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Muv-Luv Alternative cover art

Muv-Luv Alternative

aNCHOR Inc. · 2018-02-28

SteamAmazon

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Oct 27, 2011 (Xbox 360), Jun 12, 2018 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 29, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 25, 2012 (PlayStation 3)

Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.

Muv-Luv Alternative is an Adventure, Casual game released in 2018, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 3794 reviews).

19
playing now
96%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 08:00 UTC (census sample)

In Alternative, Shirogane Takeru wakes up three years after the end of Unlimited to find himself back in his room. Although he first thinks that everything that had happened to him was a dream, he soon feels that something is wrong, and leaves the house to find that he has been sent back in time to the beginning of the events in Unlimited. Unwilling to accept something like Alternative V, he decides to help Professor Kozuki to complete Alternative IV and save mankind.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Muv-Luv Alternative trailer thumbnail

Muv-Luv Alternative | OFFICIAL TRAILER

≈448,149 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 345 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 29,019 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 95k–228k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,794 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2024-08-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10210220182026Week of 2018-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

43152026-09-15 18:00 — 26 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 33 players2026-09-18 09:00 — 24 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 32 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 22 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 35 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 31 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 18 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 29 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 40 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 21 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 21 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 28 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 15 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 25 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 34 players2026-10-06 19:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 10:00 — 28 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 32 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 30 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 28 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 23 players2026-10-15 08:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8810Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 27 · peak 65Jun 2018 — avg 14 · peak 41Sep 2018 — avg 13 · peak 26Dec 2018 — avg 16 · peak 30Mar 2019 — avg 15 · peak 32Jun 2019 — avg 14 · peak 30Sep 2019 — avg 14 · peak 29Dec 2019 — avg 23 · peak 53Mar 2020 — avg 20 · peak 41Jun 2020 — avg 23 · peak 44Sep 2020 — avg 18 · peak 39Dec 2020 — avg 38 · peak 97Mar 2021 — avg 37 · peak 85Jun 2021 — avg 39 · peak 89Sep 2021 — avg 37 · peak 74Dec 2021 — avg 62 · peak 126Mar 2022 — avg 29 · peak 58Jun 2022 — avg 25 · peak 59Sep 2022 — avg 30 · peak 68Dec 2022 — avg 38 · peak 74Mar 2023 — avg 29 · peak 66Jun 2023 — avg 24 · peak 48Sep 2023 — avg 28 · peak 65Dec 2023 — avg 28 · peak 60Mar 2024 — avg 29 · peak 60Jun 2024 — avg 28 · peak 63Sep 2024 — avg 40 · peak 85Dec 2024 — avg 32 · peak 60Mar 2025 — avg 33 · peak 68Jun 2025 — avg 24 · peak 61Sep 2025 — avg 26 · peak 56Dec 2025 — avg 31 · peak 76Mar 2026 — avg 32 · peak 65Jun 2026 — avg 29 · peak 68Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 49
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$17.992017-09-202026-07-302017-09-20 — best price $39.992018-07-05 — best price $39.992018-11-27 — best price $39.992019-02-12 — best price $39.992019-05-20 — best price $39.992019-07-29 — best price $39.992019-12-03 — best price $39.992020-01-27 — best price $39.992020-07-09 — best price $39.992020-12-01 — best price $39.992021-02-15 — best price $39.992021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-10-28 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $19.992022-05-02 — best price $19.992022-08-24 — best price $19.992022-11-22 — best price $19.992022-12-23 — best price $19.992023-03-08 — best price $19.992023-04-24 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $19.992023-09-08 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $19.992024-03-01 — best price $19.992024-05-03 — best price $39.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-09-12 — best price $39.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-11 — best price $39.992025-05-04 — best price $39.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-09-17 — best price $39.992025-10-31 — best price $39.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-03-14 — best price $39.992026-05-02 — best price $39.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
75.1%
earned "ALTERNATIVE"
50.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing8 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2020-03-13, latest 2024-12-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,12436%19
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,03990%20
Steam (Steam)18129%19

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

WarGoreAnimeMechsCasualSci-fiRomanceViolentMilitaryAdventure

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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