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Bayonetta

PlatinumGames · SEGA · 2017-04-11

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Bayonetta · Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 11, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 08, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Jan 07, 2010 (Xbox 360)

PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

240
playing now
92%
positive of 33k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
91/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (558 ratings)
16h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

240 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Bayonetta is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan in October 2009, and in North America and Europe in January 2010. It was released on Wii U in September 2014, Windows in April 2017, Nintendo Switch in February 2018, and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in February 2020.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 240 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,959 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~245/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 813k–2.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,509 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.37-73%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.37-73%
GreenManGaming$5.40-73%
Gamesplanet$5.79-71%
Humble Store$5.99-70%
Steam$5.99-70%
WinGameStore$5.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.75 at GamesPlanet UK (2022-10-06) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 62 of 109 observed days · $1.62 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48848820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

328652026-08-06 21:00 — 171 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 94 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 121 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 169 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 123 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 141 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 168 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 156 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 162 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 182 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 90 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 137 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 138 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 96 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 131 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 133 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 113 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 146 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 192 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 108 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 105 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 114 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 242 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 249 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 289 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 303 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 173 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 252 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 240 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.05$3.752017-04-112026-08-302017-04-11 — best price $19.992017-07-24 — best price $19.992017-10-03 — best price $19.992018-01-04 — best price $17.992018-04-16 — best price $12.822018-08-22 — best price $19.992019-02-01 — best price $6.392019-06-02 — best price $15.852019-10-21 — best price $4.992020-02-12 — best price $19.632020-06-08 — best price $17.882020-08-19 — best price $19.992020-10-01 — best price $17.882020-11-23 — best price $17.882021-01-14 — best price $4.992021-03-01 — best price $17.882021-04-17 — best price $17.882021-06-06 — best price $17.882021-12-28 — best price $16.992022-07-09 — best price $16.592022-10-06 — best price $3.752023-01-10 — best price $15.992023-03-30 — best price $16.052023-08-09 — best price $16.992023-12-02 — best price $16.392024-04-27 — best price $17.992024-08-05 — best price $5.392024-11-19 — best price $17.882025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-05-22 — best price $4.792025-08-22 — best price $17.882025-11-20 — best price $4.792026-04-02 — best price $5.992026-07-17 — best price $17.752026-08-30 — best price $5.37
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8833782026-06-01 — 499 pageviews2026-06-04 — 618 pageviews2026-06-07 — 768 pageviews2026-06-10 — 657 pageviews2026-06-13 — 532 pageviews2026-06-16 — 461 pageviews2026-06-19 — 404 pageviews2026-06-22 — 481 pageviews2026-06-25 — 459 pageviews2026-06-28 — 517 pageviews2026-07-01 — 416 pageviews2026-07-04 — 454 pageviews2026-07-07 — 600 pageviews2026-07-10 — 479 pageviews2026-07-13 — 466 pageviews2026-07-16 — 435 pageviews2026-07-19 — 467 pageviews2026-07-22 — 416 pageviews2026-07-25 — 437 pageviews2026-07-28 — 396 pageviews2026-07-31 — 435 pageviews2026-08-03 — 423 pageviews2026-08-06 — 379 pageviews2026-08-09 — 438 pageviews2026-08-12 — 396 pageviews2026-08-15 — 479 pageviews2026-08-18 — 388 pageviews2026-08-21 — 495 pageviews2026-08-24 — 549 pageviews2026-08-27 — 452 pageviews2026-08-29 — 461 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
77.3%
earned "I'm A Bit... I Mean Witch."
14.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)69,9348%50
PS3 (PlayStation)62,70218%51
Steam (Steam)40,8493%50
PS4 (PlayStation)17,56314%51
Xbox One (Xbox)5,4924%50
Switch (Nintendo)1,4850%0
PS4 (PlayStation)89933%51
PS4 (PlayStation)47629%51

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionMatureNudityFantasyAdventureFast-PacedBeat 'em upSingleplayerThird PersonHack and Slash

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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