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SOL CRESTA

SOL CRESTA

SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.

Released Feb 21, 2022 Developer PlatinumGames Inc. Platforms Windows ActionAdventureShooter2DPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-05-16)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

79.5%positive117 reviews
Recommended · 49 found this helpful

“Solid sequel to one of my favorite classic 1980's arcade shooters. Very fun to play and stays true to the original in terms of game play and enemy types. I always loved the Transforming Ship for different Styles of Attacks. Great Cameos and remixes of classic OST's from…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“This great oldschool Cresta shoot 'em up is back with a new sequel! Survive through seven stages that are not only very challenging but also divided into different subsections that already provide additional replayability reasons. In most of these parts you will also have to…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 99 found this helpful

“Alright, at the time of this review I've played this game for ~6 hours according to steam, which to me is a fair shot to give, especially to a shmup. Do keep in mind that this game may contain mechanics and/or visual design elements that I critique that are a throwback to…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

50achievements
8.5%median completion
0.5%rarest: 5-Star Pilot
98.0% of players 75.1% of players 71.4% of players 63.2% of players 57.2% of players 55.7% of players 52.6% of players 46.3% of players 45.9% of players 40.6% of players 34.5% of players 29.4% of players 28.1% of players 25.5% of players 24.0% of players 16.7% of players 15.9% of players 15.2% of players 14.4% of players 14.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.4% of players 10.4% of players 8.9% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 6.7% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 98.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.0%Line of Fire — Used all Formation Shots on one stage!
75.1%Solar Recovery is Go! (Normal) — Played on Normal difficulty for the first time!
71.4%Raging Water Planet — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%5-Star Pilot — Hidden achievement
0.6%Untouchable (Sol) — Hidden achievement
0.7%Untouchable (Mercury) — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Apr 04, 2024
Free-Form Shooter SOL CRESTA Gets New “Complete Set”

PlatinumGames is pleased to announce the release of the SOL CRESTA Complete Set. The Complete Set includes the SOL CRESTA main game and all related downloadable content (DLC). The Complete Set is now

Dec 21, 2022
SOL CRESTA DLC Adds Fighters from Previous Games! Free Update Also Available.

We have released new downloadable content for freeform docking and shoot ‘em up SOL CRESTA , available on Steam. The new DLC lets you pilot fighters from previous games in the series. The line-up incl

Sep 29, 2022
SOL CRESTA Releases Free Demo Including Dramatic Mode Storyline

We released a free-to-play demo version of our free-form docking and shoot ‘em up game SOL CRESTA, titled SOL CRESTA Dramatic Edition Trial Version. https://youtu.be/IpJT6LZiaY8 In this demo, you can

Sep 29, 2022
SOL CRESTA Releases Free Demo Including Dramatic Mode Storyline

We released a free-to-play demo version of our free-form docking and shoot ‘em up game SOL CRESTA, titled SOL CRESTA Dramatic Edition Trial Version. In this demo, you can play the game’s story-driven

Jul 01, 2022
SOL CRESTA Update Notification

An update for the Steam version (Ver. 1.0.2) of SOL CRESTA was released. *We will continue to make improvements with further updates. Changes/Adjustments Reduced the hit detection size of the Yamato w

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Shooter · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Shoot 'Em Up · 1980s · 2D Platformer · Sci-fi · Old School · Space · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Official sitehttps://www.platinumgames.com/games/sol-cresta
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100 CPU @ 3.90GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.9GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 630 (VRAM 1GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: ５ GB available space