Ludography
66/100
Players8 ratings
More scores
Metacritic usersuser score
85/100
GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
3.9/5
Player reviews
93% positive5,850 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
Free

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Idol Showdown cover

2023 · Arcade · Fighting

Idol Showdown

Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite H=hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-to-learn controls.

Released
5 May 2023
Platforms
Windows
Genres
ArcadeFightingIndie
Developers
—
Publishers
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Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionFantasy
Languages
English, Japanese
Time to beat
1.5hmain story44hcompletionist

About

Idol Showdown is a 2023 fighting game developed by Besto Games. It is a freeware fan game featuring VTubers from Hololive Production as the playable fighters. The game received positive reception on release, and the developers announced plans to continue adding additional characters to the game in updates.

Players say

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Gameplay

Idol Showdown is a 1 on 1 fighting game where two players battle to knock each other out. At the start of a match, each player selects a main playable fighter, as well as a secondary assist character who can be summoned to perform additional attacks during battle. Each character is based on a Hololive VTuber, and has a unique set of attacks and special moves. Fighters can perform light, medium, and heavy attacks which can be chained together into combos. During a match fighters also charge up a “superchat” meter, which can be used to activate special "super" moves.

Idol Showdown is a multiplayer game that can be played online or locally. It also features single player modes where players can fight against AI controlled opponents. This includes a tutorial mode where players can practice each character's moves, an arcade mode where players have to win several consecutive fights, and "Virtual Frontier" mode where the player faces a series of fights with random modifiers and items appearing to modify the gameplay experience.

Development

Besto Games spent 2 years developing Idol Showdown. The game utilizes rollback netcode for its online multiplayer. Despite being an unofficial fan game, some of the VTubers featured in the game offered to record voice lines for their respective in-game characters.

Reception

Elliot Gostick from Siliconera rated the game 7/10 saying, "Idol Showdown is a beginner friendly fighting game and a love-letter to Hololive's streamers and community. But it may have limited appeal outside that demographic." PCGamesN's Ken Allsop praised Idol Showdown saying, "I'm already impressed by the game's catchy pixel art style and soundtrack. I hop into the game's tutorial mode and am immediately struck by its comprehensive instructions, responsive feel, and overall mechanical depth." Austin Wood of Games Radar reported the game was downloaded 200,000 times in its first weekend, and received a 95% positive rating from user reviews.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsEarly Access5 May 2023Worldwide

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Based on
Hololive

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