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Actraiser Renaissance

Actraiser Renaissance

Heaven, earth and mankind - Create and destroy everything according to your will! Experience the revival of the '90s classic hit "Actraiser"

Released Sep 23, 2021 Developer Square Enix, Sonic Powered Publisher Square Enix Platforms Windows ActionAction RPGCity Builder2D PlatformerHack and Slash
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.7%positive689 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“Turning Actraiser into a tower defense game was… a choice. I'm going to recommend this with a huge "ehhhhh maybe?" Some other things: the platforming sections aren't nearly as tight control-wise as the original ones. The town planning is significantly different, even if you take…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I enjoyed this for what it was. The new soundtrack alone makes this worth playing. I can't really give it a full thumbs up because the sim building/tower defense mode is such a slog.If they could have cut tha toiling and grinding in half I would be much happier recommending it.…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Action segments are not improved by implementation of a scavenger hunt. First sword swing is now horizontal, rather than an overhead slash, making for more difficulty with flying targets. Bosses are somehow worse, requiring simple attack spam rather than…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:05 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
524-hour peak
977all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 457 avg · Sep 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

41achievements
22.4%median completion
1.0%rarest: Divinity's End
91.5% of players 66.9% of players 62.2% of players 60.7% of players 58.8% of players 49.2% of players 48.4% of players 41.9% of players 41.8% of players 38.2% of players 37.3% of players 34.5% of players 34.5% of players 33.7% of players 33.6% of players 32.1% of players 30.4% of players 24.3% of players 22.6% of players 22.4% of players 22.4% of players 21.4% of players 21.4% of players 18.4% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 16.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.1% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 91.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.5%Wizard Knight, Defeated — Defeat the Centaurus.
66.9%A One Angel Army — Slay 100 monsters with the angel's arrows.
62.2%Baleful Beast, Bested — Defeat the Minotaurus.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Divinity's End — Obtain all achievements in Actraiser Renaissance.
1.2%Heaven's Conqueror — In Special Mode, clear all stages on Divine difficulty.
1.3%A Godly New Record — In Special Mode, achieve a total score of 20,000,000 or higher.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia44.99 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,520 JPY
Brazil159.90 BRL
China198.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$21 Canada China US Australia Brazil UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 09, 2025
Update Content

Minor bugs have been fixed.

May 02, 2022
Content of the First Update

Summary of changes is as follows: - The item and SP potion drop rates during realm management and settlement defense has been increased. - The population requirements to complete certain objectives in

Nov 24, 2021
Nominate Actraiser Renaissance for Steam Awards Outstanding Visual Style

Nominations open November 24 to December 1

Nov 24, 2021
Nominate Actraiser Renaissance for Steam Awards "Most Innovative Gameplay"

Nominations open November 24 to December 1

Sep 23, 2021
Actraiser Renaissance - playing God has never been so satisfying!

Heaven, earth and mankind - Create and destroy everything according to your will! Experience the revival of the '90s classic hit ""Actraiser"" Actraiser combines 2D platforming action (Realm Acts) wit

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Action RPG · City Builder · 2D Platformer · Hack and Slash · 2D · Anime · 1990's · Retro · Base-Building · Story Rich · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese
Achievements41
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/actraiser-renaissance
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: AMD A8-7600, Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R7 240,NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: keyboard, gamepad