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Vanquish

Vanquish

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Released May 25, 2017 Developer PlatinumGames, Little Stone Software Publisher SEGA Platforms Windows ActionThird-Person ShooterSci-fiSingleplayerFast-Paced
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.4%positive7,191 reviews
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“16 years later and this game still kicks tits. The method of dodging from cover, activating slow motion, shooting and evading is some of the most beautifully choreographed gameplay that is still super fun to play. If you enjoy third person shooters definitely play this. Just…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“This is metal gear rising, but as an action shooter. Except Sam in this game is actually badass. Hidden gem, no idea why is this game not more popular [spoiler]if you dislike the game, at least you get to shoot developers in the end 👍🏻[/spoiler]”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Why does John Vanquish have a visor over his mouth and not his eyes? Why can he baseball slide at 30 miles an hour but can't run? Fantastic game”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

33playing at last check
3624-hour peak
2,405all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 279 avg · May 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 2026-07-25.

50achievements
11.8%median completion
1.2%rarest: Tactical Challenger
78.0% of players 70.4% of players 70.0% of players 67.6% of players 58.1% of players 53.9% of players 47.6% of players 45.7% of players 44.8% of players 41.4% of players 36.0% of players 32.6% of players 32.2% of players 30.0% of players 30.0% of players 29.9% of players 29.5% of players 28.1% of players 27.1% of players 26.0% of players 24.8% of players 23.3% of players 23.3% of players 19.6% of players 16.3% of players 11.8% of players 10.8% of players 10.1% of players 9.2% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 78.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.0%Helloooo, Nurse — Revive a friendly troop.
70.4%Fight or Flight — Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy an enemy robot.
70.0%Home Run — Destroy an incoming missile or grenade.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Tactical Challenger — Complete all of the Tactical Challenges in VANQUISH.
1.3%The Best of All Possible Worlds — Find and fire upon all of the Pangloss statues hidden on the colony.
1.7%Smoke 'em if ya got 'em! — Destroy 10 enemies distracted by cigarettes during one mission.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia24.95 AUD
Canada29.99 CAD
Japan2,180 JPY
Brazil89.50 BRL
China114.00 CNY

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

Japan≈$13 China Australia Brazil US Canada UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Third-Person Shooter · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Fast-Paced · Shooter · Third Person · Bullet Time · Futuristic · Mechs · Robots · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.vanquishgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.9 GHz) or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Dx9 compliant video card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 5670) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions