Natsuki Chronicles
Skip · Action · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a fair price before.
Today
$19.99Skip
On its price record
$11.89Fair
- Length
- 3.4h 13.8h to 100%
- Value
- $5.88/hr
- Reviews
- 84% of 243 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $11.89 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a rookie pilot up to present day with events that are parallel to those in Ginga Force.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce or RADEON, VRAM 2GB or better, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 51 times in the 6 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 22 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 92 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 85 percent. The Bug Butcher ($7.99, scores 70) outscores it, and so does Savant - Ascent ($0.99, scores 72). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Natsuki Chronicles
1 of the 226 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written February 2021 to August 2026.
The main story runs 3.4 hours. Doing everything runs 14, 4.1 times as long.
The drop-off
80% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Natsuki Chronicles provides an easy to play, but hard to master gameplay, making shmups more accessible then ever, with a story mode, that while simple, manages to delivers a compelling plot. Each chapter is very short, so it's easy to learn the ropes of that specific level, combined that you can tailor suit your weapons for that stage as well, and select a difficulty that you seem fit for yourself, makes this game...
2 more reviews
Its a fun game, it plays a bit differently from most shoot em ups though. In this game if you fail a mission you get mission xp for upgrades and an extra health tab for that mission. Meaning if you fail a lot you'll keep getting more tabs. So basically any level can be beat with enough patience. Its made in a way were you're guaranteed to beat story mode with enough patience and grinding. However the missions are...
The FANTASTIC soundtrack alone is worth the price! Very good SHMUP, and this time with an arcade mode, unfortunately missing in the previous game Ginga Force.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Natsuki Chronicles scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1175190/natsuki-chroniclesReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.