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Akane

Akane

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Released Sep 10, 2018 Developer Ludic Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieCyberpunkActionPixel GraphicsGore
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

95.4%positive2,908 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“[h1] Kill 'Em All , Akane ![/h1] [b] This wonderful little indie game (Akane) is an arcade arena slasher/shooter. Your goals are simple - you need to kill as many enemies as possible (101 (1 being a boss) in each "level/stage" to be precise) in order to fullfill your destiny and…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Sekopää akka heilumassa miekan kanssa Japanin yössä.”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great game, sometimes you just wanna listen to music and play a fast-paced game without thinking about anything except the action, Akane is just perfect for that. Fairly simple but very fast, with a cool art style and a bit of story. only took about 5 hours to 100%, and it left…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-04 via SteamCharts.

115all-time peak
0 25 50 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 28 avg · Sep 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

35achievements
11.6%median completion
5.1%rarest: AKANE
58.8% of players 58.1% of players 56.7% of players 55.9% of players 43.3% of players 42.6% of players 39.4% of players 32.1% of players 31.1% of players 27.8% of players 27.7% of players 25.0% of players 21.5% of players 19.3% of players 17.2% of players 15.0% of players 12.0% of players 11.6% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 9.0% of players 8.5% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 58.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.8%+5 IN DEXTERITY — Unlock the first gadget
58.1%FIGHTING WITH STYLE — Unlock the second cigarette
56.7%SONS OF THE BATTLE CRY — Unlock the second katana
Rarest badges of honor
5.1%AKANE — Hidden achievement
5.3%THE ACCURACY OF AN AUTOMATA — Unlock the eleventh gadget
5.3%SAMURAI GADGET — Unlock all gadgets

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$2.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-03
US4.99 USD
EU3.99 EUR
UK3.99 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada5.69 CAD
Japan520 JPY
Brazil6.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$1.4 China Japan Canada EU US UK Australia≈$5.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-21 08-01 08-13 08-24 09-05

Latest official news

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

Dec 05, 2018
Akane Soundtrack Available!!

Now you can buy and download all Akane musics!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/989170/Akane_SoundTrack/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32998624/62557e4e30ebd7d8

Nov 25, 2018
PATCH 1.0.5 NOTES

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32998624/62557e4e30ebd7d8af923e90c322febf1b1ff132.jpg NEW SOUNDTRACKS: -8 new tracks added BUG FIXED -Tutorial bug fixed GENERAL UPDA

Oct 22, 2018
PATCH 1.0.4

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32998624/59af42c517c7b42a12e2f3c529f1bc406188a843.png KEYBOARD REMAPPING: Keyboard Remapping available. GENERAL UPDATES: Due to the l

Oct 10, 2018
Cards, Badges, Backgrounds and Emoticons are finally available!!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32998624/b4612fd5c01e2d885916699a6d9496fac09a58cb.png Here are some examples of badges and emoticons. Hope you all like it.

Oct 09, 2018
Patch 1.0.3

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32998624/e8626ee0b865e7db42e8765d86a58b577e21f1a7.jpg BUGS FIXED: -Gear menu : items model overlapping each other. -Game unpausable a

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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Cyberpunk · Action · Pixel Graphics · Gore · Violent · Female Protagonist · Hack and Slash · Casual · Arcade · 2D · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Official sitehttp://ludic-studios.com/Akane.html
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Audio Additional Notes: Minimum Resolution: 1280 x 720