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Mahou Arms cover art

Mahou Arms

Dischan Media · Sekai Project · 2026-07-27

Steam

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 28, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Mahou Arms is an anime-inspired character-action hack and slash that tells the story of a magical girl paramilitary group fighting back against an unknown force invading Earth.

6
playing now
74%
positive of 649 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

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

The human race is on the brink of total subjugation by the alien force known as the ‘Locks. Garda, a global paramilitary organization has finally discovered the means to fight back: magical girls. You are a commander at Garda and a past prisoner of war. You must lead your small, ragtag group toward victory at all costs. Get to know your newly recruited “soldiers” on the base and take direct control on the battlefield to reclaim Earth. Good luck, commander.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 74 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 252% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 41% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 649 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2022-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 7 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11711720202026Week of 2020-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-12 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$14.992020-04-292026-08-032020-04-29 — best price $26.992020-07-09 — best price $29.992020-11-07 — best price $26.992020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-02-11 — best price $26.992021-04-26 — best price $29.992021-10-28 — best price $26.992021-11-12 — best price $29.992021-12-22 — best price $23.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992022-05-21 — best price $26.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-11-22 — best price $26.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-05-08 — best price $20.992023-06-26 — best price $29.992023-08-01 — best price $23.992023-10-02 — best price $29.992023-12-04 — best price $23.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-05-06 — best price $20.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $20.992025-03-03 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $20.992025-09-01 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $20.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-08-03 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
12.9%
earned "The Floor is Lava"
1.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam Cloud1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)912%42

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

Player tags

AnimeIndieActionMatureRomanceViolentAdventureAction RPGStory RichEarly Access

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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