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Musashi vs Cthulhu cover art

Musashi vs Cthulhu

Cyber Rhino Studios · QUByte Interactive · 2024-05-16

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), May 16, 2024 (PlayStation 4), May 16, 2024 (PlayStation 5), May 16, 2024 (Xbox One), May 16, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 14, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Musashi vs Cthulhu (or MxC) is a fast paced action game where you take control of Musashi - the most famous warrior from feudal Japan -,as he’s fighting for his life. The ronin is a victim of a terrible curse that makes him a target for unspeakable monsters.

94%
positive of 70 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.60★
PlayStation Store rating (57 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 26,648 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 70 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2026-09-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 20 of 45 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820202026Week of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$1.492020-01-142026-10-082020-01-14 — best price $3.992021-07-10 — best price $3.992021-10-12 — best price $3.392021-12-01 — best price $3.992022-02-16 — best price $3.992022-05-20 — best price $3.392022-07-09 — best price $3.992022-12-21 — best price $2.592023-12-09 — best price $3.992024-01-16 — best price $2.592024-03-21 — best price $3.992024-06-03 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-07-20 — best price $4.392024-08-05 — best price $3.742024-09-14 — best price $4.992024-10-02 — best price $4.992024-11-01 — best price $3.492024-11-20 — best price $4.992024-12-07 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-01-13 — best price $4.392025-02-22 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $3.492025-04-14 — best price $2.792025-05-01 — best price $4.392025-06-10 — best price $2.492025-07-12 — best price $4.992025-08-22 — best price $4.392025-09-29 — best price $2.492025-10-22 — best price $4.992025-12-01 — best price $2.492026-01-14 — best price $4.992026-02-25 — best price $4.992026-03-27 — best price $4.392026-04-24 — best price $4.992026-06-19 — best price $1.592026-08-03 — best price $4.992026-09-30 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, French, Russian

Player tags

2DRPGAnimeIndieNinjaActionArcadeSwordplayFast-PacedPlatformer

Census log

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

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