
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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Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Epic publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $9.99 | 2.4Kreviews | 95% | — | $562K |
| $9.99 | 1.2Kratings | 94% | — | not modelled | |
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Reviews
Themes across 62 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
超经典,不说了,推荐
Very well designed. Very difficult.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, Japanese*languages with full audio support
| $9.99 |
| 535ratings |
| 92% |
| — |
| not modelled |
| $14.99 | — | — | — | not modelled |
| $9.99 | — | 88%* | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 62 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Addictive and frustrating in equal measures but always on my favourites
otimo
this game makes me want to throw something
好玩到爆炸
何年たっても見劣りしないグラフィックセンスと緻密な攻略が必要なゲーム性、ずっと遊べます。
Found out about this game back in 2014 because of a coworker at the time said this was the hardest game he ever played, and he was not exaggerating, reminds me of those korean mmos where you have to try several time to beat a boss but once you do the feeling of actually accomplishing that is amazing
So far my Favourite shoot'em up. It's a bit oldschool, just push though level/campaign. Not many levels to choose from. But the levels are really well designed, it feels fluid and the polarity mechanic is really fun. One pity is the lack of a reset button. But otherwise solid game!
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