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CHRONO TRIGGER® cover art

CHRONO TRIGGER®

Square Enix · 2018-02-27

Steam

RPG

Franchise: Chrono · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 27, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…

CHRONO TRIGGER® is an RPG released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (88% of 13543 reviews).

115
playing now
88%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
42
Nexus mods (49k downloads)
27h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 43h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

115 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Chrono Trigger is a 1995 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the first installment of the Chrono series. The game's plot follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe.

Trailer

CHRONO TRIGGER® trailer thumbnail

CHRONO TRIGGER – Launch Trailer

≈415,776 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 115 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,209 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~151/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 13,908 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 340k–816k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,598 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 18 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37837820182026Week of 2018-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2861142026-09-15 12:00 — 136 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 127 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 128 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 160 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 286 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 222 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 136 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 158 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 218 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 191 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 175 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 210 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 118 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 199 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 224 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 119 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 157 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 155 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 118 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 183 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 248 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 170 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 115 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
54547Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 82 · peak 233Jun 2018 — avg 47 · peak 95Sep 2018 — avg 159 · peak 472Dec 2018 — avg 106 · peak 236Mar 2019 — avg 93 · peak 249Jun 2019 — avg 101 · peak 331Sep 2019 — avg 68 · peak 186Dec 2019 — avg 92 · peak 184Mar 2020 — avg 136 · peak 310Jun 2020 — avg 102 · peak 250Sep 2020 — avg 104 · peak 248Dec 2020 — avg 98 · peak 249Mar 2021 — avg 162 · peak 516Jun 2021 — avg 127 · peak 296Sep 2021 — avg 116 · peak 198Dec 2021 — avg 140 · peak 342Mar 2022 — avg 359 · peak 943Jun 2022 — avg 137 · peak 301Sep 2022 — avg 155 · peak 338Dec 2022 — avg 136 · peak 266Mar 2023 — avg 144 · peak 366Jun 2023 — avg 104 · peak 182Sep 2023 — avg 143 · peak 316Dec 2023 — avg 151 · peak 328Mar 2024 — avg 254 · peak 655Jun 2024 — avg 129 · peak 319Sep 2024 — avg 184 · peak 432Dec 2024 — avg 198 · peak 369Mar 2025 — avg 545 · peak 1,758Jun 2025 — avg 215 · peak 391Sep 2025 — avg 173 · peak 348Dec 2025 — avg 191 · peak 362Mar 2026 — avg 179 · peak 334Jun 2026 — avg 165 · peak 302Aug 2026 — avg 179 · peak 306
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.742018-02-282026-08-112018-02-28 — best price $14.992018-09-04 — best price $7.472019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-05-06 — best price $14.992019-09-15 — best price $14.992019-12-01 — best price $7.492020-01-12 — best price $7.492020-03-17 — best price $7.502020-07-13 — best price $14.992020-10-20 — best price $14.992021-03-25 — best price $7.492021-06-24 — best price $6.792021-10-12 — best price $14.992022-03-22 — best price $7.492022-07-30 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-04-03 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $7.492023-10-04 — best price $14.992024-03-25 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $7.492024-09-30 — best price $14.992024-12-20 — best price $7.502025-03-13 — best price $3.742025-05-12 — best price $14.992025-10-01 — best price $14.992025-12-11 — best price $14.992026-02-16 — best price $7.502026-04-27 — best price $7.502026-07-11 — best price $14.992026-08-11 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.3k8122026-05-29 — 993 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,231 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,023 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,183 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,175 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,022 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,144 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,086 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,033 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,019 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,142 pageviews2026-07-12 — 1,066 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,114 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,062 pageviews2026-07-24 — 875 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,024 pageviews2026-08-01 — 864 pageviews2026-08-05 — 991 pageviews2026-08-09 — 965 pageviews2026-08-13 — 982 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1,019 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,047 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,107 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1,065 pageviews2026-09-02 — 1,016 pageviews2026-09-06 — 1,063 pageviews2026-09-10 — 920 pageviews2026-09-14 — 935 pageviews2026-09-18 — 930 pageviews2026-09-22 — 1,023 pageviews2026-09-26 — 928 pageviews2026-09-30 — 911 pageviews2026-10-04 — 812 pageviews2026-10-08 — 906 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
15.8%
earned "Beyond Time"
2.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputTouch Only OptionPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGAnimeRetroClassicFantasyStory RichTurn-BasedTime Travel

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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