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BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2017-02-21

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Franchise: Berserk, Musou · Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 24, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Feb 24, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Oct 27, 2016 (PlayStation 3), Feb 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Behold the fierce blend of "Warriors" and "Berserk"!

10
playing now
82%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, known in Japan as Berserk Musou , is a Musō game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Microsoft Windows. It is a collaboration between Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors video game series and Kentaro Miura's Berserk manga series. Berserk and the Band of the Hawk was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on October 27, 2016, and worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in February 2017.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 274 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~34/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 105k–252k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,196 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.99 at GamesPlanet US (2022-02-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
898920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3332026-08-11 18:00 — 33 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 19 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 25 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 29 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 30 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 17 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 20 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$64.27$17.992017-02-152026-08-102017-02-15 — best price $53.992017-03-01 — best price $59.992017-07-18 — best price $59.992017-09-29 — best price $59.992017-11-28 — best price $59.992018-02-15 — best price $29.992018-07-05 — best price $59.992018-08-07 — best price $58.332018-12-26 — best price $29.992019-03-07 — best price $29.992019-04-29 — best price $29.992019-08-10 — best price $23.992019-11-01 — best price $59.992020-01-20 — best price $58.522020-02-12 — best price $58.922020-03-05 — best price $23.992020-06-29 — best price $24.002020-10-20 — best price $59.992021-04-22 — best price $29.992021-08-18 — best price $60.882022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-05-10 — best price $59.992022-09-12 — best price $21.592023-06-26 — best price $23.992023-09-25 — best price $23.992023-10-09 — best price $59.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-04-08 — best price $59.992024-10-07 — best price $59.992025-04-24 — best price $59.992025-06-23 — best price $59.992026-01-05 — best price $59.992026-04-23 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $21.992026-07-27 — best price $23.992026-08-10 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

125662026-05-31 — 99 pageviews2026-06-03 — 96 pageviews2026-06-06 — 103 pageviews2026-06-09 — 98 pageviews2026-06-12 — 82 pageviews2026-06-15 — 100 pageviews2026-06-18 — 114 pageviews2026-06-21 — 114 pageviews2026-06-24 — 99 pageviews2026-06-27 — 116 pageviews2026-06-30 — 88 pageviews2026-07-03 — 103 pageviews2026-07-06 — 97 pageviews2026-07-09 — 125 pageviews2026-07-12 — 76 pageviews2026-07-15 — 85 pageviews2026-07-18 — 90 pageviews2026-07-21 — 78 pageviews2026-07-24 — 78 pageviews2026-07-27 — 112 pageviews2026-07-30 — 93 pageviews2026-08-02 — 113 pageviews2026-08-05 — 79 pageviews2026-08-08 — 92 pageviews2026-08-11 — 110 pageviews2026-08-14 — 85 pageviews2026-08-17 — 90 pageviews2026-08-20 — 93 pageviews2026-08-23 — 90 pageviews2026-08-26 — 91 pageviews2026-08-28 — 71 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
88.9%
earned "100 Man Slayer"
7.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam Cloud7 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)9,51413%40
Steam (Steam)4,7375%40

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

Player tags

GoreAnimeBloodMusouActionHorrorMatureNudityViolentStory Rich

Census log

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

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