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Ikaruga

Steam Player Count
// updated 6 hours ago
Steam Players
11
+10 // vs 7d ago
11 // 24 hr peak
Date Steam Players
Jun 3011
Jun 296
Jun 286
Jun 277
Jun 267
Jun 254
Jun 242

Summary

Ikaruga currently has 11 concurrent Steam players, with player count up 10 compared to the same time last week.

Over the 6 months we've tracked it, Ikaruga's Steam players peaked at 15.

Ikaruga monthly player history

Month Steam AvgSteam Peak
Jun 2026
month to date
6
▲ +2
14
May 2026
4
8
Apr 2026
4
9
Mar 2026
4
▲ +1
11
Feb 2026
3
▼ -2
6
Jan 2026
5
15

Monthly averages and peak concurrent Steam players, since we began tracking Ikaruga.

About

In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and visa versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your missile gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship will make them drop points for you to pick up, but they are polarized, too. Different difficulties exist to change exactly how you interact with polarized points, or how they appear. Ikaruga is a balls-hard shmup with lots of difficulty even at the easiest level, and lots of replay value for those willing to face the challenge.

Genres
Platforms
ArcadePlayStation 4Nintendo GameCubeAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox 360Nintendo SwitchDreamcast
Developer
Treasure
Publisher
Nicalis, Inc., Entertainment Software Publishing Inc., Treasure, Atari, Inc.
Release Date
September 5, 2002
Game Modes
Single playerMultiplayerSplit screen
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionScience fiction

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