The Game Census
Muv-Luv cover art

Muv-Luv

aNCHOR Inc. · 2018-02-28

Steam

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

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.

25
playing now
93%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 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

Healthy
  • · 25 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 215 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,914 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 52k–126k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,092 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 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
565620182026Week of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

45122026-09-15 18:00 — 35 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 26 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 28 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 28 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 26 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 42 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 26 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 25 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 26 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 45 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 30 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 25 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 23 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
756Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 16 · peak 43Jun 2018 — avg 12 · peak 39Sep 2018 — avg 9 · peak 21Dec 2018 — avg 13 · peak 29Mar 2019 — avg 10 · peak 23Jun 2019 — avg 11 · peak 29Sep 2019 — avg 10 · peak 24Dec 2019 — avg 19 · peak 41Mar 2020 — avg 12 · peak 27Jun 2020 — avg 17 · peak 53Sep 2020 — avg 12 · peak 27Dec 2020 — avg 38 · peak 111Mar 2021 — avg 27 · peak 59Jun 2021 — avg 29 · peak 84Sep 2021 — avg 27 · peak 61Dec 2021 — avg 55 · peak 120Mar 2022 — avg 22 · peak 46Jun 2022 — avg 21 · peak 60Sep 2022 — avg 26 · peak 59Dec 2022 — avg 33 · peak 70Mar 2023 — avg 30 · peak 69Jun 2023 — avg 23 · peak 53Sep 2023 — avg 25 · peak 55Dec 2023 — avg 28 · peak 58Mar 2024 — avg 28 · peak 74Jun 2024 — avg 30 · peak 70Sep 2024 — avg 42 · peak 90Dec 2024 — avg 33 · peak 62Mar 2025 — avg 36 · peak 71Jun 2025 — avg 27 · peak 58Sep 2025 — avg 28 · peak 68Dec 2025 — avg 34 · peak 83Mar 2026 — avg 34 · peak 73Jun 2026 — avg 33 · peak 72Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 61
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

5731602026-05-29 — 211 pageviews2026-06-02 — 206 pageviews2026-06-06 — 212 pageviews2026-06-10 — 217 pageviews2026-06-14 — 237 pageviews2026-06-18 — 176 pageviews2026-06-22 — 172 pageviews2026-06-26 — 367 pageviews2026-06-30 — 210 pageviews2026-07-04 — 219 pageviews2026-07-08 — 260 pageviews2026-07-12 — 206 pageviews2026-07-16 — 208 pageviews2026-07-20 — 287 pageviews2026-07-24 — 225 pageviews2026-07-28 — 200 pageviews2026-08-01 — 180 pageviews2026-08-05 — 174 pageviews2026-08-09 — 192 pageviews2026-08-13 — 207 pageviews2026-08-17 — 186 pageviews2026-08-21 — 180 pageviews2026-08-25 — 174 pageviews2026-08-29 — 417 pageviews2026-09-02 — 286 pageviews2026-09-06 — 200 pageviews2026-09-10 — 210 pageviews2026-09-14 — 224 pageviews2026-09-18 — 224 pageviews2026-09-22 — 219 pageviews2026-09-26 — 229 pageviews2026-09-30 — 220 pageviews2026-10-04 — 212 pageviews2026-10-08 — 198 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

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2021-02-05, latest 2023-01-26 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteAnimeMechsCasualComedySci-fiRomanceAdventureStory RichKickstarter

Census log

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

Recent updates

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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