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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient li
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.
“So it's a visual novel/turn based battle thing. Basically a sort-of X-Com with anime girls. Huh. I had serious misgivings about installing this one, even though it was a free game. First impressions made it look like the sort of bad waifu VN I would feel ashamed playing, but it…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“WHAT IS IT? Its a story driven visual anime novel. Most of the game is text supported by frozen snapshots showing mostly girls in uniform. The story itself is massive but shallow regarding plot and excution. Gameplay distributes into a)reading b)selecting a path c)unit progress…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius is a completely FREE visual novel and strategy game. There's no catch. You just download it and you can play the entire game for free. The story and gameplay are surprisingly good for a free game. There are several difficulty modes. I recommend playing…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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Latest official news
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Sunrider Liberation Day Released!
The promised hour has come! The continuation of Mask of Arcadius is now available on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/358750
Sunrider Liberation Day Released!
The promised hour has come! The continuation of Mask of Arcadius is now available on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/358750
Sunrider Liberation Day OP |SORA NO KODOU|
The opening video for Sunrider Liberation Day has been released! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QXZsg2qUPo
Sunrider Liberation Day OP |SORA NO KODOU|
The opening video for Sunrider Liberation Day has been released! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QXZsg2qUPo
Sunrider Liberation Day Feature Trailer "A Ship Divided"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGb2kjytGug
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Anime · Visual Novel · Free to Play · Turn-Based Strategy · Mechs · Strategy · Space · Nudity · Sci-fi · Turn-Based · RPG · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://sunrider-vn.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Win XP+ Processor: i3+ Memory: 3 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 850 MB available space