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Danmaku Unlimited 3
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Great game overall, stages encourage you to work out good routes in order to maximize chaining and score. The bosses are interesting and engaging aside from a couple odd patterns, and the difficulty ramps nicely. Can't say enough good things about the music, but if you're not…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Very good danmaku with some features that made it different from the huge pool of games of the genre, like the chance to see the shape of your ship when you are into mist/lights/explosions etc.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“love the danmaku unlimited series. cant stop playing it lol i bought the 2nd one n have 4 on my wish list i messaged the creator on X asking if they plan on doing the 1st danmaku for steam ect where its on iphone only. i would love for them to do so so that i will be able to…”
— a player, Steam review · 102 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 22:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
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Update notes for V.1.0.9
Minor updates in the shader code which allows for Steam Deck compatibility. (Previously the beta branch build)
Version 1.0.8
Hi everyone, here are the changes in this patch: Added additional story elements on stage 4 that allow players to choose the normal or TLB route when the TLB conditions have been met. Added the abilit
Version 1.0.8
Hi everyone, here are the changes in this patch: Added additional story elements on stage 4 that allow players to choose the normal or TLB route when the TLB conditions have been met. Added the abilit
Version 1.0.6 Live
This patch should fix the compatibility issues with Xbox fight sticks. Please turn on "fight sticks mode" in the Control/Other settings screen if you are having issues using your fight stick with the
Version 1.0.6 Live
This patch should fix the compatibility issues with Xbox fight sticks. Please turn on "fight sticks mode" in the Control/Other settings screen if you are having issues using your fight stick with the
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Bullet Hell · Action · Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Sci-fi · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://doragongames.com/danmaku3/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 9400M, AMD HD6310, Intel HD Graphics or better Storage: 500 MB available space