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Azur Lane Crosswave cover art

Azur Lane Crosswave

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

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

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?

5
playing now
69%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 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 13% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 149k–334k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,431 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.00-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 122 of 138 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

1502026-08-07 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

5832442026-05-29 — 449 pageviews2026-06-01 — 340 pageviews2026-06-04 — 280 pageviews2026-06-07 — 359 pageviews2026-06-10 — 277 pageviews2026-06-13 — 300 pageviews2026-06-16 — 281 pageviews2026-06-19 — 285 pageviews2026-06-22 — 437 pageviews2026-06-25 — 365 pageviews2026-06-28 — 251 pageviews2026-07-01 — 302 pageviews2026-07-04 — 384 pageviews2026-07-07 — 382 pageviews2026-07-10 — 398 pageviews2026-07-13 — 422 pageviews2026-07-16 — 355 pageviews2026-07-19 — 370 pageviews2026-07-22 — 302 pageviews2026-07-25 — 312 pageviews2026-07-28 — 361 pageviews2026-07-31 — 278 pageviews2026-08-03 — 360 pageviews2026-08-06 — 379 pageviews2026-08-09 — 418 pageviews2026-08-12 — 321 pageviews2026-08-15 — 318 pageviews2026-08-18 — 335 pageviews2026-08-21 — 400 pageviews2026-08-24 — 342 pageviews2026-08-26 — 360 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

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.

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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