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BRAVELY DEFAULT II cover art

BRAVELY DEFAULT II

Square Enix · 2021-09-02

SteamAmazon

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A new entry in the “Bravely" series! Four new Heroes of Light emerge in a new world and story!

48
playing now
81%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
69h
to beat · rushed 56h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Bravely Default II is a role-playing video game developed by Claytechworks and published by Square Enix. It was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on February 26, 2021, with Nintendo publishing the game on the platform outside of Japan, and was released for Windows on September 2, 2021. It is the third main installment in the Bravely series, following the original Bravely Default and its direct sequel Bravely Second: End Layer, both originally released on the Nintendo 3DS. It features a separate story, setting, and cast of characters.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 48 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 126 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (365 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 41k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,060 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 20 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32132120212026Week of 2021-09-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

80262026-08-11 22:00 — 52 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 80 players2026-08-13 06:00 — 47 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 73 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 53 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 59 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 58 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 51 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 42 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 39 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 40 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 40 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 30 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 39 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 48 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 42 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 57 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 38 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 42 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 28 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$23.992020-11-022026-08-112020-11-02 — best price $59.992021-09-14 — best price $59.992021-12-01 — best price $59.992022-02-28 — best price $59.992022-03-28 — best price $59.992022-04-29 — best price $35.992022-06-23 — best price $29.992022-07-12 — best price $30.002022-10-21 — best price $59.992023-01-06 — best price $59.992023-03-16 — best price $29.992023-04-04 — best price $59.992023-05-08 — best price $59.992023-06-29 — best price $29.992023-08-04 — best price $59.992023-10-03 — best price $59.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-04-25 — best price $29.992024-05-16 — best price $59.992024-07-24 — best price $59.992024-09-24 — best price $29.992024-11-21 — best price $23.992024-12-16 — best price $23.992025-01-15 — best price $23.992025-02-13 — best price $59.992025-03-27 — best price $59.992025-05-07 — best price $59.992025-07-10 — best price $23.992025-09-25 — best price $23.992025-11-18 — best price $23.992025-12-06 — best price $59.992026-01-05 — best price $59.992026-02-04 — best price $59.992026-03-18 — best price $23.992026-04-23 — best price $23.992026-05-07 — best price $59.992026-07-09 — best price $59.992026-08-04 — best price $23.992026-08-11 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

255812026-06-01 — 130 pageviews2026-06-04 — 127 pageviews2026-06-07 — 157 pageviews2026-06-10 — 207 pageviews2026-06-13 — 182 pageviews2026-06-16 — 184 pageviews2026-06-19 — 255 pageviews2026-06-22 — 252 pageviews2026-06-25 — 177 pageviews2026-06-28 — 214 pageviews2026-07-01 — 150 pageviews2026-07-04 — 184 pageviews2026-07-07 — 180 pageviews2026-07-10 — 110 pageviews2026-07-13 — 184 pageviews2026-07-16 — 161 pageviews2026-07-19 — 144 pageviews2026-07-22 — 124 pageviews2026-07-25 — 120 pageviews2026-07-28 — 121 pageviews2026-07-31 — 100 pageviews2026-08-03 — 106 pageviews2026-08-06 — 111 pageviews2026-08-09 — 137 pageviews2026-08-12 — 108 pageviews2026-08-15 — 91 pageviews2026-08-18 — 112 pageviews2026-08-21 — 113 pageviews2026-08-24 — 110 pageviews2026-08-27 — 125 pageviews2026-08-29 — 117 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
91.7%
earned "Onward to Adventure"
21%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed Input

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2835%50
Switch (Nintendo)5980%0

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

3DRPGCuteJRPGAnimeDramaLinearFantasyAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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