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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

CyberConnect2 · SEGA · 2021-10-15

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 15, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 15, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Oct 15, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 15, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Become the Blade that Destroys Demons!

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is a 2021 Action, Adventure game priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (87% of 19631 reviews).

15
playing now
87%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
26
Nexus mods (63k downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (16,810 ratings)
70/100
opencritic · fair · 48% recommend · from 91 critics
6h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles is a fighting action-adventure game developed by CyberConnect2. Based on the 2019 anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the game was released by Aniplex in Japan, and globally by Sega, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in October 2021. It was released for Nintendo Switch in June 2022.

Trailer

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles trailer thumbnail

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles - Story Trailer | PS5, PS4

≈10,775 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 363 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~45/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,952 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 393k–883k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,631 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.56 at GameBillet (2025-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 41 of 77 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.5k3.5k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 3,489 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 463 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,867 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,306 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 971 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

45112026-09-15 12:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 24 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 26 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 28 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 17 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 20 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 22 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 40 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 38 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 25 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 23 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 32 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 38 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 34 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.1k26Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 3,099 · peak 7,939Dec 2021 — avg 986 · peak 2,094Feb 2022 — avg 719 · peak 1,219Apr 2022 — avg 293 · peak 486Jun 2022 — avg 245 · peak 497Aug 2022 — avg 267 · peak 490Oct 2022 — avg 254 · peak 588Dec 2022 — avg 241 · peak 564Feb 2023 — avg 148 · peak 262Apr 2023 — avg 224 · peak 860Jun 2023 — avg 242 · peak 537Aug 2023 — avg 123 · peak 202Oct 2023 — avg 87 · peak 186Dec 2023 — avg 104 · peak 248Feb 2024 — avg 120 · peak 327Apr 2024 — avg 74 · peak 220Jun 2024 — avg 99 · peak 306Aug 2024 — avg 92 · peak 203Oct 2024 — avg 60 · peak 137Dec 2024 — avg 111 · peak 237Feb 2025 — avg 76 · peak 215Apr 2025 — avg 67 · peak 176Jun 2025 — avg 71 · peak 200Aug 2025 — avg 121 · peak 246Oct 2025 — avg 117 · peak 394Dec 2025 — avg 90 · peak 245Feb 2026 — avg 53 · peak 125Apr 2026 — avg 32 · peak 87Jun 2026 — avg 26 · peak 82Aug 2026 — avg 33 · peak 71
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$12.562021-10-152026-10-082021-10-15 — best price $50.982021-11-03 — best price $59.992021-12-06 — best price $47.892022-01-17 — best price $47.852022-05-16 — best price $59.992022-07-28 — best price $47.992022-11-15 — best price $47.992022-12-21 — best price $29.992023-03-17 — best price $24.002023-05-05 — best price $29.992023-07-29 — best price $24.992023-09-14 — best price $23.992023-12-04 — best price $48.992024-02-11 — best price $20.502024-04-25 — best price $20.392024-06-27 — best price $18.292024-08-05 — best price $17.992024-09-26 — best price $59.992024-11-02 — best price $52.742024-12-19 — best price $13.322025-01-31 — best price $15.002025-03-20 — best price $14.292025-04-30 — best price $13.422025-06-02 — best price $29.952025-07-14 — best price $59.992025-09-29 — best price $14.992025-11-17 — best price $53.882026-01-10 — best price $53.992026-03-03 — best price $14.102026-04-10 — best price $14.362026-05-08 — best price $53.882026-06-26 — best price $14.792026-08-13 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

220992026-05-29 — 220 pageviews2026-06-02 — 192 pageviews2026-06-06 — 183 pageviews2026-06-10 — 129 pageviews2026-06-14 — 136 pageviews2026-06-18 — 111 pageviews2026-06-22 — 110 pageviews2026-06-26 — 149 pageviews2026-06-30 — 180 pageviews2026-07-04 — 146 pageviews2026-07-08 — 136 pageviews2026-07-12 — 136 pageviews2026-07-16 — 127 pageviews2026-07-20 — 129 pageviews2026-07-24 — 145 pageviews2026-07-28 — 129 pageviews2026-08-01 — 166 pageviews2026-08-05 — 145 pageviews2026-08-09 — 149 pageviews2026-08-13 — 119 pageviews2026-08-17 — 109 pageviews2026-08-21 — 122 pageviews2026-08-25 — 151 pageviews2026-08-29 — 132 pageviews2026-09-02 — 113 pageviews2026-09-06 — 144 pageviews2026-09-10 — 123 pageviews2026-09-14 — 129 pageviews2026-09-18 — 115 pageviews2026-09-22 — 122 pageviews2026-09-26 — 118 pageviews2026-09-30 — 121 pageviews2026-10-04 — 106 pageviews2026-10-07 — 99 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
90.6%
earned "Prologue"
39.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud8 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2021-10-15, latest 2022-11-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)23,63515%47
PS5 (PlayStation)20,36622%47
Xbox One (Xbox)8,1948%47
Steam (Steam)4,93916%47
Switch (Nintendo)2990%0

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

3DPvPAnimeActionCombatDemonsCartoonColorfulAdventureCinematic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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