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Idol Showdown
Made by hololive fans, for hololive fans. Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-to-learn controls.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Accessible fighting difficulty” (5 of 38 reviews). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
5 of the 38 reviews raise this.
“Muito divertido e relativamente fácil de se jogar. Só acho que é bem irritante ter que reiniciar o jogo para algumas opções gráficas. Teve um momento em que eu tive que reiniciar pois mudei a lingua, mas eu tinha mudado…”
“If, like me, you came from TEKKEN, it's a bit jarring, but the combat system isnt that hard to learn”
“bagi yang suka game seperti street fighter ini lebuh menantang pas lawan ai nya :v”
4 of the 38 reviews raise this.
“I don't usually play fighting games, but this has been fantastic! Fun to play alone, but especially with friends!!”
“pretty good fighting game with a good selection of your favourite oshis! fun to mess around with a friend, and the default keyboard binds are honestly quite great! (psst, fubuki best girl)”
“Great game to joke around with your friends but my time would have been better spent in fightcade. Nevertheless a great game for what it is as a fighter: simple yet complex with 13 characters so there is something for…”
4 of the 38 reviews raise this.
“If, like me, you came from TEKKEN, it's a bit jarring, but the combat system isnt that hard to learn”
“Simple yet surprisingly deep, you'll find both common and unique fighting game mechanics in this game and it's highly enjoyable. You can tell the game is made with love.”
“Great game to joke around with your friends but my time would have been better spent in fightcade. Nevertheless a great game for what it is as a fighter: simple yet complex with 13 characters so there is something for…”
Counted across 38 English reviews (the 38 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-26
“I diffed my friend cinderix on this game cuz he sucks ass at fighting games. Then he botan spammed her guns but I still diffed his tiny little ass. He's a boy lover so I had to put him in his place.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Human is Turtle Turtle is Human Turtle is Korone Korone is Human Human is Doggo Doggo is Human”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“Free high quality fighting game, what more could I say Or if that did not enough to convince you, (spoiler hidden)”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 6.0.3
Coco: - Fixed bug where 214M could sometimes lock other characters out of their projectiles. Sora: - Fixed bug where A-chan could not be hit by opponent. Fauna: - Fixed bug where saplings could not be
Patch 6.0.2
Bijou: - 214 : Fixed bug where this move would reset the combo counter in some juggle combos. - 214 : Fixed bug where this move could instantly be air teched in some scenarios. System: - We observed s
Patch 6.0.1
Bijou: - j.S/j.214L/j.214M: Fixed bug where the move spent a bar of meter on use. Shop: - Multiple fixes to inconsistencies between character cosplays displayed and bought.
Bijou Update v6.0.0
Koseki Bijou from Hololive English: Advent has been added to the roster! Bijou is a sturdy brawler who bulldozes her way through the opponent. She rocks a solid combination of armor and guard-pulveriz
Patch v5.2.4
News banner update! EVOJP 2026に参加しよう!! (5/2(土) 10:30) https://tonamel.com/competition/HVOVQ Sign up for Combo Breaker 2026!! (May 22-24) https://www.start.gg/tournament/all-in-together-2026-combo-brea
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | 2D Fighter · Anime · PvP · Action · Arcade · Fighting · 2D · Free to Play · Pixel Graphics · Multiplayer · Combat · Indie (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , Japanese * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 10, 11 Processor: Ryzen 5 Pro 2400GE, 3.2GHz / Intel Core i5-3450, 3.10 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 6870, 1 GB / GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 1 GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Display Resolution 1280x720 is recommended for minimum spec.