How many Spareware players are currently online?

There are 1 concurrent players playing Spareware on Steam.

Is Spareware free on Steam?

Spareware is not free to play on Steam.

Is Spareware still good in 2026?

Spareware is currently rated as Mostly Positive in the Steam Store based on a total of 29 reviews — an overall 72% positive review rating.

Who created Spareware?

Spareware was developed by Rusto, published by Rusto, and released on 10/10/2016.

Can you play Spareware on Windows?

Spareware is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Can you play Spareware on Mac?

Spareware is not playable on Mac OS.

Can you play Spareware on Linux?

Spareware is not playable on Linux.

Spareware

Mow your way through waves of humans to save mankind from itself in a shooter with roguelike elements for 1 to 4 players. Build up your robot from spare parts and traverse the cities of the future unlocking new equipment and abilities as you go.

Release Date:
10/10/2016
Developer:
Rusto
Publisher:
Rusto
Last Updated:
4/25/2026
Steam App Id:
530740

Spareware

1 Players In-Game

Player Score

Platforms

Windows
Mac
Linux

Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count

At the moment, Spareware has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 9 players achieved on 9/26/2024.

1 Players In-Game

9 All-Time Peak

Player Score

Spareware Review

Spareware has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 72 / 100. This score is calculated from 29 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 21 positive reviews, 8 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.

Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Spareware using the chart below.

About Spareware

Spareware is an Indie, and Action game developed by Rusto. On 10/10/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by Rusto.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

According to Steam’s category system, Spareware supports the following features:

Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Full controller support
Single-player
Family Sharing
PvP
Co-op
Shared/Split Screen
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Steam Trading Cards
Remote Play Together
Multi-player
Remote Play on TV
Shared/Split Screen Co-op

From the Steam community, Spareware has been tagged with the following user tags:

Action Roguelike
Roguelite
Shooter
Top-Down Shooter
Indie
Action
Robots

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Spareware and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

More Steam Charts

Track historical trends for Spareware community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 242 followers in its community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Soures & References

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Spareware data has been sourced from:

Valve Corporation. (2026, April 25). Spareware on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/530740
Valve Corporation. (2026, April 25). Spareware. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/530740
Rusto. (2023, July 13). Spareware. Spareware. http://www.rustogames.com

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