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Azur Lane Crosswave

IDEA FACTORY · Idea Factory International · 2020-02-13

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 18, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 29, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Feb 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In the middle of each nation's normal training routine, a Joint Military Exercise was enacted. A select few from each nation were chosen to participate in this rigorous event. But, how did this event come to be? Are there other ulterior motives at play?

Azur Lane Crosswave is an Action, Adventure and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 7431 reviews).

1
playing now
69%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (48 downloads)
4.62★
PlayStation Store rating (1,281 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, players engage in side-scrolling shooter gameplay, using female moe anthropomorphic characters based on warships from the war's major participants. Other gameplay elements, like customizing a dorm and in-game characters, are also present.

Trailer

Azur Lane Crosswave trailer thumbnail

Azur Lane Crosswave - Trailer Anuncio Nintendo Switch HD

≈105,216 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,021 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 149k–334k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,425 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Fanatical (2024-12-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 111 of 126 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.6k2.6k20202026Week of 2020-02-01: 2,574 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,447 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8404Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 840 · peak 5,184Apr 2020 — avg 46 · peak 212Jun 2020 — avg 30 · peak 130Aug 2020 — avg 23 · peak 56Oct 2020 — avg 49 · peak 361Dec 2020 — avg 26 · peak 82Feb 2021 — avg 33 · peak 137Apr 2021 — avg 16 · peak 105Jun 2021 — avg 24 · peak 132Aug 2021 — avg 12 · peak 30Oct 2021 — avg 14 · peak 50Dec 2021 — avg 19 · peak 69Feb 2022 — avg 16 · peak 47Apr 2022 — avg 14 · peak 38Jun 2022 — avg 14 · peak 50Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 22Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 40Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 17Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 23Jun 2023 — avg 16 · peak 54Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 30Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$0.002020-02-132026-08-262020-02-13 — best price $32.272020-04-15 — best price $33.052020-06-22 — best price $36.662020-08-14 — best price $29.992020-11-02 — best price $29.992021-01-06 — best price $40.452021-04-16 — best price $19.992021-06-25 — best price $20.002021-08-22 — best price $15.822021-10-18 — best price $18.742021-12-16 — best price $18.002022-01-24 — best price $17.992022-03-21 — best price $18.002022-05-13 — best price $15.992022-07-11 — best price $14.992022-08-27 — best price $39.992022-10-23 — best price $39.992022-12-18 — best price $39.992023-02-11 — best price $23.592023-04-05 — best price $13.992023-05-24 — best price $17.502023-07-14 — best price $39.992023-09-04 — best price $13.122023-11-06 — best price $13.122024-01-01 — best price $37.802024-02-18 — best price $44.992024-05-13 — best price $9.642024-07-15 — best price $20.002024-09-26 — best price $13.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-03-03 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-09-25 — best price $10.002025-12-04 — best price $14.882026-01-19 — best price $8.262026-03-17 — best price $10.002026-05-01 — best price $45.492026-07-08 — best price $14.002026-08-11 — best price $14.002026-08-26 — best price $15.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5172342026-05-29 — 449 pageviews2026-06-02 — 349 pageviews2026-06-06 — 317 pageviews2026-06-10 — 277 pageviews2026-06-14 — 279 pageviews2026-06-18 — 284 pageviews2026-06-22 — 437 pageviews2026-06-26 — 442 pageviews2026-06-30 — 308 pageviews2026-07-04 — 384 pageviews2026-07-08 — 323 pageviews2026-07-12 — 462 pageviews2026-07-16 — 355 pageviews2026-07-20 — 397 pageviews2026-07-24 — 304 pageviews2026-07-28 — 361 pageviews2026-08-01 — 282 pageviews2026-08-05 — 343 pageviews2026-08-09 — 418 pageviews2026-08-13 — 330 pageviews2026-08-17 — 408 pageviews2026-08-21 — 400 pageviews2026-08-25 — 339 pageviews2026-08-29 — 316 pageviews2026-09-02 — 272 pageviews2026-09-06 — 374 pageviews2026-09-10 — 278 pageviews2026-09-14 — 360 pageviews2026-09-18 — 354 pageviews2026-09-22 — 355 pageviews2026-09-26 — 283 pageviews2026-09-30 — 234 pageviews2026-10-04 — 254 pageviews2026-10-07 — 285 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
86.4%
earned "The Greatest Results of Battle"
26.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing8 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2020-02-13, latest 2020-10-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,4048%27
PS4 (PlayStation)1,18929%27
PS4 (PlayStation)76237%27
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeNavalActionNudityMilitaryAdventureSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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