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G-Darius HD cover art

G-Darius HD

TAITO CORP. · 2022-03-30

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 27, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 30, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!

G-Darius HD is an Action game released in 2022, priced at $29.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 169 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-14

93%
positive of 169 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
4.80★
PlayStation Store rating (119 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 32% of 27,282 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 169 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2026-09-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220222026Week of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$11.992022-03-302026-10-082022-03-30 — best price $25.492022-06-23 — best price $23.992022-09-27 — best price $20.992022-11-22 — best price $20.992022-12-22 — best price $20.992023-03-16 — best price $20.992023-04-28 — best price $20.992023-06-30 — best price $20.992023-09-25 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992023-12-18 — best price $14.992024-02-12 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-25 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-09-24 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-04-24 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $14.992025-09-23 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-04-22 — best price $14.992026-06-08 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-09-22 — best price $11.992026-10-08 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
73.5%
earned "Enemy Capturer"
26.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Player tags

3D2.5D1990'sActionAliensArcadeSci-fiShooterControllerUnderwater

Census log

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

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