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Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire
Developer AlfaSystem Co.,Ltd.
Sparks flare around the man all five sisters wish to claim. Introducing the new vertical scrolling shooter game! From the Steam store page
48 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Jul 14, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
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37 positive · 5 negative
95% range 75–95%
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| Steam reviews | 37 | 5 | 0 |
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6 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
61 of 66 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
48 of 48 · most liked firstDon't let the chibi mobile bait fool you, this game is solid. It's essentially Shikigami no Shiro 4 in all but name. Sonay=Kohtaro, Selma=Kim, Ece=Emilio, Nur=Sayo, Lale=Niigi, and Ode=Fumiko. The game is extremely approachable for newcomers, since its difficulty isn't too bad and gives you tons of resources to brute force your way through. The real game is in score play, as 90% of its design and different character playstyles is based around this, so get grazing and push those bosses into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've only played this for a few minutes, but there aren't any reviews so I'm going to leave one. It's a STG from the creators of the Shikigami no Shiro series. Much like Shikigami no Shiro, Sisters Royale employs a grazing based score/shot power system. The more you hug bullets the better. Give it a try if you're into that sort of shmup.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alternate title: Castle of Shikigami 4. Yeah, it's pretty damn good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out our [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/36364102-Horny-Hentai-Festival/]Steam curator , [url=www.youtube.com/curatorhhf/]YouTube channel and [url=twitter.com/hhfcurator]Twitter! [Shoot'em up] As 5 cute? crazy? sisters, win to marry with a boy! Honestly speaking, the shumup system is similar to Castle of Shikigami. The conversations are so fun. 『シスターズロワイヤル』Steam移植版。式神の城ライクというかおんなのこ式神の城。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFwNtPB3c5Y
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really great intro bullet hell for those interested in the genre. Great character variety, a scoring system that is simple yet satisfying, a solid training mode, and loads of game-modifier options that let you customize how the game plays. Sisters Royale doesn't do anything too crazy or unique but what it does do it does well. (Playtime listed isn't entirely accurate, been playing since the JP release on Switch. Just saw it had few reviews and wanted to help correct that.)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do recommend this game but if you're gonna buy this you might run into an issue on a high refresh rate monitor which makes you move WAY faster than you should making it hard to dodge more dense bullet patterns. How I fixed this issue was by going to Nvidia Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> Program Settings. Then click "Add" and pick Sisters Royale and once you do that go to Max Frame Rate and turn it on to 60 fps. Hit apply and that should fix your movement (I dont know what the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite underwhelming... Patterns aren't so interesting, it's always the same color and there's not much distinction between bosses. There's some gimmicks like sliperry floors or windy push, but they aren't fun/interesting. There's also some special effects that make it more difficult to see the bullets and your own hitbox. There are so many other shmups that are way more fun than this one. Also not a big fan of the esthethics, and the music is average.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game so much that I spent days coding a plugin to fix the movement in higher frame rates. Check the Guides section, and yes, the game is worth it even without it, especially if you like the wonderful mix of Shmup + Waifus.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the sort of shmup that looks really hard, but it actually isn't so bad. Although there are a lot of bullets onscreen, the patterns are easy to understand and avoid. Dodging them feels good! The various characters feel different, and trying out new ones is fun. The scoring system has a lot of complexity, but it isn't too hard to figure out. It really rewards risky behavior, but scoring also earns lives and bombs, so going for a high score helps with survival too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I personally didn't care for the generic chibi characters, the halfbaked cube mini-bosses, the dialogue, the music, or the story, though I've tried to look past that. But I kept walking too far into bullets, but that could be from having a monitor above 60 fps while the game logic is tied to 60. Trying to tap the d-pad gently was still more finicky than it should have been for a bullet hell game. Perhaps the bullet patterns are fine, but I can't put up with feeling so little control any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Playthrough https://youtu.be/S-yqzyQ8Cig The Review The first bullet hell game I played and I must say that I had a good time. The game is fast paced and very colorful. Their are a good amount of cute girls to play as and the story is funny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun