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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours cover art

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

Pyramid · KOMODO · 2015-12-03

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 30, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Dec 03, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 30, 2015 (PlayStation Vita)

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is an Action game released in 2015, priced at $49.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (82% of 820 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000.

1
playing now
82%
positive of 820 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (3,210 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Dariusburst is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed by Pyramid and published by Taito. Forming part of the Darius series, it was released for the PlayStation Portable on December 24, 2009. Like previous Darius games, Dariusburst is an offbeat sci-fi shooter set in outer space with aquatic-themed robotic enemies. In keeping with tradition, the game also features branching paths instead of the linear progression found in most games of the genre. There are a total of 11 zones in the game, with 5 stages per run.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–49k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 820 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Fanatical (2025-12-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 27 of 48 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220172026Week of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
722Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 25 · peak 87Apr 2016 — avg 36 · peak 98Aug 2016 — avg 15 · peak 37Dec 2016 — avg 18 · peak 73Apr 2017 — avg 11 · peak 38Aug 2017 — avg 8 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 29Apr 2018 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2018 — avg 5 · peak 21Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 21Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 26Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2020 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 19Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$51.23$7.992015-12-042026-09-072015-12-04 — best price $39.992016-01-14 — best price $39.992016-02-29 — best price $49.992016-04-06 — best price $27.702016-06-24 — best price $32.092016-10-20 — best price $24.992017-03-21 — best price $49.992017-11-10 — best price $49.992018-06-21 — best price $19.992019-05-06 — best price $49.992019-12-12 — best price $24.992020-01-29 — best price $49.992020-07-30 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $49.992021-05-06 — best price $49.992021-12-01 — best price $49.992022-02-28 — best price $14.992022-04-28 — best price $36.742022-07-07 — best price $36.742022-09-17 — best price $44.892022-11-20 — best price $36.742023-01-16 — best price $49.732023-03-23 — best price $49.992023-05-25 — best price $36.742023-08-25 — best price $36.742023-11-17 — best price $14.992024-02-13 — best price $44.892024-05-06 — best price $36.742024-07-12 — best price $44.892024-11-28 — best price $36.742025-01-30 — best price $49.992025-05-08 — best price $49.992025-07-23 — best price $44.892025-10-06 — best price $49.992026-01-01 — best price $49.992026-03-26 — best price $12.492026-05-07 — best price $49.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-09-07 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

40132026-05-29 — 34 pageviews2026-06-02 — 19 pageviews2026-06-06 — 15 pageviews2026-06-10 — 26 pageviews2026-06-14 — 38 pageviews2026-06-18 — 25 pageviews2026-06-22 — 38 pageviews2026-06-26 — 16 pageviews2026-06-30 — 24 pageviews2026-07-04 — 40 pageviews2026-07-08 — 19 pageviews2026-07-12 — 36 pageviews2026-07-16 — 26 pageviews2026-07-20 — 21 pageviews2026-07-24 — 13 pageviews2026-07-28 — 27 pageviews2026-08-01 — 24 pageviews2026-08-05 — 25 pageviews2026-08-09 — 30 pageviews2026-08-13 — 19 pageviews2026-08-17 — 17 pageviews2026-08-21 — 29 pageviews2026-08-25 — 22 pageviews2026-08-29 — 22 pageviews2026-09-02 — 27 pageviews2026-09-06 — 28 pageviews2026-09-10 — 22 pageviews2026-09-14 — 31 pageviews2026-09-18 — 17 pageviews2026-09-22 — 25 pageviews2026-09-26 — 16 pageviews2026-09-30 — 17 pageviews2026-10-04 — 27 pageviews2026-10-08 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
84.5%
earned "Iron Fossil"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing16 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 16 DLC released, first 2016-01-14, latest 2017-02-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)2,9574%32
Steam (Steam)2,1840%32
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,3203%32

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

Player tags

2DCo-opSpaceActionArcadeSci-fiShooterDifficultBullet HellLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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