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2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Akane is a indie, cyberpunk and action game developed and published by Ludic Studios.
Released on September 10th 2018 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 2,789 reviews of which 2,664 were positive and 125 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Akane into these genres:

Indie Cyberpunk Action Pixel Graphics Gore Violent Female Protagonist Hack and Slash Casual Arcade 2D Great Soundtrack Difficult Top-Down Singleplayer Rogue-like Fast-Paced Swordplay Rogue-lite

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Audio
  • Additional Notes: Minimum Resolution: 1280 x 720
MacOS
  • OS: MAC OS X 10.8 to 10.12
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 2600, NVidia GeForce 9400 or equivalent
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Minimum Resolution: 1280 x 720
Linux
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or equivalent
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Audio
  • Additional Notes: Minimum Resolution: 1280 x 720

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
100% achievements in 7.5 hours (but played it for a lot of hours on switch first). Had a lot of fun, the music is great and the game is stylish. Pure fun gameplay, minimal story but do you wanna watch a movie or play a video game?
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April 2025
This game does very little, but does very well what it does: quick, instant action where the stakes are at max height... but at the same time the consequences are absolutely acceptable. Let me break this down: Once you get past the opening sequences and the menu (all skippable) the game loop begins ouright. If you die, just by pressing R you will restart right into the action. If you press R *as you are being killed*, this happens too. This means that the adrenaline rush you built up is barely affected by the death, and you can get outright into the action. There is very little progression in each game session as it is (meaning, no items you pick up, skills you unlock, etc), which means that when you die, you can instantly restart more or less on the same situation you were in. The only things lost are progress in the game loop itself (more on that later) and the combo level you might have built. All of this conspires to keep you restarting immediately after a death. You barely feel defeated. On the other hand, because the game loop develops so succintly, you absolutely can stop at any time, more or less. Compared to other games where you can't save and you may find yourself invested in a particularly good run, Akane is very lenient to let you close it down and then pick it up again later. What this means is that you can very easily play 1 minute to 1 hour of Akane, and be able to stop at any time. It is a very good game to wait until something else calls for your attention, or just if you don't want to think too much on story or any complex strategy or mechanics. The music and the aesthetics are very, very neat, which of course helps a lot. Just don't expect *a lot* of depth, because there isn't. Admire what it is there, and how well it is made.
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March 2025
I have to recommend this game because despite everything it is priced well and I had fun playing it. But I will say that this game is worth its price rather exactly. It is a game with a very solid base gameplay loop, it was fun but everything on top of that feels slightly off. Most of the unlocks are not satisfying to get and usually worse than what you already have. And the game is built on a combo system that does not fully mesh with actual gameplay. In a game where I want to go fast and use stylish abilities I feel as though the combo system is asking me to slowdown so I don't run out enemies and not use cool abilities because they have too much end lag. The game is very simple, and good in it's simplicity but also seems to do too much and too little. If I could leave a mixed review I would.
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Sept. 2024
Decent game, only issue i have are not visible enemys attack at borders when they come,
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Sept. 2024
Girl goes on a suicide mission; gets what she wants. We enter her story on the final chapter. I was left wanting to know more about Akane, about the life she lived that lead her to this ending. Controls felt great, combat was tight, near instant restarts, Music fit the theme perfectly and added to the futuristic ambiance while giving the Player a good rythym to fight to. The difficulty and complexity of the game felt perfect. Incredible game. Worth the full price.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Akane is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

Akane is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.

Akane received 2,664 positive votes out of a total of 2,789 achieving an impressive rating of 9.13.
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Akane was developed and published by Ludic Studios.

Akane is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Akane is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Akane is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Akane is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Akane. Explore additional content available for Akane on Steam.

Akane does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Akane does not support Steam Remote Play.

Akane is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Akane PEGI 16
3.99€ Visit Store
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