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SOULVARS

SOULVARS

Get ready to ignite your SOUL! SOULVARS is a pixel art, turn-based deckbuilding RPG inspired by classic JRPGs with a modern twist. Unravel a dark conspiracy as your party of Soulbearers faces off against invading Dominators in dynamic, action-packed battles.

Released Jun 18, 2023 Developer ginolabo, SUCCESS Corp. Publisher SHUEISHA GAMES Platforms Windows JRPGDeckbuildingPixel GraphicsTurn-Based CombatCyberpunk
View on Steam ↗ $16.99 (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.

83.3%positive108 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's not Yu-Gi-Oh, but it has a card based battle system and it is like an anime; including, a giant amorphous blob villain, psychic powered teenager mercenaries working for an organization, a Top 10 anime betrayal, a Metropolis city, and an ambiguous finale in which the…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“SOULVARS is a refreshing take on the role-playing genre that successfully merges strategic deck-building mechanics with traditional JRPG progression. Developed by ginolabo and SUCCESS Corp. and published by SHUEISHA GAMES, the title places players in a futuristic world where…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2025-04 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

36all-time peak
0 10 20 2024 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 10 avg · Jul 2023

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.

35achievements
5.6%median completion
0.7%rarest: Bear Your Soul High
80.4% of players 63.0% of players 44.7% of players 18.0% of players 17.7% of players 15.7% of players 12.7% of players 12.1% of players 11.0% of players 9.6% of players 8.5% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 7.9% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 3.8% of players 3.0% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 0.7% of players 80.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.4%Freelance Soulbearer — Complete M01_Suzaku City
63.0%Unwelcome Chaos — Complete M02_Soul Contact
44.7%A Past Revisited — Complete M03_Collapsing Gate
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Bear Your Soul High — Close the Pandemonium Gate
1.6%Breath of Shining Souls — Use Healing Arts 200 times
2.1%Prison Breaker — Close the Soul Prison Gate

Latest official news

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

Mar 27, 2024
The soul-deck-building RPG SOULVARS now part of the Steam Deck Building Fest!

The soul-deck-building RPG #SOULVARS is currently part of the Steam Deck Building Fest! You can grab it for $3.39 (80% OFF) until April 1st, so if you've been keen on it, now's the perfect time to div

Mar 15, 2024
SOULVARS 80% OFF During the Steam Spring Sale!

Soul-Deck Building RPG! SOULVARS is now at its deepest discount ever - 80% off! Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions and Arcana of Paradise are also on sale! Don't miss em!

Nov 24, 2023
[The Steam Awards 2023]Vote for SOULVARS!

Attention SOULVARS Players! The Steam Awards voting is open, and we need your help! We believe SOULVARS should be a contender for the Most Innovative Gameplay Award with its deep deckbuilding mechanic

Aug 23, 2023
Summary of updates (up to v1.3.0)

In response to the various comments from users of the trial version and the full version, we have made a series of updates from the perspective of QoL Quality of Life to enhance playability and unders

Jul 25, 2023
7/25/2023(JST) SOULVARS Update Notice!

Thank you for your continued support of SOULVARS! Referring your comments, we have released following updates in the patch distributed today. ■Addition of tutorial drones . We have added tutorial dron

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, RPG
Player tagsJRPG · Deckbuilding · Pixel Graphics · Turn-Based Combat · Cyberpunk · Card Game · RPG · 2D · Anime · Adventure · Tactical RPG · CRPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Official sitehttps://shueisha-games.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: Core-i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Internal DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space