Gunslinger Stratos

Not to be confused with Infinite Stratos.
Gunslinger Stratos
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Developer(s)Byking
Taito
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Platform(s)Arcade, Windows
First releaseGunslinger Stratos
  • JP: July 12, 2012
Latest releaseGunslinger Stratos Σ
  • JP: April 24, 2017

Gunslinger Stratos[a] is a series of third-person hero shooter video games, developed by Byking and Taito, and published by Square Enix. It debuted in arcades on July 12, 2012, with the scenario provided by Norimitsu Kaihō (from Nitroplus) based on a concept by Gen Urobuchi.[1] It uses Silicon Studio's Orochi game engine,[2] and runs on the Taito Type X³ arcade system board.

Its sequel, Gunslinger Stratos 2[b], was released on February 20, 2014, featuring new characters, new battle mechanics, and new stages. Tetsuya Nomura and Akira Yasuda each created two characters exclusively for the game.[3] A sequel, titled Gunslinger Stratos: Reloaded[c], was announced to be released in 2016 for Windows PC.[4] The servers were closed on March 29, 2016.[5]

A fourth game, Gunslinger Stratos 3[d], was released on May 12, 2016.[6] An upgraded version, Gunslinger Stratos Σ[7], with four character types and six new weapon packs for each character and several changes to the respawn and awake systems, was released on April 24, 2017.[8]

The servers for the arcade version of Gunslinger Stratos were shut down on April 1, 2021.[9]

An anime adaptation of the series, Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation, made its premiere on April 4, 2015.[10]


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  5. ^ "What? Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded is Shutting Down!". MMOSite. February 14, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "『ガンスリンガー ストラトス3』ティザーPVやオードナー三兄妹の詳細ほか、最新情報が続々解禁！". Famitsu. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. ^ ガンスリンガー ストラトスΣ, Gansuringā Sutoratosu Σ
  8. ^ "『ガンスリンガー ストラトスΣ』プロモーションムービー (Gunslinger Stratos Σ Trailer)". YouTube. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Gunslinger Stratos Twitter account". Twitter. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Square Enix Game Gunslinger Stratos Gets TV Anime in 2015". Anime News Network. December 9, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.