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Ikaruga

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App ID 253750
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher TREASURE
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 31528481
Last Record Update 7 October 2025 – 14:13:29 UTC ()
Release Date 18 February 2014 – 17:56:00 UTC ()
😍 90.33%
2k reviews
7
In-Game
🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 💥 Bullet Hell 🕹 Arcade 🕒 Classic 💥 Action

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!

Additional Information

Developer TREASURE
metacritic_name Ikaruga
controller_support full
metacritic_score 84
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/ikaruga?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher TREASURE
Store Release Date 18 February 2014 – 17:56:30 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 18 February 2014 – 17:56:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 6 October 2025 – 07:38:00 UTC () (1759736280)
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review_percentage 94
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 1 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 354142
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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First seen on SteamDB 27 August 2013 – 20:53:08 UTC (), in changelist #273501

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes

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

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp6 October 2025 – 07:38:15 UTC

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 20:29:13 UTC

Trailer 17191 ↴

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
253751 Windows Ikaruga(depot) 402.92 MiB 20.95 GiB

Total size on disk is 402.92 MiB and total download size is 20.95 GiB.

 

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
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Other

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baselanguages English, Japanese
markdlcdepots 1
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