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R-Type Final 2 cover art

R-Type Final 2

Granzella Inc. · NIS America, Inc. · 2021-04-30

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Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 30, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 30, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Apr 30, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 30, 2021 (Xbox One)

R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.

R-Type Final 2 is an Action game released in 2021, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 826 reviews).

1
playing now
75%
positive of 826 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (394 downloads)
4.32★
PlayStation Store rating (798 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

R-Type Final 2 is a horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Granzella. Part of Irem's long-running R-Type series, it is a sequel to R-Type Final released in 2004, and the first R-Type game in over a decade, after the release of R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate in 2009. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 29, 2021. An updated version titled R-Type Final 3 Evolved was released for the PlayStation 5 on March 23, 2023.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (245 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 826 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$39.99
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.99 at Humble Store (2023-10-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 12 of 75 observed days · $20.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17717720212026Week of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$19.992021-04-052026-10-152021-04-05 — best price $39.992021-11-01 — best price $31.992021-11-29 — best price $39.992022-01-04 — best price $39.992022-02-05 — best price $39.992022-03-23 — best price $39.992022-05-24 — best price $39.992022-07-15 — best price $31.992022-09-03 — best price $39.992022-11-18 — best price $23.992022-12-22 — best price $23.992023-03-18 — best price $39.992023-05-12 — best price $39.992023-07-21 — best price $23.992023-09-05 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992024-01-10 — best price $39.992024-04-29 — best price $20.002024-07-02 — best price $19.992024-08-15 — best price $19.992024-11-08 — best price $39.992024-12-13 — best price $20.002025-02-05 — best price $39.992025-04-03 — best price $39.992025-05-24 — best price $39.992025-08-01 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-11-28 — best price $19.992025-12-22 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $39.992026-09-08 — best price $39.992026-09-18 — best price $39.992026-09-28 — best price $39.992026-10-08 — best price $39.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

45132026-05-30 — 33 pageviews2026-06-03 — 29 pageviews2026-06-07 — 35 pageviews2026-06-11 — 15 pageviews2026-06-15 — 33 pageviews2026-06-19 — 33 pageviews2026-06-23 — 37 pageviews2026-06-27 — 21 pageviews2026-07-01 — 34 pageviews2026-07-05 — 31 pageviews2026-07-09 — 21 pageviews2026-07-13 — 31 pageviews2026-07-17 — 32 pageviews2026-07-21 — 22 pageviews2026-07-25 — 28 pageviews2026-07-29 — 26 pageviews2026-08-02 — 23 pageviews2026-08-06 — 37 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-14 — 45 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-22 — 22 pageviews2026-08-26 — 25 pageviews2026-08-30 — 29 pageviews2026-09-03 — 22 pageviews2026-09-07 — 23 pageviews2026-09-11 — 29 pageviews2026-09-15 — 27 pageviews2026-09-19 — 30 pageviews2026-09-23 — 23 pageviews2026-09-27 — 24 pageviews2026-10-01 — 26 pageviews2026-10-05 — 17 pageviews2026-10-08 — 27 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
87.1%
earned "1st Mission: Fly Once More"
11%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing19 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 19 DLC released, first 2021-04-30, latest 2023-10-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)4,4260%82
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,0790%80
PS4 (PlayStation)9671%82
Steam (Steam)7410%82
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1942%82
Switch (Nintendo)200%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

3DSpaceActionArcadeSci-fiShooterDifficultBullet HellShoot 'Em UpSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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