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Ikaruga
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This game truly changed my life. Ive played this game for only a few hours on this account and yet I yearn for more of the ruga. I played for 5 hours straight in one day and when I stopped playing, I looked around the room: all i could see was black and white as if I was in the…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“[b]You can't feel the visible things. How can you feel the invisible things?[/b]”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Ikaruga still holds up. It's hard in a way that makes you want to be better at the game. I can only hope that more of Treasure's library makes its way to PC. Gunstar Heroes with online co-op would be a dream come true.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:04 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Updated (Build 354142)
Added 'APPENDIX' menu. Gallery and SoundTracks mode. Change title screen pictures to HD Chapter 1: Fixed slowdown of the scene after the chapter title. (Change far objects to billboard, and speed up)
Updated (Build 354142)
Added 'APPENDIX' menu. Gallery and SoundTracks mode. Change title screen pictures to HD Chapter 1: Fixed slowdown of the scene after the chapter title. (Change far objects to billboard, and speed up)
Updated (Build 260346)
DirectInput device support Tweaked Analog stick Fixed delay of drawing in some environments Added 'QUALITY SETTINGS' in the 'VIDEO SETTINGS' C1: Fixed battery placement for the second time "Ajisashi"
Updated (Build 260346)
DirectInput device support Tweaked Analog stick Fixed delay of drawing in some environments Added 'QUALITY SETTINGS' in the 'VIDEO SETTINGS' C1: Fixed battery placement for the second time "Ajisashi"
Ikaruga on STUNFEST 2014
Hattori-san demonstrates Ikaruga double play on Steam at STUNFEST 2014 (May 2 to 4). http://www.stunfest.fr/ live stream: http://www.stunfest.fr/grande-scene/ 5月2日～4日のSTUNFESTで、服部さんにSteam版「斑鳩」のダブルプレイを
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade · Classic · Action · Great Soundtrack · Shooter · Sci-fi · Difficult · Indie · Local Co-Op · Addictive (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English * , Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.treasure-inc.co.jp/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP Processor: Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 512 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c support