Ion Assault
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2009
Platforms
Genres
- shoot 'em up
- shooter game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
- Casual*
- Indie*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 35*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Casual*
- Votes · historical
- 30*
- Arcade*
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Twin Stick Shooter*
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Shoot 'Em Up*
- Votes · historical
- 11*
- Shooter*
- Votes · historical
- 9*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows XP, Vista, 7*
- Processor alternatives
- Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT) DirectX®: DirectX 9*
- Storage
- 150 MB space free Sound: DirectX-compatible soundcard*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Silver*
- Reports
- 11*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Partial*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Coreplay
Publishers
- THQ Nordic
Release history
- 2009-09-23
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2009-09-23 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2009-09-23*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2010*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 8 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Ion Assault*
- Release year
- 2,009*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Coreplay
- Coreplay*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- shooter game
- shooter game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- THQ Nordic
- THQ Nordic*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2009-09-23 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2009-09-23*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 32 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 18*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 150* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Coreplay*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50000 - 100000*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 165* min
- Metacritic score
- 62*
- Name
- Ion Assault*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 58*
- Peak ccu
- 0*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 120*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 2.49*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic*
- Recommendations
- 0*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 17, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Coreplay
- Coreplay*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic
- THQ Nordic*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 252* min
- Ccu
- 0*
- Developer
- Coreplay*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- Historical US original list price
- 999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 121* min
- Name
- Ion Assault*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 58*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50,000 .. 100,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 120*
- Historical US price
- 999* US cents
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic*
- Community tags · historical
- Action*
- Indie*
- Casual*
- Arcade*
- Twin Stick Shooter*
- Shoot 'Em Up*
- Shooter*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Community tags · historical
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Arcade
- Arcade*
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Twin Stick Shooter*
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Shoot 'Em Up*
- Shooter
- Shooter*
- Tags votes
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 35*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Casual
- Votes · historical
- 30*
- Arcade
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Votes · historical
- 11*
- Shooter
- Votes · historical
- 9*
Specifications 5 · 24 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Coreplay*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 62*
- Name
- Ion Assault*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT) DirectX®: DirectX 9 Hard Drive: 150 MB space free Sound: DirectX-compatible soundcard *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $9.99*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 17, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Stats
- Stats*
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Coreplay
- Coreplay*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows XP, Vista, 7*
- Processor alternatives
- Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT) DirectX®: DirectX 9*
- Storage
- 150 MB space free Sound: DirectX-compatible soundcard*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic
- THQ Nordic*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 16 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- partial*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Store genres
- Action|Casual|Indie*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 14,024*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 11*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- silver*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,010*
- Title
- Ion Assault*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Silver*
- Reports
- 11*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
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