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Sakura Spirit cover art

Sakura Spirit

Winged Cloud · 2014-07-09

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 03, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 03, 2014 (Linux), Jun 03, 2014 (Mac)

Rising Judo Star Gushiken Takahiro was two weeks away from the match that would make or break his career -- a championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.

1
playing now
78%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-29 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Sakura Spirit is a 2014 visual novel video game for personal computers developed by American indie studio Winged Cloud and published by Sekai Project. It is one of few visual novels that are developed outside Japan and aimed at the English-speaking market, and is also one of the first projects published by Sekai Project that is not a translation of a Japanese visual novel, but rather an original English language work. The game was released on 9 July 2014 on Steam and MangaGamer.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (41 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 171k–410k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,839 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2015-06-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620172026Week of 2017-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $3.392015-06-11 — best price $2.992015-12-22 — best price $2.492016-04-29 — best price $1.992016-11-23 — best price $1.992017-06-22 — best price $2.492017-11-16 — best price $2.492018-04-30 — best price $9.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-02-18 — best price $9.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-10 — best price $9.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-04-20 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-10-01 — best price $9.992021-01-11 — best price $1.992021-04-26 — best price $9.992021-08-16 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-02-18 — best price $9.992022-06-24 — best price $2.992022-09-19 — best price $2.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-16 — best price $3.992023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-06-30 — best price $2.492023-09-05 — best price $9.992024-01-15 — best price $2.492024-05-20 — best price $2.992024-10-07 — best price $2.992024-12-19 — best price $2.992025-04-14 — best price $2.992025-09-15 — best price $4.992026-02-02 — best price $2.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7662026-06-01 — 15 pageviews2026-06-04 — 20 pageviews2026-06-07 — 13 pageviews2026-06-10 — 14 pageviews2026-06-13 — 11 pageviews2026-06-16 — 19 pageviews2026-06-19 — 21 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 29 pageviews2026-06-28 — 20 pageviews2026-07-01 — 13 pageviews2026-07-04 — 20 pageviews2026-07-07 — 12 pageviews2026-07-10 — 18 pageviews2026-07-13 — 11 pageviews2026-07-16 — 19 pageviews2026-07-19 — 39 pageviews2026-07-22 — 33 pageviews2026-07-25 — 39 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-07-31 — 29 pageviews2026-08-03 — 46 pageviews2026-08-06 — 23 pageviews2026-08-09 — 24 pageviews2026-08-12 — 19 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-18 — 19 pageviews2026-08-21 — 15 pageviews2026-08-24 — 13 pageviews2026-08-27 — 15 pageviews2026-08-29 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

CuteAnimeIndieShortCasualHentaiMatureNudityFantasyRomance

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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