The Game Census
Muv-Luv cover art

Muv-Luv

aNCHOR Inc. · 2018-02-28

Steam

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 13, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 08, 2018 (PlayStation Vita), Oct 27, 2011 (Xbox 360), Oct 25, 2012 (PlayStation 3)

One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.

47
playing now
93%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

47 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Muv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge and originally released as an adult game for Windows on February 28, 2003. Consisting of two parts, Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited, the gameplay in Muv-Luv follows a branching plot line, which offers alternate scenarios and courses of interaction, focusing on the differing scenarios of the female main characters. Muv-Luv was followed by a sequel, Muv-Luv Alternative, which was released for Windows on April 24, 2006, and follows the storyline of Muv-Luv Unlimited.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 22% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 52k–124k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,074 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2021-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

47152026-08-11 21:00 — 23 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 34 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 30 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 30 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 40 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 33 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 25 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 26 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 30 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 29 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 31 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 26 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 28 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 22 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 24 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 26 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 26 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 37 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 47 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$11.992016-06-172026-07-302016-06-17 — best price $31.492016-11-29 — best price $34.992017-03-30 — best price $20.992017-09-25 — best price $34.992018-10-29 — best price $17.992019-01-03 — best price $29.992019-05-16 — best price $20.992019-07-29 — best price $29.992019-12-19 — best price $17.992020-05-06 — best price $29.992020-11-25 — best price $17.992021-02-15 — best price $29.992021-10-06 — best price $17.992021-11-24 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992022-08-24 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-01-23 — best price $11.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-06-29 — best price $11.992023-09-20 — best price $29.992023-12-04 — best price $11.992024-01-31 — best price $29.992024-05-03 — best price $29.992024-07-17 — best price $11.992024-10-30 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $11.992025-03-11 — best price $29.992025-06-04 — best price $11.992025-08-03 — best price $29.992025-10-17 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-06-16 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5731562026-05-29 — 211 pageviews2026-06-01 — 208 pageviews2026-06-04 — 195 pageviews2026-06-07 — 244 pageviews2026-06-10 — 217 pageviews2026-06-13 — 228 pageviews2026-06-16 — 241 pageviews2026-06-19 — 161 pageviews2026-06-22 — 172 pageviews2026-06-25 — 453 pageviews2026-06-28 — 226 pageviews2026-07-01 — 175 pageviews2026-07-04 — 219 pageviews2026-07-07 — 294 pageviews2026-07-10 — 212 pageviews2026-07-13 — 194 pageviews2026-07-16 — 208 pageviews2026-07-19 — 210 pageviews2026-07-22 — 213 pageviews2026-07-25 — 209 pageviews2026-07-28 — 200 pageviews2026-07-31 — 197 pageviews2026-08-03 — 204 pageviews2026-08-06 — 172 pageviews2026-08-09 — 192 pageviews2026-08-12 — 163 pageviews2026-08-15 — 169 pageviews2026-08-18 — 167 pageviews2026-08-21 — 180 pageviews2026-08-24 — 177 pageviews2026-08-26 — 294 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
71.9%
earned "EXTRA"
23.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,75028%15
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,35075%16
Steam (Steam)56125%15

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

Player tags

CuteAnimeMechsCasualComedySci-fiRomanceAdventureStory RichKickstarter

Census log

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

Players also track

If My Heart Had WingsEverlasting SummerThe Labyrinth of GrisaiaThe Eden of GrisaiaSeduce Me the OtomeThe Song of SayaMuv-Luv AlternativeThe Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart

Similarity via IGDB.

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