Ikaruga
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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9.5/10
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About This Game
Ikaruga is a action/indie game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by TREASURE and released in 2014. With an estimated 87,000 copies sold, it is considered a modest seller on Steam. With 2.3k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 94.7/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 1.61 hours, with side content bringing that to 18.61 hours, and a completionist run can reach 203.35 hours. Players commonly describe it as Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Arcade, Classic and Action.
Playtime Estimates
1.61h
🎯 Main Story
18.61h
⭐ Main + Sides
203.35h
💯 Completionist
Based on 9 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
February 18, 2014
Developer
TREASURE
Publisher
TREASURE
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
86.7K
(69.3K 104K) VRI ScoreLearning
83.3
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Shared/Split Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Tags
Shoot 'Em Up
Bullet Hell
Arcade
Classic
Action
Great Soundtrack
Shooter
Difficult
Sci-fi
Indie
Local Co-Op
Addictive
2D
Singleplayer
Retro
Space
Co-op
Local Multiplayer
Controller
Puzzle
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
Japanese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c support
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel or AMD multicore processor recently 5 years
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA or AMD in recently 5 years
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c support
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