Ikaruga
Vertical shoot-'em-up where switching colors turns bullets into energy
TREASURE · Released Feb 18, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 2,372
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 10 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 7
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Ikaruga?
Ikaruga is a sci-fi vertical shoot-'em-up with five stages and boss fights. You steer a ship through enemy fire, switch between black and white to absorb matching bullets and charge homing lasers, and defeat same-colored enemies in sequence for score bonuses.
For you if...
- +you like learning bullet patterns to improve your score
- +you enjoy switching colors while dodging enemy fire
- +you want local two-player arcade shooting
Not for you if...
- −you prefer shooting without managing color switches
- −you want a forgiving introduction to bullet-hell games
What players say
95% of 2,372 reviews are positive · 100% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the color-switching mechanic, score chains, and soundtrack. The most common complaint is the steep learning curve, which some players find frustrating from the start.
Screenshots and trailer
Ikaruga system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 512 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel or AMD multicore processor recently 5 years
- Graphics
- NVIDIA or AMD in recently 5 years
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 512 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Japanese.
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