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VASARA Collection
Developer QUByte Interactive
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION! From the Steam store page
56 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 19, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
43 positive · 11 negative
95% range 67–88%
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| Steam reviews | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
124 of 153 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
56 of 56 · most liked firstBuy this game, it's awesome! I have some experience playing Vasara in arcades, so I'm one of those "hard to please" customers who will nitpick things. But thankfully there isn't much for me to nitpick here. Good things: + The theme is super cool. In a "historically accurate" representation of the feudal in Japan, you ride around on jetbikes shooting down samurai and deflecting their bullets using melee weapons. Hell yeah! :D + Gameplay is also very fun. You can use charge-up melee…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Collection of 2 shoot em up games from the early noughties with a newly added timeless mode (not sure if that counts as a seperate entry). To me this genre feels kinda all the same, this game is no exception. It's fine to shoot enemies and avoid being hit by bullets for an hour or two but I personally wouldn't stick around for much longer. Local multiplayer is a nice bonus tho.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another old school shooter with great presentation and even better gameplay. This is essentially a collection of two games in one package plus timeless game mode with more modern approach and 3D graphics. Whole game is made in oriental style setting with some sci-fi vibe like futuristic vehicles and mechs. Plenty of characters to choose from each with complementary stats to each other. During batlle you're able to charge and release your swords to deflect enemy bullets. Collect shards along the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can't reassign the keyboard, so it's better to play via emulation. =/ Also, the new artwork is really ugly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lay on the couch and play it sideways! update: Yes that means it has easy inbuilt support for left / right vertical monitors. Makes me happy I never came across the original to put coins in them, it can be brutal (pressing a button is nicer than dropping more coins in the slot). Plays great true ♥♥♥ Shootem-up.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First up, I'm excited that someone FINALLY has bought some Visco Games titles to Steam-they were a 1990s-2000s arcade developer that did equally crazy & challenging bullet hell shooters on their own but also did several games for the Neo-Geo arcade system. Many of their games are underrated and uncommon outside Japan. Vasara (and it's sequel Vasara 2, also included) was a samurai-themed shooter set around the year 1600 with characters & names that players of the "Samurai Warriors" or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bringing the nostalgia back for those who seek it. Sum-Up In-depth analysis further down. 🟩 Pros 🟥 Cons • A classic franchise brought to life for those who have appreciated It back then. • VASARA Timeless looks quite good and brings quite a nice nostalgic touch to the game. • Difficult shoot'em up, that require a lot of precision and training. • Great variety of ships and difference between VASARA 1 & 2. • Boring, unnecessary story that doesn't have depth. • VASARA 1 & 2 are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A true shmup for masochists. Insanely difficult and not helped by the poor quality port. The game renders at like 480p with huge borders on the side. The other thing is the points the enemies drop look similar to the shots being fired at you. Add those together and slow movement and you are going to get destroyed. If they brought the resolution to full screen and also had the option for a vertical screen it would get recommended but for now, get it on sale only if you like pain. I am also…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like shooters? Get this game to your library. It is quite unique. It has - Difficulty. - Insane bullet hell the further you get but also quite easy going levels early on. - Bumping into enemies. - Quick side strafe mechanic - Melee mechanic - Above melee mechanic: When to use it is key to success. Especially against bosses you need to do some precise timing to get into the pace of the fight. Don't quite get it? Then use bombs as before to stay alive e.g. fights can be fought in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i strongly not recommend you to buy this game,unless you can bear the unchangable key config. i don't know who
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vertical scroll shooting is not really my thing but this one looks interesting. I tried for half an hour and enjoyed it. The first a few levels actually give players unlimited lives, so once the countdown starts players can simply insert tokens and instantly continue at where they were left. This game is HARD. I'd say it has mild-complex bullet hell settings because most of the time there is not enough space to avoid even at the rare and side area. I'd say unless you know enemy attack…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review at 23:02 https://youtu.be/SHYu_ETEmJE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just don't get it. It's pretty much the only shmup I've ever bought that I didn't like. The melee thing just doesn't feel great to use.