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Idol Showdown

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 ↓

Released May 5, 2023 Developer Besto Game Team Publisher holo Indie Platforms Windows 2D FighterAnimePvPActionArcade
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

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

94.0%positive5,856 reviews

What the most-helpful reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 38 reviews raise the point Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 38 English reviews (the 38 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-26

Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

10,655all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2024 2025 2026 1.7k avg · May 2023

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 17, 2026
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

Jun 23, 2026
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

Jun 10, 2026
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.

Jun 06, 2026
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

Apr 06, 2026
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.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tags2D Fighter · Anime · PvP · Action · Arcade · Fighting · 2D · Free to Play · Pixel Graphics · Multiplayer · Combat · Indie (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , 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.