Action · September 10, 2018

Akane (2018)

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Akane is an Arena Arcade-Slash where you kill your enemies with only 1 hit. The objective of the game is simple, to kill as many enemies as possible. All Features: Music and SFX: Cybass: Five different types of enemies: -Yakuza Guy : Yakuza pawn that appears all the time. -Tank: This enemy is the only one who it's not killed by one hit. -Shooter: A Yakuza shooter with cybernetic enhancements that never miss his target. -Cyber Ninja: A ninja who abdicated his body to become a killing machine, his dash is deadly and his defense seems almost impenetrable. -Boss: Katsuro is Akane's Nemesis which evolves according to the number of times he is killed. Missions to unlock equipments. Five kinds of equipments to gear up: -Different guns. -Katanas with unique abilities. -Cigarettes that change the aesthetics of Akane special abilities. -Gadgets that grant small improvements in combat. -Boots that change the dash and the way you move on the screen. Akane Samurai Skills: -Dragon Slash: Akane dashes forward killing every enemy in her path. -Dragon Slayer: Akane kills all enemies on the screen. One single Arena: -Sprites with lights and shadows. -Pedestrians and neon advertisements to give life to the scene.

Action releases from 2018

175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Indie · 87
  • Cyberpunk · 79
  • Action · 74
  • Pixel Graphics · 70
  • Gore · 63
  • Violent · 58
  • Female Protagonist · 56
  • Hack and Slash · 49
  • Casual · 45
  • Arcade · 44
  • 2D · 32
  • Great Soundtrack · 30
  • Difficult · 27
  • Top-Down · 27
  • Singleplayer · 20

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 83% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 77 — top 84% of Action titles
Engagement hours2 h averageTop 95% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.7k positive · 112 negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.2/10

Curator recommendations

2.7k

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 10, 2018
DeveloperLudic Studios
Base price$4.99
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

2h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

35

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

This game contains violence, blood and dismemberment.

Editions & Packages

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