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Vanguard Princess cover art

Vanguard Princess

Tomoaki Sugeno · eigoMANGA · 2014-03-03

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 03, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Vanguard Princess is a classic 2D fighting game that features an all-female cast each with its own unique fighting style. Choose from ten girls and pair them with a powerful partner to form an unstoppable team. Navigate their journeys in Story Mode or engage in head-to-head battles in Versus Mode.

Vanguard Princess is an Action, Casual, and Indie game released in 2014, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (70% of 2845 reviews).

0
playing now
70%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
1h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Vanguard Princess , also known as Vanguard Princess: Senjin no Himegimi is a Japanese dōjin 2D fighting game for Windows and Linux. Developed by a single programmer and illustrator, Tomoaki Sugeno, the game was created using Fighter Maker 2nd and was released for PC on June 26, 2009, and April 10, 2013, for OnLive.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 27,784 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 71k–171k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,850 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.50 at IndieGameStand (2016-11-25) · bundled 31×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320172026Week of 2017-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.502015-01-012026-08-132015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-04-24 — best price $4.992015-07-23 — best price $4.992015-10-19 — best price $1.742016-01-15 — best price $1.692016-05-20 — best price $4.992016-09-22 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $1.742017-04-10 — best price $4.992017-11-01 — best price $4.992018-03-12 — best price $4.992018-05-28 — best price $4.992018-08-02 — best price $4.992018-12-10 — best price $2.492019-05-10 — best price $1.492019-09-16 — best price $1.502019-12-19 — best price $1.992020-02-27 — best price $4.992020-05-12 — best price $4.082020-07-16 — best price $1.752020-11-02 — best price $4.992021-01-18 — best price $4.992021-04-02 — best price $1.662021-07-26 — best price $1.482021-10-09 — best price $4.992022-02-03 — best price $4.992022-08-22 — best price $2.492023-01-20 — best price $1.242023-05-29 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $3.042024-05-06 — best price $2.242024-10-28 — best price $2.492025-05-05 — best price $2.242025-10-13 — best price $2.242026-05-18 — best price $2.242026-08-13 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3022026-06-02 — 8 pageviews2026-06-06 — 14 pageviews2026-06-10 — 9 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 14 pageviews2026-06-22 — 21 pageviews2026-06-26 — 14 pageviews2026-06-30 — 15 pageviews2026-07-04 — 21 pageviews2026-07-08 — 14 pageviews2026-07-12 — 22 pageviews2026-07-16 — 8 pageviews2026-07-20 — 22 pageviews2026-07-24 — 8 pageviews2026-07-28 — 8 pageviews2026-08-01 — 8 pageviews2026-08-05 — 2 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 8 pageviews2026-08-17 — 13 pageviews2026-08-21 — 7 pageviews2026-08-25 — 9 pageviews2026-08-29 — 13 pageviews2026-09-02 — 30 pageviews2026-09-06 — 9 pageviews2026-09-10 — 14 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 9 pageviews2026-09-22 — 10 pageviews2026-09-26 — 12 pageviews2026-09-30 — 12 pageviews2026-10-04 — 10 pageviews2026-10-08 — 8 pageviews2026-10-12 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller Support8 DLC

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2014-03-03, latest 2026-02-16 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeIndieActionArcadeCasualMatureNudityFighting

Census log

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

Recent updates

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