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Batsugun

Batsugun

Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!

Released Feb 1, 2024 Developer Bitwave Games, Toaplan Publisher Clear River Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcade2DController
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

97.6%positive123 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Developed by Bitwave Games in collaboration with Toaplan and published by Clear River Games, Batsugun is a carefully restored edition of one of the most celebrated vertical shoot 'em ups from the arcade era. Originally released during the final years of Toaplan's history, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Pretty much the best version of Batsugun/Special around. No noticeable input lag, it has saves, rewinds etc. Otherwise it is still Batsugun Sp. and I still can't get through loop 3 XD.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is a good game. The sp. version in particular feels great to play, and I picked up a 1-ALL today. Many shmups create a cycle of resource management that feels like it always punishes you no matter what, but Batsugun's shield mechanic is incredible. Whenever the shield is up…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

37achievements
10.3%median completion
0.5%rarest: Completion Co-Op 2CC
94.7% of players 82.3% of players 77.6% of players 70.7% of players 57.6% of players 41.8% of players 36.4% of players 35.5% of players 34.8% of players 32.1% of players 26.2% of players 23.9% of players 21.7% of players 20.2% of players 18.7% of players 16.1% of players 12.3% of players 11.0% of players 10.3% of players 10.0% of players 6.4% of players 6.1% of players 5.4% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 94.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.7%First Death — First death of many achieved
82.3%Stage 1 Normal — Complete Stage 1 in the Normal version
77.6%Bomb Hoarder — Pick up 100 bombs
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Completion Co-Op 2CC — Complete the game in Co-Op play using one credit each in either version
0.6%Stage 5 Co-Op 2CC — Complete Stage 5 in Co-Op play using one credit each in either version
1.0%Olisis Special — Finish the game with Olisis in the Special version

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction
Player tagsShoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade · 2D · Controller · Action · Pixel Graphics · Score Attack · Old School · Retro · Combat · 1990's (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space