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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

Arc System Works · 2021-06-11

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Franchise: Guilty Gear · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jul 29, 2021 (Arcade), Jun 11, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jun 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 11, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 07, 2023 (Xbox One), Mar 07, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!

1,439
playing now
88%
positive of 67k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
148
twitch viewers (latest)
83/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (68 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

1,439 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Guilty Gear Strive is a 2021 fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works. It is the seventh mainline installment in the Guilty Gear series and the 25th overall. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows in June 2021, for Japanese arcades in July 2021, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in March 2023, with a Nintendo Switch port released in January 2025.

Trailer

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- trailer thumbnail

Guilty Gear -Strive- Opening Movie

≈407,671 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,439 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,117 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~390/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 66,709 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $16.77 at GameBillet (2025-04-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 35 of 53 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.4k6.4k20212026Week of 2021-06-01: 6,393 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 864 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,480 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,554 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,710 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 878 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,376 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 821 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 737 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,086 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 880 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 892 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,118 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 838 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 738 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 704 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 693 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.9k8542026-08-06 21:00 — 1,291 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,159 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,715 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,394 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,407 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,854 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,428 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,492 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,783 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,467 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,203 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1,809 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1,327 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1,296 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1,795 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,221 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1,187 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1,707 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1,446 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,210 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1,330 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,257 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1,602 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,189 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,418 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,349 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 854 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,517 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,439 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$16.792021-02-112026-08-262021-02-11 — best price $59.992021-06-04 — best price $51.592021-08-12 — best price $47.992021-11-21 — best price $59.992021-12-13 — best price $38.992022-06-09 — best price $35.992022-07-25 — best price $59.992022-11-10 — best price $33.592022-12-12 — best price $35.742023-01-26 — best price $39.992023-03-08 — best price $29.992023-05-12 — best price $29.992023-06-23 — best price $29.992023-08-07 — best price $29.992023-12-01 — best price $32.792023-12-22 — best price $18.992024-01-30 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $19.992024-03-23 — best price $39.992024-06-17 — best price $19.992024-08-15 — best price $19.992024-09-26 — best price $19.992024-10-24 — best price $17.092024-11-21 — best price $19.992024-12-12 — best price $19.992025-01-24 — best price $24.992025-03-03 — best price $25.792025-04-04 — best price $19.892025-05-07 — best price $39.992025-06-11 — best price $27.992025-07-29 — best price $16.852025-10-01 — best price $19.492025-10-23 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-02-17 — best price $39.992026-04-08 — best price $19.992026-04-27 — best price $33.592026-07-13 — best price $33.592026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5581852026-06-01 — 223 pageviews2026-06-04 — 243 pageviews2026-06-07 — 203 pageviews2026-06-10 — 246 pageviews2026-06-13 — 253 pageviews2026-06-16 — 233 pageviews2026-06-19 — 202 pageviews2026-06-22 — 231 pageviews2026-06-25 — 316 pageviews2026-06-28 — 534 pageviews2026-07-01 — 394 pageviews2026-07-04 — 431 pageviews2026-07-07 — 329 pageviews2026-07-10 — 276 pageviews2026-07-13 — 265 pageviews2026-07-16 — 240 pageviews2026-07-19 — 220 pageviews2026-07-22 — 261 pageviews2026-07-25 — 341 pageviews2026-07-28 — 278 pageviews2026-07-31 — 251 pageviews2026-08-03 — 255 pageviews2026-08-06 — 354 pageviews2026-08-09 — 368 pageviews2026-08-12 — 280 pageviews2026-08-15 — 262 pageviews2026-08-18 — 225 pageviews2026-08-21 — 329 pageviews2026-08-24 — 229 pageviews2026-08-27 — 221 pageviews2026-08-29 — 185 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

438172026-08-26 19:15 — 156 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 117 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 354 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 164 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 22 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 84 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 228 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 143 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 196 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 93 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 130 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 142 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 383 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 174 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 143 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 172 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 192 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 380 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 128 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 128 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 148 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
81.1%
earned "Give It My All"
33.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support41 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,3456%39
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)23,2452%38
PS5 (PlayStation)10,73612%39
PS4 (PlayStation)8,05413%39
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2D3DPvP2.5DAnimeActionArcadeCombatFightingLore-Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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