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BRAVELY DEFAULT II

Square Enix · 2021-09-02

SteamAmazon

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
28
Nexus mods (12k downloads)
69h
to beat · rushed 56h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 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 9% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 41k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,067 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 18 of 34 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

105252026-09-15 02:00 — 29 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 26 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 25 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 46 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 60 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 50 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 53 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 35 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 70 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 58 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 53 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 94 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 62 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 74 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 94 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 72 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 71 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 83 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 47 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 79 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 87 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 50 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 56 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
74635Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 746 · peak 2,169Nov 2021 — avg 184 · peak 411Jan 2022 — avg 421 · peak 933Mar 2022 — avg 168 · peak 579May 2022 — avg 147 · peak 332Jul 2022 — avg 146 · peak 279Sep 2022 — avg 55 · peak 110Nov 2022 — avg 72 · peak 155Jan 2023 — avg 124 · peak 257Mar 2023 — avg 71 · peak 187May 2023 — avg 70 · peak 170Jul 2023 — avg 66 · peak 131Sep 2023 — avg 51 · peak 116Nov 2023 — avg 38 · peak 71Jan 2024 — avg 72 · peak 172Mar 2024 — avg 37 · peak 77May 2024 — avg 51 · peak 113Jul 2024 — avg 71 · peak 151Sep 2024 — avg 40 · peak 83Nov 2024 — avg 35 · peak 90Jan 2025 — avg 60 · peak 116Mar 2025 — avg 61 · peak 166May 2025 — avg 84 · peak 161Jul 2025 — avg 89 · peak 193Sep 2025 — avg 48 · peak 142Nov 2025 — avg 50 · peak 115Jan 2026 — avg 59 · peak 113Mar 2026 — avg 74 · peak 163May 2026 — avg 69 · peak 157Jul 2026 — avg 51 · peak 107Aug 2026 — avg 46 · peak 96
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

255822026-06-01 — 130 pageviews2026-06-05 — 140 pageviews2026-06-09 — 192 pageviews2026-06-13 — 182 pageviews2026-06-17 — 224 pageviews2026-06-21 — 237 pageviews2026-06-25 — 177 pageviews2026-06-29 — 154 pageviews2026-07-03 — 158 pageviews2026-07-07 — 180 pageviews2026-07-11 — 148 pageviews2026-07-15 — 136 pageviews2026-07-19 — 144 pageviews2026-07-23 — 107 pageviews2026-07-27 — 89 pageviews2026-07-31 — 100 pageviews2026-08-04 — 111 pageviews2026-08-08 — 145 pageviews2026-08-12 — 108 pageviews2026-08-16 — 120 pageviews2026-08-20 — 123 pageviews2026-08-24 — 110 pageviews2026-08-28 — 85 pageviews2026-09-01 — 82 pageviews2026-09-05 — 112 pageviews2026-09-09 — 217 pageviews2026-09-13 — 177 pageviews2026-09-17 — 141 pageviews2026-09-21 — 152 pageviews2026-09-25 — 139 pageviews2026-09-29 — 131 pageviews2026-10-03 — 137 pageviews2026-10-07 — 114 pageviews2026-10-11 — 132 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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Similarity via IGDB.

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