shmup by the developers of Castle of Shikigami. Very accessible to beginners and quite generous with resources, depending on how willing you are to score. The scoring system, mostly based on grazing, is very fun to engage in and causes different characters, who have very unconventional and distinct moves, to be rewarded for wildly different playstyles. That all being said, I don't see myself playing it for much longer because it doesn't feel as exciting as I've come to expect from shmups,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun shmup by the developers of the Castle Shikigami series. Graze bullets, shoot everything with your secondary shot, have fun. Easy mode feels like a good difficulty mode for people who are brand new to the genre, especially if you pick Sonay (the beginner character). As a more experienced player I felt like the gameplay was a bit on the bland side at first, but I immediately starting enjoying the game so much more when I moved away from Sonay and tried out the other characters.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disregard playtime, played all characters on PS4 when it first came out. Shooter from the Castle Shikigami people, has a bit of a "budget game" feel but priced accordingly. Character designs and unique attacks are cool, story is basic (fighting your sisters to marry someone). Standard 5 stage format
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sisters Royale is a whopping $1.39 on Steam, so I went ahead and grabbed a decent clear on that! store.steampowered.com/app/1133300/... Anime Sisters aesthetic isn't really selling me, but the shooting in this game is really fun! Scoring is addictive, and the runs are clean and short. Fun! #shmup
unlabelledView post →The characters are very different from eachother, which makes playing through the 5 stages with each character interesting. Story is silly, but endearing. Your basic shot is powered up by grazing, which encourages a fun and tense play-style. Each character also has a magic attack that's usually stronger than the basic attack, but not more than the graze powered basic attack, so using both feels natural. Worth the money for sure. Got a 1CC on easy on my first try, so beginners are welcome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is nice and has a cute PSP style (not in a bad way) and I like the idea of having a "walking character shoot'em up" (basically like Ikari Warriors but with an auto-walk or a top-down Chelnov/Atomic Runner) where you get environmental elements that are either fans that pushes you or slippery ice which makes bullet dodging harder (but is very unbalanced when playing purely for the score). The story is silly but it is a nice change to see that all of the protagonists are both bosses and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little bullet hell dating simulator where the boss fights are your romantic rivals? Pretty good shmup with a cute cast and catchy tunes and great game play! But what sets this apart is the zany story lines of each character, such a hoot! NOTE: THIS IS NOT A MOBILE GAME, its really solid and its meant for a gamepad/fightstick/KB, not one of those touch screen ports.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played this game on the Nintendo Switch, and I absolutely love it. If you're into bullet hell shmups, this game is a must buy! The game is very forgiving if your bad at video games. The stages and bosses are pretty short, it's a game that respects your time and is priced accordingly. I love it! I've never played Castle of Shikigami, but I did love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first purchased this game, I was very new to shmups in general, having only real experience with Touhou. I was surprised to see so many recommendations for this title considering it seems to do pretty much everything I've now been taught is terrible within the genre: momentum based stage gimmicks, visual obscuration, do-nothing enemies that come in predictable blobs, uninspired scenery and samey music, etc. etc... All of that not mentioning the technical side of things, which is for some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vertical bullet hell by the Castle of Shikigami team. Tight controls and good options. Various characters. Focus on scoring and grazing. Interesting patterns. Gorgeous presentation and good audio. Listed on the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40858110-Shoot-%2527em-up-Database/]Shoot 'em up Database
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good quick game. It's not particularly hard compared to other bullet hells but nothing really stands out as a unique feature. I would recommend it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire, developed by AlfaSystem Co.,Ltd. and published by Chorus Worldwide Games, is a vertically scrolling bullet-hell shooter that blends classic arcade sensibilities with anime-styled flair and a risk-reward scoring philosophy. Coming from the studio behind the Castle of Shikigami series, the game carries forward that lineage’s emphasis on aggressive scoring mechanics, screen-filling projectile patterns, and personality-driven characters. While it does not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The DC version of Wizards of the Coast's popular trading card game by Sega and Alfa System of Linda³, Project Horned Owl, Gensei Kyokou Seirei Kidoudan Elemental Gearbolt, PS Lunar: Silver Star Story, Castle of Shikigami, Phantasy Star Portable and Sisters Royale fame. No English patch... yet?
