenging shooting and appreciate that it is free. Some compare it favorably to Geometry Wars. A reviewer objects to being asked to register after playing.
Screenshots and trailer
PewPew Live system requirements
Minimum: anything, 0.3 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run PewPew Live?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- any 64 bit x86 processor
- Graphics
- anything
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 20 MB available space
- Notes
- Game should run on potatoes
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- any 64 bit x86 processor
- Graphics
- a GPU made in the last 10 years
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 50 MB available space
Does PewPew Live have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.
Does PewPew Live run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- PewPew Live account
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Turkish, Lithuanian, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Filipino, Georgian, Indonesian, Hungarian.
Does PewPew Live 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
Tags
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Shooter
- Action
- Arcade
- Top-Down
- Abstract
- Minimalist
- Stylized
- Moddable
- Score Attack
- Retro
- Co-op
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
Recent updates
- Jul 26, 2026 · PPL Update! v0.9.250
- Jul 19, 2024 · PPL Update! v0.9.189
- Apr 22, 2024 · PewPew Live Update!
- Sep 7, 2023 · Era 2 Update
- Sep 12, 2022 · 0.6.131