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GRADIUS ORIGINS

GRADIUS ORIGINS overview

KONAMI, M2 Co.,LTD | Aug 6, 2025 | game

Released

13players observed · 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC

ActionSteam Store

  • Latest observed players13 · 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak268
  • Units sold (VGI)10,710
  • Revenue (VGI)$292,000
  • Review score93% positive

GRADIUS ORIGINS dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players13 · 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak268
  • Units sold (VGI)10,710
  • Revenue (VGI)$292,000
  • Review score93% positive
  • Total reviews289
  • Release dateAug 6, 2025
  • DeveloperKONAMI, M2 Co.,LTD
  • PublisherKONAMI

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: KONAMI, M2 Co.,LTDPublisher: KONAMI

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Game overview

Overview

GRADIUS ORIGINS comes from KONAMI, M2 Co.,LTD and is published by KONAMI. It arrived on Steam on Aug 6, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Input API Support, Partial Controller Support, 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

GRADIUS ORIGINS's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 13 players at 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC, with a tracked peak near 268. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 289 reviews.

Language and system requirements

GRADIUS ORIGINS is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainPortuguese - BrazilSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseJapaneseKorean

11 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and cero

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows10 64bitIntel Core i5 64008 GB RAMIntel HD Graphics 530 nVidia Geforce GT7303500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows11 64bitIntel Core i5 84008 GB RAMIntel Arc B580 nVidia Geforce GTX1050 AMD Radeon RX5603500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

GRADIUS ORIGINS has sold up to 10,710 units and has 236 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $292,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

GRADIUS ORIGINS overview details

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

Steam Store description

This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles. A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There's also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more! 1. SALAMANDER III 2. GRADIUS JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS) 3. SALAMANDER JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE) 4. LIFE FORCE JP Ver. 5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE) 6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver. 7. SALAMANDER2 JP Ver.

SteamPulse editorial summary

GRADIUS ORIGINS is listed as a game with $23.99 (40% off from $39.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Input API Support, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 13 players at 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC, a tracked peak of 268, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameGRADIUS ORIGINS
Steam App ID2897590
Typegame
Release dateAug 6, 2025
DeveloperKONAMI, M2 Co.,LTD
PublisherKONAMI
Price$23.99 (40% off from $39.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Input API Support, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players13 · 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak268
Positive reviews269
Negative reviews20
Total reviews289
Positive percent93%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations236
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 6, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)3 September 2026 - 15:00:35 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 18:49:58 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 18:49:58 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
GRADIUS Completed!No description
SALAMANDER Completed!No description
LIFE FORCE Completed!No description
GRADIUS II Completed!No description
GRADIUS III Completed!No description
SALAMANDER 2 Completed!No description
SALAMANDER III Completed!No description
Protect the Force Field!No description
The Ducker's RevengeNo description
Run Out the Clock!No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice©Konami Digital Entertainment

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2897590
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2897590/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2897590
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for GRADIUS ORIGINS

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 GRADIUS ORIGINS?

GRADIUS ORIGINS's latest SteamPulse observation records 13 players at 6 September 2026 - 01:26:49 UTC, with a tracked peak of 268 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is GRADIUS ORIGINS growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 11 players; the highest observed daily value is 16 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for GRADIUS ORIGINS?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (55.6%), Canada (11.1%), United Arab Emirates (3.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.5%), Canada (10.4%), China (4.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (55.6%), Canada (9.1%), China (4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38%), Canada (8.2%), China (7.2%). 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 GRADIUS ORIGINS?

GRADIUS ORIGINS currently sits at 93% positive across 289 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 269 positive reviews and 20 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does GRADIUS ORIGINS have?

GRADIUS ORIGINS currently has about 4K 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 GRADIUS ORIGINS?

GRADIUS ORIGINS is currently listed at $23.99 on Steam. That is 40% below the usual price of $39.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 236, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 269 positive, 20 negative

Price and discount

$23.99 (40% off from $39.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Input API Support

Achievements

31

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 August 2025

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

EARTHION & GRADIUS ORIGINS & CYGNI: All Guns BlazingBundle #65394 - 10% off$80.97GRADIUS ORIGINS and CYGNI: All Guns BlazingBundle #57456 - 10% off$62.98
GRADIUS ORIGINSBuy GRADIUS ORIGINS #1032815$39.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 6400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 530 nVidia Geforce GT730 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3500 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows11 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 8400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Arc B580 nVidia Geforce GTX1050 AMD Radeon RX560 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3500 MB available space

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