unlabelledView post →Gameplay: Alright Story: Who cares? Controls: Good Graphics: Alright Length: A bit short, but alright Characters: Good Mechanics: The Summon mechanic is good as an alternate attack mode. Best Girl: Selma, coz all her sisters are envious of her T*ts. lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ended up enjoying this one so far a lot more than I had anticipated initially. It is a top down bullet hell where you move vertically through the levels and fight a boss at the end of each stage. What makes this game really enjoyable is the different characters you can play as that all attack very differently from one another. Also love how each stage has a environmental hazard / gimmick, such as a dark level with lanterns you have to activate or the windmills that push you. Story is funny…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a shmup beginner and not enjoying this one. So, long story short, PICK THIS UP IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE: 1) you already played its spiritual predecessors, Castle Shikigami, to death. Castle Shikigami 2, a classic, is easily available on Steam or on PS2/GameCube if you prefer to play an older version. 2) You somehow love the aesthetic (more power to ya) 3) You are hardcore into shmups and need something quality to play I originally got Sisters Royale because I thought the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's uh... it's alright. goes on sale for three dollars and that's about as much as i'd recommend it for. it's not as interesting as castle of shikigami but it's functional and there's some okay jokes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capolavoro totale. Non manca di nessuno di quei piccoli dettagli che un gioco ARCADE DEVE avere. Inoltre: Grafica pulita, gameplay ordinato, fisica presente. Anche le classifiche sono fatte bene. Perfetto. Total masterpiece. It lacks none of those little details that an ARCADE game MUST have. Also: Clean graphics, tidy gameplay, present physics. Leaderboards are also well done. Perfect.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never played a Castle Shikigami game but if they're half as good as this one then I really ought to correct that. After 9324837924628687 hours spent on 2hu and Mushihimesama the dodging isn't too terribly hard but where the game excels is in getting you to confront danger; being close to enemies and bullets multiplies both the coins dropped and the score you gain from them upon collection by up to x8. The score difference between cowering at the bottom of the screen and cruising at the top near…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hmm. On the one hand it's basically Shikigami No Shiro 4, which is good, on the other it's chock full of stupid loli waifus (pro tip game devs: women actually play these games too!) and cheap deaths (some bullets can't be seen against certain backgrounds. The frozen level's a bit cheap too. Meh. I got a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reviewing for J-Indie Arcade, Sisters Royale is a vertical bullet hell STG from veteran indie dev AlfaSystem that features detailed visuals and a wide range of playable characters more than the average game in the genre. Stages are short and sweet, meant more to sap your resources or build chains as a prelude to the bosses. The bosses themselves offer familiar danmaku patterns that fit the characters' personalities. The real reason I recommend this game is the wide range of playable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every playable character is massively underpowered. The only way to deal significant damage is to stay close to enemies or enemy bullets.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoyable game that's fairly forgiveable to those new to the shoot'em up genre. Solid recommendation during a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game with solid shooting. The playable characters are varied and fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty nice Shmup you can pick up without much stress. It is very forgiving in giving you unlimited continues, 1 run is about 30 minutes. Each character's weapons are quite diverse, giving different playing strategy. Music is quite nice and story is quite funny. Overall a very enjoyable game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mechanics in this game are pretty interesting, and the character dialogues are rather comical. If you skip through the dialogues in this game, you're really missing the point.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"My Steady is Coming" This game is so stupid. So, so stupid; and it knows it. It's great!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know what I really, really, REALLY like, when after almost five years a game gets a patch/update, bringing it to a new version number, but nowhere seems to fave any details on what the update.patch actually does. Yes, Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire I am looking directly at YOU.
unlabelledView post →The S***c derivative game I made had the similar portrayal of some good characters for Act 2 set of stages in the boss rush-like mode. However, that portrayal with references to Sisters Royale was a big mistake I made as I realized.
unlabelledView post →#sistersroyale is on sale on Xbox & Steam.
unlabelledView post →Saturday is #gamewithbeer day, and today I go with a game that's a little obscure. Sisters Royale: Five Sisters under fire. And the beer is a Blonde Ale from Hocus Pocus Brewery. Have a nice weekend guys! Cheers 🍺🍻.
unlabelledView post →Alfa sticking to what they know and it's top tier grazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boghogsama told me this is a good game. I enjoy this game despite not being able to pass stage 3. Nur is mad because I pick Ode over her.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great entry into Castle of Shikigami. I find it a lot more approachable. I highly recommend this to shmup fans and shiki fans, but also to people who generally aren't into shmups, because the character variety of this game (and the Castle of Shikigami series, of which it is a spiritual successor) leads to very different playstyles compared to "usual" shmups and bullet hells.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basicaly it is castle of shikigami 3. The game is good, the music and graphics are good. They look like a premium mobile game with big and cutsy characters, bright colors like a casino. The bullet visibility is good (ememy bullets change color) but could be better. some bullet colors could contrast more with the background. The game is certainly superior to cs1, but inferior to cs2. It has some stage gimicks that are original (ice, lamps, etc) t but i don´t find amusing.There is also many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have a sealed physical copy of this in the collection and got this version so I can play it on PC. The soundtrack is good, the grazing gameplay is fun and the general story/design of the game is lighthearted. Would recommend to any chad shmup enjoyers out there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's cute and fun, however: 1) You will need to manually cap your own gpu's framerate at 60fps via Control Panel, or the game runs way too fast- this should not happen in a release in 2021. 2) The maximum resolution is 1080p, so get ready for a blurry fullscreen, or tiny windowed mode...can the developer please add higher resolution options? 3) There are a lot of grammar errors. 4) Some of the 2D art work isn't of the greatest quality in my opinion, there's something a little off/rough about…
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