The Game Census
Gal*Gun Returns cover art

Gal*Gun Returns

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · PQube · 2021-02-12

SteamAmazon

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 12, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 12, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 28, 2021 (Xbox One)

The infamous ecchi rail-shooter is back! Fight back with pheromones as girls throw themselves at you and try to find true love in less than a day! Discover a beautifully reimagined version of the first game of the series that never came to the west!

Gal*Gun Returns is an Action and Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 357 reviews).

8
playing now
84%
positive of 357 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.1k–16k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 357 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 57 of 82 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
626220212026Week of 2021-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 14:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
261Feb 2021Jun 2026Feb 2021 — avg 26 · peak 106Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$3.922021-02-112026-10-012021-02-11 — best price $49.992021-05-04 — best price $41.992021-07-30 — best price $35.992021-09-29 — best price $34.992021-11-24 — best price $33.492022-01-06 — best price $44.992022-03-11 — best price $29.992022-05-09 — best price $29.992022-08-02 — best price $49.992022-09-23 — best price $46.872022-11-14 — best price $25.002023-01-03 — best price $44.942023-03-17 — best price $20.002023-06-09 — best price $20.002023-07-30 — best price $16.992023-10-07 — best price $49.992023-12-21 — best price $14.042024-02-11 — best price $15.292024-03-25 — best price $49.992024-05-10 — best price $20.002024-06-29 — best price $17.502024-08-30 — best price $40.492024-11-16 — best price $49.992025-01-02 — best price $40.492025-03-13 — best price $9.902025-04-30 — best price $7.642025-06-30 — best price $8.222025-09-05 — best price $49.992025-11-28 — best price $6.892026-02-13 — best price $12.492026-03-27 — best price $49.992026-05-20 — best price $49.492026-07-31 — best price $3.922026-10-01 — best price $4.34
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
36.4%
earned "Rank S"
8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4987%41
Switch (Nintendo)340%0
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

FPSCuteAnimeFunnyActionArcadeRomanceShooterColorfulDating Sim

Census log

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

Players also track

Porno Studio TycoonTwins of the PastureDelude - Succubus PrisonVR Kanojo / VRカノジョLAB2-UndeR GrounD-

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