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Fuga: Melodies of Steel cover art

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

CyberConnect2 · 2021-07-28

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RPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 29, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jul 29, 2021 (Xbox One), Jul 29, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 29, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jul 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 1281 reviews).

8
playing now
94%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
4.63★
PlayStation Store rating (608 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Fuga: Melodies of Steel is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by CyberConnect2. It is the fourth title in the company's Little Tail Bronx series, and serves as a prequel to Tail Concerto and Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. The game takes place in a war-torn world populated by anthropomorphic dogs and cats, where a group of children struggle for survival aboard a giant tank against soldiers from an enemy nation. It was released in July 2021 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Mobile ports for iOS and Android is scheduled for a mid-2026 release, with all of the DLC intact.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 13,938 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 26k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,281 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.95 at GameBillet (2026-05-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 36 of 56 observed days · $22.04 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18318320212026Week of 2021-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2642026-09-15 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 11 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 14 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
964Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 96 · peak 405Oct 2021 — avg 11 · peak 26Dec 2021 — avg 16 · peak 43Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 25Apr 2022 — avg 8 · peak 25Jun 2022 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2022 — avg 17 · peak 64Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 25Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 25Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 37Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 19Oct 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Dec 2023 — avg 11 · peak 31Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 14Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 42Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2024 — avg 14 · peak 44Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 23Feb 2025 — avg 16 · peak 43Apr 2025 — avg 9 · peak 25Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 34Aug 2025 — avg 17 · peak 62Oct 2025 — avg 13 · peak 41Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 28Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 25Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2026 — avg 14 · peak 36Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 27
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$16.272021-07-292026-10-142021-07-29 — best price $39.992021-11-26 — best price $39.992021-12-31 — best price $39.992022-05-02 — best price $31.992022-07-14 — best price $27.992022-09-14 — best price $27.992022-12-22 — best price $23.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-05-18 — best price $39.992023-09-04 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992024-01-10 — best price $39.992024-04-25 — best price $39.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-10-07 — best price $39.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-02-09 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $39.992025-10-07 — best price $19.992025-11-25 — best price $16.272025-12-18 — best price $16.272026-01-06 — best price $27.892026-02-14 — best price $21.482026-02-25 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-04-13 — best price $39.992026-05-02 — best price $23.992026-05-14 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $39.992026-07-09 — best price $27.892026-08-20 — best price $22.992026-09-02 — best price $39.992026-09-30 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

261602026-05-27 — 124 pageviews2026-05-31 — 175 pageviews2026-06-04 — 91 pageviews2026-06-08 — 131 pageviews2026-06-12 — 103 pageviews2026-06-16 — 121 pageviews2026-06-20 — 98 pageviews2026-06-24 — 176 pageviews2026-06-28 — 188 pageviews2026-07-02 — 261 pageviews2026-07-06 — 100 pageviews2026-07-10 — 109 pageviews2026-07-14 — 84 pageviews2026-07-18 — 106 pageviews2026-07-22 — 90 pageviews2026-07-26 — 87 pageviews2026-07-30 — 202 pageviews2026-08-03 — 132 pageviews2026-08-07 — 134 pageviews2026-08-11 — 95 pageviews2026-08-15 — 130 pageviews2026-08-19 — 89 pageviews2026-08-23 — 98 pageviews2026-08-27 — 75 pageviews2026-08-31 — 66 pageviews2026-09-04 — 71 pageviews2026-09-08 — 103 pageviews2026-09-12 — 65 pageviews2026-09-16 — 65 pageviews2026-09-20 — 98 pageviews2026-09-24 — 98 pageviews2026-09-28 — 95 pageviews2026-10-02 — 100 pageviews2026-10-06 — 81 pageviews2026-10-10 — 75 pageviews2026-10-13 — 80 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
94.9%
earned "One Small Step"
38.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing21 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 21 DLC released, first 2021-07-28, latest 2026-05-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)6,1477%43
Steam (Steam)1,15711%43
PS5 (PlayStation)69837%43
PS4 (PlayStation)31549%43
Switch (Nintendo)830%0

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

Player tags

RPGWarJRPGDramaTanksFantasyStrategyEmotionalTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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