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Akane

Ludic Studios · 2018-09-10

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 10, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 20, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 10, 2018 (Linux), Sep 20, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 10, 2018 (Mac), May 17, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

1
playing now
95%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 6h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-29 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Imagine the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. You, your loyal katana and hordes of mad Yakuzas. There’s no happy ending this time. Take down as many thugs as you can with you!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (226 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 73k–174k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,906 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$2.09
GOG$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.24 at Steam (2021-05-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 11 observed days · $0.85 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22222220182026Week of 2018-09-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-08-11 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$1.242018-09-112026-08-302018-09-11 — best price $2.992018-11-19 — best price $4.992019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-06-10 — best price $4.992019-08-05 — best price $4.992019-11-01 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-02-24 — best price $4.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-09-14 — best price $4.992020-11-16 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-04-05 — best price $4.992021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-11-01 — best price $4.992022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-04-04 — best price $4.992022-07-07 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $1.242023-02-22 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $1.242023-06-29 — best price $1.242023-08-16 — best price $4.992023-09-19 — best price $2.502023-10-02 — best price $2.492023-10-16 — best price $4.992023-11-29 — best price $4.992023-12-22 — best price $3.242024-03-13 — best price $2.092024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-09-10 — best price $1.492024-12-04 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-08-10 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $2.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
58.8%
earned "+5 IN DEXTERITY"
11.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,39111%35
Xbox One (Xbox)4037%35
PS4 (PlayStation)22318%35
Switch (Nintendo)1630%0
PS4 (PlayStation)13428%35
PS4 (PlayStation)3517%35
PS4 (PlayStation)2223%35
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DGoreIndieActionArcadeCasualViolentTop-DownCyberpunkDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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