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CODE VEIN II

Bandai Namco Studios Inc. · Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. · 2026-01-29

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 29, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 29, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 26, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

An epic adventure awaits, where you and your chosen partners explore a post-apocalyptic world, face fierce battles against powerful enemies, and uncover an epic story that transcends time.

CODE VEIN II is an Action, RPG game released in 2026, priced at $69.99, with a review sentiment of Mixed (65% of 7113 reviews).

67%
positive of 7.7k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
197
Nexus mods (454k downloads)
3.92★
PlayStation Store rating (6,183 ratings)
46h
to beat · rushed 31h · completionist 47h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$69.99
steam price (US)
Code Vein II is a 2026 action role-playing video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. A sequel to Code Vein (2019), the game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on January 29, 2026. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Trailer

CODE VEIN II trailer thumbnail

CODE VEIN II – Launch Trailer

≈414,574 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 425 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity up 81% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,278 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 28,108 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 153k–345k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,671 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $35.99 at PlayerLand (2026-09-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 16 of 37 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20262026Week of 2026-01-26: 1,225 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1,053 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 570 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 301 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 271 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-02-16: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$69.99$39.892025-09-252026-08-202025-09-25 — best price $49.492025-09-29 — best price $69.992025-10-01 — best price $62.992025-11-20 — best price $58.092025-12-04 — best price $58.092025-12-16 — best price $59.492026-01-19 — best price $69.992026-02-02 — best price $58.792026-03-19 — best price $44.952026-03-26 — best price $59.492026-03-29 — best price $59.382026-04-08 — best price $62.992026-04-19 — best price $59.382026-05-22 — best price $69.992026-06-11 — best price $64.492026-06-18 — best price $63.992026-06-25 — best price $39.892026-07-09 — best price $59.492026-07-23 — best price $69.992026-07-27 — best price $63.992026-07-30 — best price $64.492026-08-20 — best price $65.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

511952026-06-02 — 148 pageviews2026-06-06 — 197 pageviews2026-06-10 — 153 pageviews2026-06-14 — 121 pageviews2026-06-18 — 122 pageviews2026-06-22 — 327 pageviews2026-06-26 — 175 pageviews2026-06-30 — 110 pageviews2026-07-04 — 143 pageviews2026-07-08 — 129 pageviews2026-07-12 — 143 pageviews2026-07-16 — 101 pageviews2026-07-20 — 117 pageviews2026-07-24 — 128 pageviews2026-07-28 — 108 pageviews2026-08-01 — 112 pageviews2026-08-05 — 113 pageviews2026-08-09 — 122 pageviews2026-08-13 — 95 pageviews2026-08-17 — 132 pageviews2026-08-21 — 206 pageviews2026-08-25 — 156 pageviews2026-08-29 — 129 pageviews2026-09-02 — 139 pageviews2026-09-06 — 159 pageviews2026-09-10 — 511 pageviews2026-09-14 — 309 pageviews2026-09-18 — 222 pageviews2026-09-22 — 178 pageviews2026-09-26 — 175 pageviews2026-09-30 — 168 pageviews2026-10-04 — 140 pageviews2026-10-08 — 129 pageviews2026-10-12 — 137 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
88.2%
earned "The Tie That Binds"
39.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2026-01-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,84339%36
Steam (Steam)1,62521%36
Xbox Series (Xbox)49718%36

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.

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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