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Azure Striker Gunvolt cover art

Azure Striker Gunvolt

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2015-08-28

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Franchise: Azure Striker Gunvolt · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 28, 2014 (Nintendo 3DS), Jun 30, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 31, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 23, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Aug 28, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Azure Striker Gunvolt is an Action, Indie game released in 2015, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Very Positive (85% of 1760 reviews).

0
playing now
85%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Azure Striker Gunvolt, known as Armed Blue: Gunvolt in Japan, is a 2D side-scrolling action-platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. It was first released for Nintendo 3DS via eShop in August 2014. Ports of the game were released for Windows in 2015, for Nintendo Switch in 2017, for PlayStation 4 in 2020, for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2022, and for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. In addition to utilizing gameplay similar to Mega Man Zero, Azure Striker Gunvolt also introduced new gameplay elements such as Gunvolt's ability to "tag" enemies and target many at once, adding an additional layer of complexity to the genre.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 48 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 44k–106k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,760 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2017-06-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 10 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.742015-08-282026-10-102015-08-28 — best price $14.992016-03-07 — best price $7.492016-07-04 — best price $14.992017-04-28 — best price $7.492017-11-01 — best price $14.992018-02-15 — best price $4.492018-10-29 — best price $4.492019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-10-28 — best price $7.492020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $7.492020-11-02 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $7.492021-05-06 — best price $14.992021-07-16 — best price $7.492021-11-01 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $7.492022-05-28 — best price $14.992022-09-14 — best price $7.492022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-02-06 — best price $7.492023-05-10 — best price $14.992023-09-15 — best price $7.492023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-06-26 — best price $14.992024-09-20 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-17 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-09-29 — best price $5.992025-12-17 — best price $14.992026-03-02 — best price $5.242026-05-11 — best price $14.992026-07-23 — best price $5.242026-09-19 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

184512026-05-31 — 184 pageviews2026-06-04 — 145 pageviews2026-06-08 — 101 pageviews2026-06-12 — 94 pageviews2026-06-16 — 99 pageviews2026-06-20 — 96 pageviews2026-06-24 — 145 pageviews2026-06-28 — 119 pageviews2026-07-02 — 96 pageviews2026-07-06 — 116 pageviews2026-07-10 — 146 pageviews2026-07-14 — 116 pageviews2026-07-18 — 91 pageviews2026-07-22 — 87 pageviews2026-07-26 — 97 pageviews2026-07-30 — 93 pageviews2026-08-03 — 150 pageviews2026-08-07 — 125 pageviews2026-08-11 — 96 pageviews2026-08-15 — 80 pageviews2026-08-19 — 95 pageviews2026-08-23 — 101 pageviews2026-08-27 — 113 pageviews2026-08-31 — 113 pageviews2026-09-04 — 82 pageviews2026-09-08 — 97 pageviews2026-09-12 — 113 pageviews2026-09-16 — 80 pageviews2026-09-20 — 95 pageviews2026-09-24 — 74 pageviews2026-09-28 — 98 pageviews2026-10-02 — 70 pageviews2026-10-06 — 82 pageviews2026-10-09 — 81 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
85%
earned "It's My Hobby!!"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-08-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,6312%25
Xbox One (Xbox)5773%25

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

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieActionCyberpunkDifficultPlatformerSingleplayer2D PlatformerSide Scroller

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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