Shades of Sakura overview

BanzaiProject | Jul 22, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC

Adventure Casual Indie RPG Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak409
Units sold (VGI)17,820
Revenue (VGI)$21,396
Review score70% positive

Shades of Sakura dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak409
Units sold (VGI)17,820
Revenue (VGI)$21,396
Review score70% positive
Total reviews587
Release dateJul 22, 2021
DeveloperBanzaiProject
PublisherBanzaiProject

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: BanzaiProject Publisher: BanzaiProject

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Game overview

Overview

Shades of Sakura comes from BanzaiProject and is published by BanzaiProject. It arrived on Steam on Jul 22, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Shades of Sakura's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC, with a tracked peak near 409. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 70% positive across 587 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Shades of Sakura is available in 29 languages including:

EnglishRussianSimplified ChineseFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainArabicBulgarianCzechDanishDutchFinnishGreekHungarianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese - PortugalPortuguese - BrazilRomanianSpanish - Latin AmericaSwedishThaiTraditional ChineseTurkishUkrainianVietnamese languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	WIN8/WIN10	1.2 GHz	2 GB RAM	DirectX 9 compatible graphics card	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Shades of Sakura has sold up to 17,820 units and has 547 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $21,396. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Shades of Sakura overview details

Shades of Sakura combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Shades of Sakura is a casual puzzle game about ancient Japan. It features stories of our 3 main Heroines and a gameplay with physic-based mechanics. To go experience the whole journey with our Samurai girls you have to win a variety of levels by drawing lines and connecting the balls together. Game Features: Experience the ancient Japanese culture and reveal the truth alongside our main Heroines! All our characters move with Live2D animations! You will be able to interact with them all. Dive deep into 10 Samurai girls' personalities & go through the story together with them. Changes the graphic settings to enjoy the game on the best possible quality ALL CHARACTERS IN THE GAME ARE OVER 18 YEARS

SteamPulse editorial summary

Shades of Sakura is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC, a tracked peak of 409, and 70% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Shades of Sakura
Steam App ID	1678140
Type	game
Release date	Jul 22, 2021
Developer	BanzaiProject
Publisher	BanzaiProject
Price	$1.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese * languages with full audio support
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	409
Positive reviews	413
Negative reviews	174
Total reviews	587
Positive percent	70%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	547
Average playtime	902 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jul 22, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC

Content descriptors

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Sexual Content. All characters in the game are over the age of 18.

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
level_1	No description
level_2	No description
level_3	No description
level_4	No description
level_5	No description
level_6	No description
level_7	No description
level_8	No description
level_9	No description
level_10	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1678140
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678140/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1678140
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Shades of Sakura

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Shades of Sakura?

Shades of Sakura's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 20:35:51 UTC, with a tracked peak of 409 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 15 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Shades of Sakura growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Shades of Sakura?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.9%), Japan (4.6%), Indonesia (4.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.5%), China (4.9%), Germany (4.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.5%), China (5.4%), Germany (4.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.4%), China (7.8%), Germany (5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Shades of Sakura?

Shades of Sakura currently sits at 70% positive across 587 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 413 positive reviews and 174 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Shades of Sakura have?

Shades of Sakura currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Shades of Sakura?

Shades of Sakura is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 547, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

70% positive, 413 positive, 174 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 22 July 2021

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Banzai Project - gamesBundle #24209 - 25% off$5.15 Banzai HentaiBundle #45451 - 10% off$5.17 Anime GirlsBundle #28279 - 30% off$1.86

Shades of Sakura - DLC 18+Shades of Sakura - DLC 18+ is an adult DLC for Shades of Sakura. It adds 50 completely new animations for our Samurai girls, as well as a sultry voiceover. This DLC gives you an access to additional nudity and sexual behaviors.dlc #1697260Free Shades of Sakura SoundtrackShades of Sakura - Soundtrack is DLC for Shades of Sakura. It contains 5 music tracks from the game. No piece is the same, and each one gives you a full Shades of Sakura experience.music #1700280$0.77 Shades of Sakura - ArtbookShades of Sakura - Art book is an adult art book DLC for Shades of Sakura. It contains 40 artworks featuring all our Samurai girls. Every artwork is unique and gives you a full Shades of Sakura experience.dlc #1700360$0.77

Shades of SakuraBuy Shades of Sakura #598396$0.77

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: WIN8/WIN10 Processor: 1.2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card Storage: 2 GB available space

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