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Sunrider: Liberation Day - Captain's Edition

Sunrider: Liberation Day - Captain's Edition

Liberation Day will come... but you will be betrayed. Experience the stunning continuation of Sunrider Mask of Arcadius in this hardcore turn based tactics game with heavy story elements.

Released Mar 4, 2016 Developer Love in Space Publisher Sekai Project Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyVisual NovelAnimeNudityTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

82.9%positive819 reviews
Recommended · 284 found this helpful

“TL:DR - Sunrider is gut space opera VN. Stronk story, lot's of Waifu material, bishonen protagonist, tactical combat can be made super-easy. Play Mask of Arcadius first. The review Sunrider Liberation Day(LD) is the most divisive game of the series. Just like Mask of…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 124 found this helpful

“A bit short for it's price tag, but nevertheless a great enthralling story to experience. Now that the 3.0 patch has been released your free to pursue your desired waifuall with their own story arc. Denpasoft 18+ patch here:…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 152 found this helpful

“For background, I’ve purchased all three Sunrider games, I’ve played Mask of Arcadius extensively and I’ve purchased Academy as a way to thank the developers as I really want to like them. I’ve played this game to completion on Captain difficulty, I did not listen to all the…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-05 via SteamCharts.

268all-time peak
0 50 100 2017 2019 2021 2023 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 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 55 avg · Jun 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

52achievements
12.9%median completion
2.5%rarest: One For All
39.0% of players 36.8% of players 33.2% of players 32.7% of players 32.5% of players 31.3% of players 29.9% of players 29.9% of players 29.0% of players 26.4% of players 25.9% of players 21.1% of players 20.4% of players 20.1% of players 19.8% of players 19.0% of players 18.7% of players 17.9% of players 17.3% of players 15.2% of players 14.5% of players 14.1% of players 14.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.5% of players 12.5% of players 11.0% of players 10.9% of players 10.7% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 8.6% of players 7.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 39.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
39.0%Welcome Back Captain — Hidden achievement
36.8%Lose a life — Have a non-mercenary player unit get destroyed for the first time.
33.2%Forming the Fleet — Contract your first merc.
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%One For All — Put 5 different buffs on the same friendly unit.
2.8%Space Whale Rancher — Beat the game on Space Whale difficulty. Yeah, good luck with that.
2.8%Liberty or Death — Repair 50'000 hp in battle with the Liberty.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-27
US24.99 USD
EU24.50 EUR
UK20.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-11 08-29 09-16 10-04 10-24

Latest official news

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

Dec 16, 2022
Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return - Steam Store Page Now Live

The hiatus is now officially over! Sunrider is back and its bringing you the newest entry in the series, with the long awaited sequel to Sunrider: Liberation Day. With the successful launch of the sto

May 24, 2016
[RE]turn Story Expansion Added, Game Updated to V3.00 Captain's Edition

The long awaited story expansion to Liberation Day has now been added to the game! The new story has approximately three times as many words as the story in the main game, and is roughly the size of a

May 24, 2016
[RE]turn Story Expansion Added, Game Updated to V3.00 Captain's Edition

The long awaited story expansion to Liberation Day has now been added to the game! The new story has approximately three times as many words as the story in the main game, and is roughly the size of a

Apr 07, 2016
SUNRIDER LIBERATION DAY: [RE]TURN ANNOUNCED

Love in Space is excited to announce Sunrider Liberation Day: turn, the FREE DLC story expansion to Sunrider Liberation Day. Kayto Shields returns for his next adventure in the Sunrider universe. Expe

Apr 07, 2016
SUNRIDER LIBERATION DAY: [RE]TURN ANNOUNCED

Love in Space is excited to announce Sunrider Liberation Day: turn, the FREE DLC story expansion to Sunrider Liberation Day. Kayto Shields returns for his next adventure in the Sunrider universe. Expe

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Visual Novel · Anime · Nudity · Turn-Based Strategy · RPG · Indie · Sexual Content · Mechs · Turn-Based · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements52
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Win XP+ Processor: i3+ Memory: 3 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 850 MB available space