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Bully: Scholarship Edition cover art

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Rockstar New England · Rockstar Games · 2008-10-21

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 21, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 03, 2008 (Wii), Feb 04, 2008 (Xbox 360)

Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.

409
playing now
84%
positive of 42k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
21
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (224 ratings)
39h
to beat · completionist 31h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

409 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Bully is a 2006 action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games. Set in the fictional New England town of Bullworth, the game follows juvenile delinquent student Jimmy Hopkins, who is involuntarily enrolled at Bullworth Academy, the town's prestigious boarding school. Over the course of a school year, Jimmy attempts to rise through the ranks of the school system to end bullying, while clashing with fellow students and authority figures.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 409 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,566 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~446/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.7M–3.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 41,900 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.18 at GamesPlanet DE (2015-07-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 20 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
62662620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 626 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 469 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 50 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4281422026-08-06 21:00 — 272 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 171 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 209 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 290 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 218 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 230 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 339 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 234 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 245 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 382 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 173 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 193 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 260 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 172 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 186 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 272 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 202 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 220 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 428 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 231 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 185 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 315 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 266 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 210 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 314 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 294 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 155 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 306 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 304 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 409 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.49$2.722015-01-012026-08-132015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-04-15 — best price $15.492015-06-27 — best price $14.992015-12-16 — best price $3.742016-04-13 — best price $14.992016-09-12 — best price $14.992016-12-26 — best price $5.252017-06-22 — best price $5.242017-10-23 — best price $5.242018-02-07 — best price $5.242018-03-31 — best price $14.992018-06-23 — best price $12.442018-08-21 — best price $14.992019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-09-05 — best price $14.992020-01-03 — best price $14.992020-03-09 — best price $12.292020-06-14 — best price $13.082020-08-05 — best price $14.992020-09-26 — best price $13.392020-11-07 — best price $13.392021-02-11 — best price $5.242021-05-18 — best price $14.992021-10-02 — best price $14.992022-02-18 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $4.492022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-03-17 — best price $13.372023-06-07 — best price $10.682023-11-21 — best price $5.242024-03-07 — best price $5.242024-06-22 — best price $13.372024-09-04 — best price $5.242025-01-24 — best price $13.372025-07-29 — best price $13.372025-11-20 — best price $5.242026-08-13 — best price $5.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.4k7272026-05-30 — 793 pageviews2026-06-02 — 832 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,351 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,381 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,043 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,109 pageviews2026-06-17 — 846 pageviews2026-06-20 — 1,134 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,034 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,256 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,128 pageviews2026-07-02 — 1,142 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,077 pageviews2026-07-08 — 924 pageviews2026-07-11 — 930 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1,058 pageviews2026-07-17 — 907 pageviews2026-07-20 — 737 pageviews2026-07-23 — 880 pageviews2026-07-26 — 905 pageviews2026-07-29 — 790 pageviews2026-08-01 — 806 pageviews2026-08-04 — 778 pageviews2026-08-07 — 754 pageviews2026-08-10 — 932 pageviews2026-08-13 — 988 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,379 pageviews2026-08-19 — 1,076 pageviews2026-08-22 — 969 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,117 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,205 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

55102026-08-28 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 377 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 310 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 321 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 256 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 493 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 21 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)57,83814%38
Xbox 360 (Xbox)1,58238%38

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

FunnyActionComedySatireClassicSandboxAdventureDark HumorOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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