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Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade cover art

Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

TAITO CORP. · 2021-11-17

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 16, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 17, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 16, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!

Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade is an Action game released in 2021, priced at $44.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (94% of 156 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.— census verdict as of 2026-10-14

94%
positive of 156 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$44.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (44 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 27,282 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.1k–7.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 156 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2026-09-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
414120212026Week of 2021-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$44.99$17.992021-11-172026-10-082021-11-17 — best price $35.992021-12-22 — best price $31.492022-01-27 — best price $31.492022-04-27 — best price $31.492022-06-23 — best price $31.492022-09-27 — best price $22.492022-11-22 — best price $22.492022-12-22 — best price $22.492023-03-16 — best price $22.492023-04-28 — best price $22.492023-06-30 — best price $22.492023-09-25 — best price $22.492023-11-21 — best price $22.492023-12-18 — best price $22.492024-02-12 — best price $22.492024-03-14 — best price $22.492024-04-25 — best price $22.492024-06-27 — best price $22.492024-09-24 — best price $22.492024-11-27 — best price $22.492024-12-19 — best price $22.492025-02-10 — best price $22.492025-03-13 — best price $22.492025-04-24 — best price $22.492025-06-26 — best price $22.492025-09-23 — best price $22.492025-12-18 — best price $22.492026-03-19 — best price $22.492026-04-22 — best price $22.492026-06-08 — best price $22.492026-06-25 — best price $22.492026-09-22 — best price $17.992026-10-08 — best price $44.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
59.2%
earned "Round 1 Cleared (Darius Gaiden)"
7.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2DCo-opActionAliensArcadeSci-fiShooterControllerSoundtrackUnderwater

Census log

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

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