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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.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fast-paced arcade combat” (41 of 93 reviews) and “cheap price, worthwhile purchase” (17); the most common complaint is “short, limited content” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Sep 10, 2018 Developer Ludic Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieCyberpunkActionPixel GraphicsGore
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-23)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

95.4%positive2,909 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 93 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 93 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Kill 'Em All , Akane ! 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 get your…”

— 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 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 2026-10-23.

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 8.6% of players 7.9% of players 7.5% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% 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
5.4%THE ACCURACY OF AN AUTOMATA — Unlock the eleventh gadget
5.4%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 2026-10-23 11:42 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
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 Australia UK≈$5.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-30 08-20 09-10 09-30 10-23

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