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CHRONO TRIGGER®

Square Enix · 2018-02-27

Steam

RPG

Franchise: Chrono · Modes: Single player

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…

241
playing now
88%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
27h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 43h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

241 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 241 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 8% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 336k–806k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,432 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 20 of 39 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

276972026-08-06 22:00 — 197 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 144 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 192 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 197 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 159 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 236 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 240 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 203 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 252 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 264 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 162 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 200 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 206 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 153 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 217 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 194 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 163 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 225 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 272 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 144 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 143 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 168 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 193 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 157 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 174 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 183 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 119 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 146 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 241 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

1.2k8602026-05-29 — 993 pageviews2026-06-01 — 1,099 pageviews2026-06-04 — 926 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,125 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,183 pageviews2026-06-13 — 957 pageviews2026-06-16 — 1,055 pageviews2026-06-19 — 979 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,144 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,002 pageviews2026-06-28 — 1,120 pageviews2026-07-01 — 949 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,019 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,138 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1,005 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,186 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,114 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,048 pageviews2026-07-22 — 903 pageviews2026-07-25 — 980 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,024 pageviews2026-07-31 — 900 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,003 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,026 pageviews2026-08-09 — 965 pageviews2026-08-12 — 968 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1,002 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,116 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,047 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,085 pageviews2026-08-26 — 974 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

56202026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 450 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 284 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

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.

Recent updates

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