DRAINUS
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:5/22/2022
- Franchise:WhySoSerious,inc
- Developers:
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:3/13/2025
- Steam App Id:1975360
DRAINUS
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, DRAINUS has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 95% lower than its previous all-time peak of 19 players achieved on 3/17/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for DRAINUS. It has received a total of 945 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 90 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for DRAINUS. Right now, it costs $14.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for DRAINUS and its growth over time. It currently has 3,806 followers on its community page.
About DRAINUS
DRAINUS is an Indie, and Action game developed by WSS playground, and Team Ladybug. On 5/22/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by PLAYISM, and WSS playground.
Players have rated DRAINUS as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 945 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 909 positive reviews and 36 negative reviews — an overall 96% positive review rating. Additionally, DRAINUS has earned a metascore of 81 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. It can also be purchased through Team Ladybug Bundle and DRAINUS Bundle which give a discount off its base price.
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 13 languanges in-game including Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified), French, and Italian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, DRAINUS supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Partial Controller Support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, DRAINUS has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Side Scroller
- Pixel Graphics
- Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Arcade
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for DRAINUS and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
DRAINUS is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DRAINUS Original Soundtrack | Music | 5/22/2022 | View |
Related Bundles
DRAINUS is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Team Ladybug Bundle | 4 | 4 | $65.66 | View |
 | DRAINUS Bundle | 2 | 2 | $20.68 | View |
Related Packages
DRAINUS is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
DRAINUS is available in 13 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Thai | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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DRAINUS data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). DRAINUS on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1975360
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). DRAINUS. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1975360
- Metacritic. (2025, March 13). DRAINUS for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/drainus
- WSS playground. (2023, July 7). DRAINUS. DRAINUS. https://playism.com/game/drainus/