Treasure

Ikaruga

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2001

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • GameCube*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · GameCube*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Localized titles

  • Ikaruga

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Shared/Split Screen*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
  • Local co-op*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Japanese*

Community tags · historical

  • Shoot 'Em Up*
    Votes · historical
    755*
  • Bullet Hell*
    Votes · historical
    725*
  • Arcade*
    Votes · historical
    463*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    293*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    231*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    203*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    165*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    114*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    114*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    84*
  • Local Co-Op*
    Votes · historical
    55*
  • Addictive*
    Votes · historical
    53*
  • 2D*
    Votes · historical
    49*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    43*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    39*
  • Space*
    Votes · historical
    36*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    31*
  • Controller*
    Votes · historical
    29*
  • Local Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    28*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    18*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    512 MB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX 9.0c support*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    2 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA or AMD in recently 5 years*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel or AMD multicore processor recently 5 years*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    51*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Treasure

Publishers

  • Treasure
  • Atari (Infogrames)*
  • Atari*
  • Infogrames*

Release history

  • 2001-12-20
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2003-05-23 · Nintendo GameCube · Europe*
    Release date
    2003-05-23*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo GameCube*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 2003-01-16 · Nintendo GameCube · Japan*
    Release date
    2003-01-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo GameCube*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 2003-04-15 · Nintendo GameCube · USA*
    Release date
    2003-04-15*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo GameCube*
    Market
    USA*
  • 2003-04-15 · GameCube*
    Release date
    2003-04-15*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    GameCube*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Feb 18, 2014*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 25 fields
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
Europe*
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
USA*
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
Japan*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · USA
2003-04-15*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
2003-01-16*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
2003-05-23*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Treasure*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Treasure*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Treasure*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action,shoot 'em up*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action,shooter,shoot 'em up*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Atari (Infogrames)*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Atari (Infogrames)*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Atari*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
GIKP70*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · USA
GIKE70*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
GIKJ70*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
2003-05-23 · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Release date
2003-05-23*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
2003-01-16 · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Release date
2003-01-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Market
Japan*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · USA
2003-04-15 · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Release date
2003-04-15*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Market
USA*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action game
action game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action game
action game*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Atari (Infogrames)
Atari (Infogrames)*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Atari
Atari*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Ikaruga*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel or AMD multicore processor recently 5 years*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA or AMD in recently 5 years*
Windows recommended memory requirement
2* GB
Release year
2,002*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel or AMD multicore processor recently 5 years*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA or AMD in recently 5 years*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · GameCube
Treasure
Treasure*
ESRB classification · GameCube
ESRB · GameCube
Classification
E - Everyone*
Genres · GameCube
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · GameCube
GameCube
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
GameCube
GameCube*
Publishers · GameCube
Infogrames
Infogrames*
Release date · GameCube
2003-04-15 · GameCube
Release date
2003-04-15*
Date precision
day*
Platform
GameCube*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
25*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
155* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
151* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Shared/Split Screen*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • TREASURE*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100000 - 200000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Japanese*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
155* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
70* min
Metacritic score
84*
Name
Ikaruga*
Negative reviews · historical
119*
Peak ccu
5*
Positive reviews · historical
2,104*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
4.99*
Publishers
  • TREASURE*
Recommendations
2,109*
Store release date · historical
Feb 18, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Japanese*
Game website · historical
https://www.treasure-inc.co.jp/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Shared/Split Screen
Shared/Split Screen*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
TREASURE
TREASURE*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Japanese*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
TREASURE
TREASURE*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Feb 18, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Japanese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
122* min
Ccu
5*
Developer
TREASURE*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • Japanese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
72* min
Name
Ikaruga*
Negative reviews · historical
119*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100,000 .. 200,000*
Positive reviews · historical
2,104*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
TREASURE*
Community tags · historical
  • Shoot 'Em Up*
  • Bullet Hell*
  • Arcade*
  • Classic*
  • Action*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Shooter*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Difficult*
  • Indie*
  • Local Co-Op*
  • Addictive*
  • 2D*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Retro*
  • Space*
  • Co-op*
  • Controller*
  • Local Multiplayer*
  • Puzzle*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
  • Japanese*
Community tags · historical
Shoot 'Em Up
Shoot 'Em Up*
Bullet Hell
Bullet Hell*
Arcade
Arcade*
Classic
Classic*
Action
Action*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Shooter
Shooter*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Difficult
Difficult*
Indie
Indie*
Local Co-Op
Local Co-Op*
Addictive
Addictive*
2D
2D*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Retro
Retro*
Space
Space*
Co-op
Co-op*
Controller
Controller*
Local Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Tags votes
Shoot 'Em Up
Votes · historical
755*
Bullet Hell
Votes · historical
725*
Arcade
Votes · historical
463*
Classic
Votes · historical
293*
Action
Votes · historical
231*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
203*
Shooter
Votes · historical
165*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
114*
Difficult
Votes · historical
114*
Indie
Votes · historical
84*
Local Co-Op
Votes · historical
55*
Addictive
Votes · historical
53*
2D
Votes · historical
49*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
43*
Retro
Votes · historical
39*
Space
Votes · historical
36*
Co-op
Votes · historical
31*
Controller
Votes · historical
29*
Local Multiplayer
Votes · historical
28*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
18*
Specifications 6 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Shared/Split Screen*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • TREASURE*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
84*
Name
Ikaruga*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP Processor: Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 512 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c support *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • TREASURE*
Recommendations total
2,103*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Feb 18, 2014*
Interface languages
English (full audio), Japanese*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Shared/Split Screen
Shared/Split Screen*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
TREASURE
TREASURE*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c*
Storage
512 MB available space*
Audio hardware
DirectX 9.0c support*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
TREASURE
TREASURE*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Feb 18, 2014*
Interface languages
  • Japanese*
Specifications 7 · 20 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Store genres
Action|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
6,095*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
51*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
2* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,014*
Title
Ikaruga*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Local co-op
Local co-op*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
51*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
2 GB*

* Provisional data