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UNDER DEFEAT

UNDER DEFEAT

My steed rides, a celestial iron cavalryman soaring through the heavens. The swirling assault shooting that shakes the battlefield returns once more.

Released Feb 6, 2025 Developer CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF Publisher CITY CONNECTION Platforms Windows ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'Em UpBullet Hell
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

95.4%positive87 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Although Under Defeat looks simple, there are a lot of little nuances that make it fun to replay even after 50 hours. This approach to detail likewise applies to its visuals and music too. A great example of a game that does a lot with very little, and my favorite G.rev shmup to…”

— a player, Steam review · 116 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“✍️ A Theory of Shmup Evolution By: Joseph Salomonsen Gradius → R‑Type → Darius → Toaplan → Cave / Treasure / G.rev 🟨 Foundations — Designed Space Gradius (Konami, 1985) The origin of control: resource systems, checkpoints, and authored space. The player shapes their ship to…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 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 2026-09-26.

37achievements
5.8%median completion
2.3%rarest: UNDER DEFEAT
68.8% of players 60.8% of players 53.0% of players 48.9% of players 46.3% of players 43.5% of players 43.1% of players 30.8% of players 25.9% of players 19.4% of players 17.4% of players 14.1% of players 9.8% of players 9.6% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 2.3% of players 68.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.8%NEW ORDER 1-1 CMPL — CLEAR STAGE 1-1 IN NEW ORDER MODE/PLUS
60.8%EARTH-FRIENDLY — SCORE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OR HIGHER FOR FUEL CONSERVATION
53.0%TOP GUN — SCORE A SPECIFIC SKILL ASSESSMENT PERCENTAGE OR HIGHER
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%UNDER DEFEAT — COLLECT ALL ACHIEVEMENTS
3.3%ARCADE EXTRA END — CLEAR THE ARCADE EXTRA MODE
3.3%ARCADE 2-5 CMPL — CLEAR STAGE 2-5 IN ARCADE MODE

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · 3D Platformer · 3D · Top-Down · Military · War · Combat · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Official sitehttps://city-connection.co.jp/underdefeat/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Core i5-6500 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 1 GB available space