Ira
Released Oct 2023
A character-based shooter with roguelike elements, IRA celebrates the artistry of what shooter fans call “bullet hell”
75% positive · 161 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Ira spent roughly two years in Early Access before officially launching as version 1.0 on October 3, 2023. The 1.0 release was a substantial update that added a new stage, a reworked story written by a professional novelist, new weapons and relics, localization improvements, and a variety of quality-of-life changes — representing the full, finished product the developer had been building toward.
Following the 1.0 launch, the developer shipped a series of bug-fix and balance patches through early November 2023 (the last recorded post is a balance patch on November 4, 2023), addressing issues reported by players after launch. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store, no roadmap or announcement pointing to future expansions, and no developer statements indicating ongoing content development beyond the launch patches. The store description presents the game as a complete package with a defined feature set.
With no further developer communications after November 4, 2023 and no signals of planned future content, the game appears to have launched as a complete, finished product. The post-launch patches were standard launch-window maintenance rather than evidence of a sustained content update cycle.
Evidence
Developer announced Ira's official 1.0 release, exiting Early Access after two years. Listed all new content added for the finished version: new stage, reworked story, new weapons/relics, localization overhaul, and quality-of-life improvements.
Release date announced for October 3, 2023, with a price increase from $15.99 to $19.99 to reflect the value of improvements made over two years of Early Access.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Nicalis, Inc.
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Embrace the Beauty of Bullet Hell!
High up in the heavens, the ancient crystal known as Ira maintains the peace of an entire world... until a mysterious figure shatters the crystal, allowing Chaos to return. As malevolent creatures suddenly appear across the land, a young girl is chosen by an ancient god to collect the fragments of Ira and restore order, assisted by the apostles who once served Ira’s creator.Find the Remnants of Ira and Save the World!
A character-based shooter with roguelike elements, IRA celebrates the artistry of what shooter fans call “bullet hell”: enemy projectiles that weave intricate, geometric patterns across the screen and force you to seek out the precarious safe spaces between them. Set in an Eastern-influenced fantasy world marked by ethereal beauty as well as grave danger, it’s a procedurally generated action game that requires skill, inspires strategy and rewards patience.FEATURES
• Shoot arrows from 166 different bows• Choose three special “perks” (power-ups) each time you level up
• 150 unique relics (passive buff items)
• 43 different synergies from bow + relic combinations
• 5 different Apostles that can be conjured for special ultimate skills and passive perks
• Procedurally generated maps across more than six different stages
• Boss battles with exceptionally devious projectile patterns
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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