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Gurei
An unforgiving game with precise combat. Fight challenging bosses in any order, acquire their unique powers, and succeed on your own terms.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“(Ignore the playtime, I was one of the playtesters and have a few hundred hours in total) It's always refreshing to see unique spins on well-established genres. The premise of the game is very straightforward: You enter each boss arena, defeat them to unlock their power and the…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I give this game a tentative recommendation. I'm going to be frank, about 95% players will be unable to beat this game. I myself have resolved not to because it's simply not worth the hassle. It's a boss rush game with a novel enough concept. You can fight the ten bosses in any…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“TLDR: Fantastic game that puts a refreshing twist on the boss rush genre. If you are new to the genre you should beware that these are difficult games. What is this game? -There are 10 (or more?) bosses. I have not beat the game yet. It starts out very easy and gets much harder.…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-25.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Gurei Original Soundtrack Is Out Now!
Dear Players, The original soundtrack for Gurei is now available on Steam! Composed by Santi Castillo , the soundtrack features 17 original tracks with a total runtime of approximately 27 minutes . Fr
Gurei Launches Today!
Dear Players, Thank you so much for checking out our game! We’re delighted to invite you into the world of Gurei today. In Gurei , you play as Rei, a human spirit bound to the challenging duty of defe
Release Time Reveal
Hello, everyone! Lucas (code/game design) here. You already knew that Gurei was going to release on July 23, but the surprise is that the game will be available at 00:00 GMT+8 . By that time, it'll st
Gurei Is Now Steam Deck Verified
Hello Players, We have seen many of you playing Gurei on handheld devices, so we are pleased to share that Gurei is now officially Steam Deck Verified. Whether you are at home or on the go, you can no
The Kami Awaits on Every Platform
Hello Players, We are thrilled to announce that Gurei will launch simultaneously on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on July 23, 2026, same time as Steam release. Drawing from classic Japanese samura
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Difficult · Boss Rush · 2D Platformer · Singleplayer · Platformer · Replay Value · Samurai · Mythology · Souls-like · Hand-drawn (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, French |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 42 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support Storage: 1 GB available space