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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

Arc System Works · 2021-06-11

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Action

Franchise: Guilty Gear · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

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!

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- is an Action game released in 2021, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (88% of 66953 reviews).

1,082
playing now
88%
positive of 67k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
120
twitch viewers (latest)
6.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
83/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (68 ratings)
132
Nexus mods (31k downloads)
4.56★
PlayStation Store rating (7,625 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend · from 115 critics
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

1,082 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 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
  • · 1,082 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,968 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~371/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 67,188 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99-50%

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 31 of 54 observed days · $3.22 above the all-time low (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: 220 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.0k7822026-09-14 20:00 — 1,107 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 1,069 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 1,067 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 1,240 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 1,383 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 945 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 1,223 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 1,082 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 1,005 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 1,858 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 1,248 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 802 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 1,608 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 1,177 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 1,395 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 1,973 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 1,179 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 973 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 1,509 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 1,324 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 1,575 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 1,376 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 1,276 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,082 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
13k1.2kJun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 12,697 · peak 30,939Aug 2021 — avg 4,632 · peak 12,887Oct 2021 — avg 1,990 · peak 5,465Dec 2021 — avg 2,468 · peak 7,690Feb 2022 — avg 2,096 · peak 5,506Apr 2022 — avg 2,131 · peak 4,076Jun 2022 — avg 2,817 · peak 8,165Aug 2022 — avg 3,643 · peak 10,994Oct 2022 — avg 1,844 · peak 3,228Dec 2022 — avg 2,664 · peak 6,172Feb 2023 — avg 2,185 · peak 3,272Apr 2023 — avg 3,033 · peak 9,029Jun 2023 — avg 1,680 · peak 3,757Aug 2023 — avg 2,640 · peak 12,512Oct 2023 — avg 1,552 · peak 2,427Dec 2023 — avg 3,285 · peak 12,555Feb 2024 — avg 1,632 · peak 2,503Apr 2024 — avg 2,617 · peak 4,181Jun 2024 — avg 3,044 · peak 7,457Aug 2024 — avg 2,439 · peak 4,231Oct 2024 — avg 2,181 · peak 16,412Dec 2024 — avg 1,849 · peak 3,410Feb 2025 — avg 1,523 · peak 2,417Apr 2025 — avg 1,837 · peak 2,890Jun 2025 — avg 2,039 · peak 4,058Aug 2025 — avg 3,322 · peak 14,403Oct 2025 — avg 1,585 · peak 2,970Dec 2025 — avg 1,349 · peak 2,064Feb 2026 — avg 1,235 · peak 1,829Apr 2026 — avg 4,268 · peak 18,566Jun 2026 — avg 1,646 · peak 2,769Aug 2026 — avg 1,384 · peak 2,233
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
29292026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 21 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 9 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 3 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 5 new negative2026-09-27: 11 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-29: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 6 new positive2026-10-01: 10 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-04: 29 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 12 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 6 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 8 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 13 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 6 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 8 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$16.792021-02-112026-10-142021-02-11 — 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 $33.592026-10-07 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5581632026-06-01 — 223 pageviews2026-06-05 — 280 pageviews2026-06-09 — 256 pageviews2026-06-13 — 253 pageviews2026-06-17 — 230 pageviews2026-06-21 — 233 pageviews2026-06-25 — 316 pageviews2026-06-29 — 558 pageviews2026-07-03 — 362 pageviews2026-07-07 — 329 pageviews2026-07-11 — 267 pageviews2026-07-15 — 297 pageviews2026-07-19 — 220 pageviews2026-07-23 — 250 pageviews2026-07-27 — 285 pageviews2026-07-31 — 251 pageviews2026-08-04 — 221 pageviews2026-08-08 — 337 pageviews2026-08-12 — 280 pageviews2026-08-16 — 410 pageviews2026-08-20 — 292 pageviews2026-08-24 — 229 pageviews2026-08-28 — 214 pageviews2026-09-01 — 205 pageviews2026-09-05 — 172 pageviews2026-09-09 — 225 pageviews2026-09-13 — 240 pageviews2026-09-17 — 208 pageviews2026-09-21 — 184 pageviews2026-09-25 — 192 pageviews2026-09-29 — 163 pageviews2026-10-03 — 169 pageviews2026-10-07 — 179 pageviews2026-10-10 — 220 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

5.2k142026-09-30 20:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 106 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 159 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 142 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 132 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 235 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 186 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 686 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 180 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 997 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 189 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 443 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 188 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 143 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 593 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 116 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 129 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 5,166 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 41 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 116 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 170 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 318 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 90 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 868 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 2,020 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 115 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 95 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 120 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

Post-launch support: 41 DLC released, first 2021-06-11, latest 2026-07-02 (Steam store data)

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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