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Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2019-09-25

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Action

Franchise: Azure Striker Gunvolt · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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"!

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX is a $14.99 Action game released in 2019, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Very Positive (90% of 793 reviews).

1
playing now
90%
positive of 793 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
4.50★
PlayStation Store rating (694 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 33 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

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 11 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
787820192026Week of 2019-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
182Oct 2019Jan 2025Oct 2019 — avg 18 · peak 77Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 20Aug 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$6.742019-09-252026-10-102019-09-25 — 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 $14.992026-09-05 — best price $6.742026-10-03 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
80%
earned "Meeting of the Minos"
46.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2019-12-19 (Steam store data)

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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