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Mushihimesama cover art

Mushihimesama

CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD. · KOMODO · 2015-11-12

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 19, 2004 (Arcade), Dec 15, 2011 (iOS), Jul 21, 2005 (PlayStation 2)

Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.

Mushihimesama is an Action game released in 2015, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 1570 reviews).

4
playing now
97%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Mushihimesama is a manic shooter developed by Cave, originally distributed by AMI in 2004 and later redistributed to arcades in 2011 as the significantly changed "version 1.5". It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and iOS in 2011. An Xbox 360 port was released in May 2012. A version for Microsoft Windows was also published by Degica in 2015. In 2021, the game was ported to the Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 86 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 39k–94k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,570 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at WinGameStore (2016-08-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 17 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 9 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 11 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
571Oct 2015Aug 2026Oct 2015 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2016 — avg 10 · peak 25Jun 2016 — avg 7 · peak 26Oct 2016 — avg 10 · peak 46Feb 2017 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2017 — avg 5 · peak 19Oct 2017 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2018 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2018 — avg 5 · peak 22Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 19Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.06$5.592015-11-062026-07-112015-11-06 — best price $14.992015-12-23 — best price $14.992016-02-29 — best price $19.992016-05-06 — best price $23.062016-08-05 — best price $17.992016-10-03 — best price $19.992017-03-21 — best price $19.992017-09-07 — best price $8.992018-02-08 — best price $7.992018-08-20 — best price $19.992019-02-12 — best price $19.992019-09-12 — best price $19.992020-01-22 — best price $7.992020-05-21 — best price $19.992020-09-28 — best price $19.992021-04-26 — best price $6.992021-11-24 — best price $6.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-04-27 — best price $6.992022-06-23 — best price $6.992022-09-16 — best price $6.992022-11-16 — best price $17.882022-12-22 — best price $6.992023-02-20 — best price $19.992023-05-05 — best price $6.992023-07-18 — best price $17.882023-10-23 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $6.992024-07-11 — best price $17.882024-12-05 — best price $17.882025-03-13 — best price $6.992025-06-02 — best price $17.882025-08-14 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $5.592026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-11 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

77392026-05-30 — 52 pageviews2026-06-03 — 45 pageviews2026-06-07 — 60 pageviews2026-06-11 — 69 pageviews2026-06-15 — 72 pageviews2026-06-19 — 65 pageviews2026-06-23 — 47 pageviews2026-06-27 — 56 pageviews2026-07-01 — 60 pageviews2026-07-05 — 75 pageviews2026-07-09 — 59 pageviews2026-07-13 — 56 pageviews2026-07-17 — 73 pageviews2026-07-21 — 54 pageviews2026-07-25 — 62 pageviews2026-07-29 — 45 pageviews2026-08-02 — 47 pageviews2026-08-06 — 65 pageviews2026-08-10 — 70 pageviews2026-08-14 — 59 pageviews2026-08-18 — 57 pageviews2026-08-22 — 56 pageviews2026-08-26 — 57 pageviews2026-08-30 — 56 pageviews2026-09-03 — 48 pageviews2026-09-07 — 63 pageviews2026-09-11 — 54 pageviews2026-09-15 — 59 pageviews2026-09-19 — 52 pageviews2026-09-23 — 50 pageviews2026-09-27 — 70 pageviews2026-10-01 — 53 pageviews2026-10-05 — 59 pageviews2026-10-08 — 56 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
91.3%
earned "To Shinju Forest"
30.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV4 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2015-11-05, latest 2016-02-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,9121%50
Switch (Nintendo)940%0

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

Player tags

2DAnimeActionArcadeClassicShooterDifficultBullet HellLocal Co-OpScore Attack

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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