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DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia

Idea Factory · Idea Factory International · 2024-09-05

Steam

CasualSimulation

Franchise: Date A Live · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Sep 24, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 05, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play as Shido and unravel the secrets of the mysterious spirit Ren in the visual novel follow-up to DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, based on the acclaimed light novel and anime series.

DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia is a Casual and Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $39.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Very Positive sentiment (96% of 446 reviews).

96%
positive of 458 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

A newly emergent spirit named Natsumi ends up in the crosshairs of Deus Ex Machina Industry. Shido defends Natsumi from Deus Ex Machina Industry and manages to seal her powers. Following the transformation and inversion caused by Origami, Shido manages to reshape the world to protect it, eventually sealing Origami. Enemies may still lurk about, but Shido and his friends savor the peace they’ve secured through their ordeals. After an ordinary evening spent among friends, Shido has an unusual dream. He hears a mysterious voice calling out from the shadows. Upon waking up the next morning, Sh(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 70% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (74 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 29,753 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 9.2k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 458 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 35 of 56 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
727220242026Week of 2024-09-05: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-09-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$0.002021-03-272026-10-122021-03-27 — best price $0.002024-09-06 — best price $33.992024-09-17 — best price $39.992024-10-01 — best price $39.992024-11-22 — best price $25.392024-12-03 — best price $39.992024-12-13 — best price $29.992025-01-05 — best price $39.992025-02-03 — best price $39.992025-03-13 — best price $19.992025-03-31 — best price $39.992025-05-09 — best price $29.992025-06-27 — best price $15.992025-07-25 — best price $16.002025-08-14 — best price $15.992025-08-22 — best price $39.992025-09-06 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-11-18 — best price $39.992025-11-25 — best price $11.992025-12-02 — best price $39.992025-12-09 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $15.992026-01-06 — best price $39.992026-02-09 — best price $15.992026-03-03 — best price $39.992026-03-20 — best price $16.002026-04-01 — best price $39.992026-04-27 — best price $16.002026-05-07 — best price $15.992026-06-02 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-14 — best price $39.992026-08-07 — best price $9.992026-08-10 — best price $8.992026-08-13 — best price $8.992026-10-12 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
44.4%
earned "Librarian"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-09-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11032%26

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGCuteAnimeDramaCasualMatureFantasyRomanceColorful

Census log

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

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