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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Third-Person Shooter · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Fast-Paced · Shooter · Third Person · Bullet Time · Futuristic · Mechs · Robots · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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