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The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-

The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-

【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considere

Released Dec 21, 2015 Developer Studio SiestA Publisher Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd. Platforms Windows IndieActionShoot 'Em UpBullet HellAnime
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

75.0%positive216 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Pushpa M. Vallampati is my new waifu. Wish there was less shooting from space ships and other and dumb action segments, because I really just want to listen to Pushpa talk all day.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-09-19.

108achievements
15.1%median completion
1.1%rarest: The honored pilot of F.S.F.E.
59.7% of players 58.1% of players 56.2% of players 55.9% of players 55.7% of players 55.7% of players 55.5% of players 54.9% of players 54.1% of players 53.9% of players 53.6% of players 53.4% of players 52.4% of players 51.8% of players 51.8% of players 49.7% of players 48.7% of players 47.6% of players 45.8% of players 45.8% of players 44.2% of players 44.0% of players 43.6% of players 43.5% of players 42.5% of players 40.7% of players 40.1% of players 38.7% of players 38.5% of players 37.5% of players 37.4% of players 36.9% of players 35.3% of players 34.2% of players 33.3% of players 31.7% of players 30.0% of players 29.5% of players 27.9% of players 26.4% of players 26.2% of players 25.9% of players 25.7% of players 25.1% of players 24.4% of players 23.3% of players 22.2% of players 21.9% of players 19.9% of players 19.3% of players 18.4% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 15.8% of players 15.1% of players 13.7% of players 13.6% of players 13.5% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 59.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.7%How brave you come to F.S.F.E. — Enter the main manu from title view.
58.1%Phew! That was close! — Activate the Baryon shield.
56.2%Find out the 'H Laser' — Find out the secret weapon 'H Laser'.
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%The honored pilot of F.S.F.E. — Hidden achievement
1.1%There's the local specialty methane-salt vanilla ice cream at the Neptune base. — Hidden achievement
1.1%Not 'space speak'! It's my country thing! — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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Oct 30, 2017
There was an error in the link to the play guide.

For English notation only, there was an error in the link to the play guide, so I fixed it. Please download the play guide from this link. Please click to download. Thank you.

Oct 30, 2017
There was an error in the link to the play guide.

For English notation only, there was an error in the link to the play guide, so I fixed it. Please download the play guide from this link. Please click to download. Thank you.

Oct 27, 2017
Upload the latest PlayGuide

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11165053/04439d9f5212f4c589e3c6db35f465f3099ec9ec.png We got the latest version PlayGuide of course. Please click to download. Pl

Oct 27, 2017
Upload the latest PlayGuide

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11165053/04439d9f5212f4c589e3c6db35f465f3099ec9ec.png We got the latest version PlayGuide of course. Please click to download. Pl

May 03, 2017
■The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard- Trial Version

■ We released trial version 〇The version of the game is 4.30. 〇You can play two game modes "Arcade mode" and "Story mode". 〇You can play up to 2 stage. 〇You can use your own character "Miho Takatsuki"

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Anime · Female Protagonist · Arcade · 2D · Sci-fi · Shooter · Retro · Space (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements108
Official sitehttp://varstray.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1 Processor: Intel Core i3 or Higher Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Support to DirectX11 Graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Support to DirectSound Soundcard Additional Notes: DirectX End-User Runtime *About a controller besides I recommend a controller for X-input. About the controller except X-input, I cannot guarantee normal movement.