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if yo ulike oldskool bullet hell and raiden types yo will like this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun vertical stg similar to Psaikyo titles in many ways. The focus however is also very much on cancelling bullets with your chargeable melee attack. While the game is not unbelievably great I do find it well constructed and entertaining. The timeless mode is well implemented as well with a nice modern presentation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just saying, but I do have a curator page. If you like my remarks about games, you can find more of them here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44130985-TDP%27s-Gaming-Escapades I always get this thought that while western developers were always afraid of new ideas through time, eastern devs had not shied away from trying new things. Like, what if we had robots in the wild west? Or what if the president of United States piloted a mech and fought against the vice president? VASARA…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rating: 7/10 Vasara Collection is only for the most die hard bullet hell fans sadly though i would highly recommend picking it up on sale and trying it out for an hour and see how its like and also its a must have for your Steam library. This re-release lacks any accessibility options or changes to make the game a bit easier for anyone regardless of skill level to experience.So if you want a challange its still there but its not easier for those that want to have fun spamming bombs. I do think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a rare surprise! Amazing game from yesteryear, top notch presentation, including some really nice extras, but the star of the show is easily Timeless mode. Really, QUByte? You've hit this one out of the park! And at a sale price right out of the gate? Anyone who even remotely likes shooters, needs to pick this up now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✍️ A Theory of Shmup Evolution By: Joseph Salomonsen Gradius → R‑Type → Darius → Toaplan → Cave / Treasure / G.rev 🟨 Foundations — Designed Space Gradius (Konami, 1985) The origin of control: resource systems, checkpoints, and authored space. The player shapes their ship to survive the level. R‑Type (Irem, 1987) The Force system: space becomes weaponized. A slow, methodical philosophy—positioning over reflex. Darius (Taito, 1987) Branching structure and spectacle. The first step…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This should've stayed in Japan I never played the Vasara games back in the day, and I'm kinda glad I didn't after playing them now. I absolutely LOVE old shmups but man does this collection feel terrible. It's clunky, slow, you have a dumb charge melee attack which forces you to stop shooting to deflect shots, a feature done better in other shmups and bullet hell games albeit in different ways. The stupid 3D intro is unskippable, and (at least in Vasara 1) if you try to continue in the final…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's no option to bind keyboard inputs to customized keys. It wouldn't be a big deal if at least this game used the traditional PC shmup controls (z fires, arrow keys move the ship, etc), but this forces you to use WASD for movement. Who made this? Who made a port for PC that you move on WASD? Certainly sounds like amateur work, or at least they never played shmups on PC. Also, everytime you boot this game you have to see that damn 3D intro that causes some massive slowdowns. Honestly, I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay to both Vasara games feel significantly slower than the image on the store play suggests. That's what bogs an otherwise interesting pair of shoot them up games. I'm not that familiar with the Vasara series, but from what I have played of them, these are some games to give a good look at. Each character rides on a hovercraft of some kind which is kinda cool. The visuals are richly detailed, the difficulty can be changed around, there's a lot to tinker with in the options so that's a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3 Vasara Games Pack You get 2 3 games in this collection. Vasara, Vasara 2 and Vasara Timeless. [Timeless has 3D rendered sprites] The gameplay, visuals and music are all much awesome. Recommended, thank you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love shmups, but these games suck hard. Vasara 1 may be the absolute worst one I have ever played. Vasara 2 is marginally better, as it uses blue power-ups to at least distinguish themselves from the bullets. The game is laggy as hell on my brand new computer, and these are REALLY old games so there's no excuse for that. I really hope we get more shmup series collections, but I can't in good conscience recommend this to anyone when there are so many better ones available that are actually fun…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You are a samurai riding an airbike and you can only shoot bullets or swing your sword while the enemies all have gundams.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VASARA Collection is a dynamic resurrection of two long-lost Japanese arcade gems that blend the intensity of classic bullet-hell shooters with a uniquely stylized feudal-sci-fi aesthetic. Developed and published by QUByte Interactive, this compilation gathers the original VASARA from 2000 and its sequel, VASARA 2 from 2001, both of which were once exclusive to Japanese arcades. Their arrival on Steam finally opens the door for a global audience to experience these high-energy, mechanically…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We take a look at the arcade shoot-em-up The Vasara Collection for the #PSVita from QUByte and ask if it's any good.. www.vitaplayer.co.uk/game-review-... #VitaIsland
unlabelledView post →High quality graphics only applies to the nonscrolling areas on a 4k monitor.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Shmup learning experience: 1) get ass whooped 2) look at your ship 3) make sur you are using and understand all your character's abilities 4) get ass whooped Vasara is not really a SHMUP technically speaking as the melee attack is what you should use as your main weapon, learn its mechanics. Great stuff and it's almost free, the whole game just look so cool and especially against other great SHMUP franchises, no gay japanese little girls this time!! The Timeless mode is pretty cool, it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've not played this game much, but I got the sense that this game would be like a Psikyo game, if only it was actually fair. I really enjoyed pretty much every aspect of it, and it's usually pretty cheap so give it a go if it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VASARA Collection pros: fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on, good amount of action and special effects, cons: some difficult battles. good game. Personal Suggested Purchase Price: $0.99 Or Less During Sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two vertical shooters with a science fiction feudal theme. Good controls. Arcade reflex based gameplay. Close range melee and bullet cancels. Great presentation and artwork. Audio is slightly thin. Listed on the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40858110-Shoot-%2527em-up-Database/]Shoot 'em up Database
