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Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

BARRIER X is a indie, action and arcade game developed by Noclip and published by HypeTrain Digital.
Released on May 27th 2016 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 2,319 reviews of which 1,985 were positive and 334 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 0.89€ on Steam with a 70% discount, but you can find it for 0.43€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified BARRIER X into these genres:

Indie Action Arcade Difficult Music Great Soundtrack Colorful Rhythm Singleplayer Casual Family Friendly Adventure Multiplayer Funny 2D Level Editor Side Scroller Platformer Strategy Character Customization

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP or later
  • Processor: 2 GHz processor
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Direct X9.0c compatible
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any soundcard

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
Cheap, but not a bad game
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May 2025
hard game but fun to play and visually good
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April 2025
if you like fast action and good osts, then you will SWOON over this game seriously, i played this a few months after it came out on my phone and then quite literally forgot about it for years until i remembered its soundtrack
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Jan. 2025
BARRIER X Has a total of 5 trading cards.
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Oct. 2024
this might fix crashing on boot 1. type advanced system settings into windows search bar 2. Open advanced system settings 3. Select “Environment Variables” in the “Advanced” tab 4. Select “New…” under “System variables” 5. Input the text below and select “OK” Variable name: OPENSSL_ia32cap Variable value: ~0x200000200000000 If this is done correctly this might fix the crashing it seems to have done it for me needed the fix for another game i was trying to play.
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Frequently Asked Questions

BARRIER X is currently priced at 0.89€ on Steam.

BARRIER X is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 0.89€ on Steam.

BARRIER X received 1,985 positive votes out of a total of 2,319 achieving a rating of 8.21.
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BARRIER X was developed by Noclip and published by HypeTrain Digital.

BARRIER X is playable and fully supported on Windows.

BARRIER X is not playable on MacOS.

BARRIER X is not playable on Linux.

BARRIER X is a single-player game.

BARRIER X does not currently offer any DLC.

BARRIER X does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

BARRIER X supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

BARRIER X is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for BARRIER X.

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BARRIER X
-70% 2.99€ 0.89€ -86% 2.99€ 0.43€
8.2
1,985
334
Game modes
Features
Online players
0
Developer
Noclip
Publisher
HypeTrain Digital
Release 27 May 2016
Platforms
Remote Play
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