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Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX cover art

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2019-09-25

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Action

Franchise: Azure Striker Gunvolt · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 26, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Dec 19, 2019 (Xbox One)

Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!

1
playing now
90%
positive of 793 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

In the near future, in a nation unknown... Humanity has entered a new age where the majority are now “Adepts” — people who possess supernatural powers known as “Septimas”. Humans who do not have Septimas, known as “Minos”, are being hunted and executed by the “Institute for the Promotion of Human Evolution ‘Sumeragi’”. Among these Minos, whose everyday lives have turned into a living nightmare, there was an urban legend spoken of only in hushed tones: tales of the “Luminous Avenger iX”. It was a rumor of a warrior clad in pure white armor, accompanied by the Muse of Hope, Lola, who fought fo(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 38% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 793 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.74 at Steam (2026-07-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days · $8.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$6.742019-09-252026-08-292019-09-25 — best price $14.992020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-01-17 — best price $13.492020-05-06 — best price $14.992020-10-07 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-05-06 — best price $14.992021-07-20 — best price $14.992021-11-01 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $7.492022-06-23 — best price $7.492022-09-14 — best price $7.492022-11-22 — best price $7.492022-12-23 — best price $7.492023-03-16 — best price $7.492023-06-20 — best price $7.492023-09-15 — best price $7.492023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-01-31 — best price $7.492024-04-25 — best price $7.492024-06-27 — best price $7.492024-09-20 — best price $7.492024-11-27 — best price $7.492024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-03-02 — best price $7.492025-04-25 — best price $7.492025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-09-18 — best price $7.492025-11-08 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-05-11 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)3,44917%15
Steam (Steam)87516%15
Xbox One (Xbox)50019%15
Switch (Nintendo)690%0

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

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieActionPlatformerSingleplayer2D PlatformerSide ScrollerPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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