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just very mediocre to me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was already superb, the timeless is just awesome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hell yea it's great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't know about the Endless mode, but the classic games are a lot of fun (specially trying to play for score) and seem to be ported decently. Buy and support the STG scene!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a really really good game .. tons of replay value
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great port! 2 games in 1 and the new game mode is amazing, even by playing it alone. The game itself is a hidden gem, everybody should give it a try and if you're into shmups you MUST.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this video I take a look at VASARA Collection a re-release of the 2000 and 2001 classic VASARA games. VASARA is a classic vertical scrolling arcade shooter. VASARA and VASARA 2 are both available in this package along with a new timeless version, which is a modern re-make that can support single or local multiplayer. The asking price is surprisingly cheap while the game entertains as good as ever with one new bonus, you no longer need a pocket full of coins to load it up with credits! It's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two classic shoot-em-ups + a nice modern revision of those two, with an excellent presentation. This is the way how re-releases of older games should be done. Thumbs up!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never heard of Vasara until this release. Contains Vasara 1 and 2 as well as a new 2.5D game called Vasara Timeless (mixes mechanics, stage settings, enemies and bosses from the other games). Vasara 1 and 2 are similar to Gunbird but it's so much more satisfying to play. There are so many things you can do in Vasar from normal shots to boms to melee attacks and even a charge attack. Many bullet hell or danmaku games have shooting and bombs but nothing else. Multiple characters as well and all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really bought this for the original 2 titles. The Timeless mode I can live without. They seem faithful to the originals. This game is on sale a lot. for a buck or two there's a lot of pew pew pew going down.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vasara Collection for Switch seems to be a decently valuable game. I auctioned it off on eBay a couple weeks ago and it sold for over $70. Buyer never paid, eventually asked to cancel. I re-auctioned it, and this time...freakin' $23. Really?!?
unlabelledView post →this is what retro gaming is all about one of an infinite library of great retro classics
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good ports of the 2 classics and Timeless is good, too. The game desperately needs audio sliders for the OG titles (the sound effects are obnoxiously loud compared to the music) and custom bindings for all titles included. Fix that and they're perfect.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →relic of a different time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The VASARA series is really just composed of 2 danmaku games that released back in the early 2000's and only achieved a moderate amount of popularity before the developer left the video game industry, only to return a few years later as a slot machine manufacturer. So basically, they are still in the quarter munching business. Anyway, the theme is futuristic Sengoku period Japan and the gimmick is that playable characters can charge up a melee attack that clears projectiles and deals a ton of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Port could be better, but very good games themselves. Major con is that they are pretty challenging and no way to make them much easier, so not recommended for noobs, unless you don't mind losing every time. 4/5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pair of classic bullet-hell games that play as good as ever. Always a blast.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played 17 minutes of this. I didnt understand what happend on the screen for those 17 minutes. But it was fun. Lots of colors though. 10/10 Would look at colors again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's totally worth the pittance i spent on it. A rad shmup
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this just for the classic games. Everything's great in terms of gameplay, but still lacking in features compared to the alternatives. No scanline filter, no training mode, no replay save. Online leaderboard only shows top 10 scores per game, why? Steam even provides leaderboard API with no limit on the number of players as documented here, please show the player's rank as well:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Be real. You'd spend way more than 10 bucks on quarters if this were at an arcade. Classic SHMUP acradey goodness. Nostalgic graphics. Challenging gameplay. Pulp storyline. Co-op available. Timing seems to be the most important factor here: your melee charge-up is very powerful but nailing the window vs. enemy shots is critical. Solid Recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It seems that the "Classic" arcade mode is not fully shown (some of it is cropped out), is there a way to fix it ? I'm enjoying it so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have changed this review from a negative to a positive because I originally thought the high-score chart just showed the Top 10 in the world. I was wrong. I have since re-purchased the game. The game has low-res graphics (for the Classic mode) and features old-school style gameplay. It has a Tate-Mode which is great. The Timeless Mode uses the full widescreen and offers a little something different. A good overall package.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like shmups and want an accurate representation of how battles were fought in Feudal Japan; look no further than this fantastic offering.
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