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CODE VEIN

Bandai Namco Studios · Bandai Namco Entertainment · 2019-09-26

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 27, 2019 (Xbox One), Sep 26, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.

229
playing now
83%
positive of 62k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (195 ratings)
33h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 45h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

229 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Code Vein is an action role-playing game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Shift, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released worldwide on September 27, 2019, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and sold over three million copies but received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, Code Vein II, released in 2026.

Trailer

CODE VEIN trailer thumbnail

Code Vein - Official Trailer

≈927,514 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 229 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,093 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~262/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.6M–3.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 62,424 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$7.89-87%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.89-87%
GreenManGaming$7.92-87%
WinGameStore$8.89-85%
Humble Store$8.99-85%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.12 at GameBillet (2026-05-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 89 of 109 observed days · $54.87 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.7k2.7k20192026Week of 2019-09-01: 2,028 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 430 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2,465 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,683 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,969 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,130 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 709 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,026 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 849 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,404 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,307 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 655 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 749 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 640 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 68 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5081912026-08-06 21:00 — 340 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 307 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 460 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 309 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 347 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 493 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 354 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 343 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 508 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 313 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 290 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 423 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 253 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 273 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 424 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 266 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 210 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 373 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 348 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 191 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 254 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 211 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 214 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 273 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 257 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 194 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 224 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 288 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 229 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$3.872017-06-172026-08-272017-06-17 — best price $59.992019-12-18 — best price $31.352020-02-02 — best price $59.992020-04-06 — best price $41.992020-06-15 — best price $45.022020-08-17 — best price $59.992020-11-16 — best price $29.992021-02-22 — best price $44.992021-05-10 — best price $59.992021-08-13 — best price $13.792021-11-21 — best price $15.002022-02-11 — best price $15.002022-04-25 — best price $59.992022-06-30 — best price $14.492022-09-14 — best price $59.992022-11-24 — best price $7.532023-02-11 — best price $7.992023-04-28 — best price $7.482023-07-07 — best price $7.792023-09-06 — best price $45.222023-11-21 — best price $9.492024-01-18 — best price $8.992024-04-08 — best price $7.792024-06-28 — best price $7.292024-09-19 — best price $8.092024-11-21 — best price $8.992025-02-22 — best price $7.992025-05-19 — best price $5.862025-08-13 — best price $53.992025-11-24 — best price $5.752026-02-18 — best price $59.992026-04-27 — best price $50.392026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-08-27 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

221992026-05-30 — 116 pageviews2026-06-02 — 143 pageviews2026-06-05 — 221 pageviews2026-06-08 — 142 pageviews2026-06-11 — 151 pageviews2026-06-14 — 157 pageviews2026-06-17 — 116 pageviews2026-06-20 — 133 pageviews2026-06-23 — 135 pageviews2026-06-26 — 183 pageviews2026-06-29 — 151 pageviews2026-07-02 — 139 pageviews2026-07-05 — 140 pageviews2026-07-08 — 133 pageviews2026-07-11 — 169 pageviews2026-07-14 — 168 pageviews2026-07-17 — 120 pageviews2026-07-20 — 121 pageviews2026-07-23 — 142 pageviews2026-07-26 — 156 pageviews2026-07-29 — 134 pageviews2026-08-01 — 115 pageviews2026-08-04 — 143 pageviews2026-08-07 — 122 pageviews2026-08-10 — 105 pageviews2026-08-13 — 111 pageviews2026-08-16 — 110 pageviews2026-08-19 — 129 pageviews2026-08-22 — 136 pageviews2026-08-25 — 108 pageviews2026-08-27 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6002026-08-27 23:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 7 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
85.2%
earned "Drink Deep"
27.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

10 supported languages: French, English, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)51,16712%43
Steam (Steam)41,8045%43
Xbox One (Xbox)22,8792%43
Windows (Xbox)3,0632%43

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

RPGJRPGAnimeCo-opActionVampireDifficultAction RPGSouls-likeMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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