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This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles. A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode.
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221 reviews
- Country Compatibility:
- Languages:
- Developer:
- M2 Co.,LTD
- Publisher:
- Konami
- Release date:
- 06 August 2025
- Genre:
- Recent Steam reviews:
- Not specified
- All Steam reviews:
- Very Positive (221)
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Description
This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles.
A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There's also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more!
1. SALAMANDER III
2. GRADIUS
JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS)
3. SALAMANDER
JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE)
4. LIFE FORCE
JP Ver.
5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou
JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE)
6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e
JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver.
7. SALAMANDER2
JP Ver.
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- Requirement 1:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS:
- Windows10 64bit
- Processor:
- Intel Core i5 6400
- Memory:
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- Intel HD Graphics 530 nVidia Geforce GT730
- DirectX:
- Version 11
- Storage:
- 3500 MB available space
recommended*
- Requirement 1:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS:
- Windows11 64bit
- Processor:
- Intel Core i5 8400
- Memory:
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- Intel Arc B580 nVidia Geforce GTX1050 AMD Radeon RX560
- DirectX:
- Version 11
- Storage:
- 3500 MB available space
User reviews
TheRealFodder
Recommended | 15 Dec 2025
1.0h played
If you're 'semi' into shmups and you've already got the Konami Arcade Classics collection then yes - this is most definitely a big upgrade over that (at least the PC version). This is smoooooth - as you would expect
Helpful: 19
J973
Recommended | 08 Dec 2025
54.0h played
Extremely high quality port for the Gradius series. I'm shocked how much effort M2 put into this collection. -Full KB support and adjustable settings / autofire -Savestates, replays (your game will be recorded during
Helpful: 12
Robbie Dagger
Recommended | 02 Dec 2025
10.2h played
once you see that gradius 2 directly influenced metroid, super metroid, and star fox you'll never unsee it
Helpful: 27
Bongoboy
Recommended | 01 Feb 2026
23 min played
A nice compilation... it is just sad that it doesn't include Gradius IV, Gradius V or Gradius Gaiden. Instead they give us Salamander/Life Force games, which is acceptable. The main negative point here is the need to
Helpful: 11
mhelsley
Recommended | 27 Apr 2026
38.7h played
A large collection of various editions and sequels in the Gradius/Salamander/Lifeforce franchise. There are leaderboards for each, helpful save/restore/replay tools which make improving your skill at each less of a
Helpful: 1
SolxBurst
Recommended | 21 Feb 2026
20.1h played
M2 is probably the best when it comes to creating faithful, and passionate collections of early video games, and their collaborations with Konami have been some of their best work. Gradius Origins is no exception to
Helpful: 1