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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT cover art

DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. · Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. · 2020-01-16

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionRPG

Franchise: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jan 17, 2020 (Xbox One), Jan 13, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 24, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 13, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jan 17, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 26, 2021 (Google Stadia)

The Dragon Ball RPG of your dreams! For the first time, you can play the rest of the story. Step into the universe of Dragon Ball Z in all its iconic glory and become the hero you were always meant to be!

382
playing now
93%
positive of 58k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
25
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (96 ratings)
520h
to beat · rushed 513h · completionist 293h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is an action role-playing game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows in January 2020, Nintendo Switch in September 2021, Stadia in October 2021, PlayStation 5 in January 2023, and Xbox Series X/S in February 2023. The game follows the main protagonist Goku and the Z-Fighters throughout the events of the Dragon Ball Z anime series, including anime-original storylines and moments.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 382 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,707 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~213/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (5,796 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.2M–2.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 58,226 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.46-78%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.59 at Fanatical (2025-08-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 105 of 106 observed days · $15.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.3k5.3k20202026Week of 2020-01-01: 5,347 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 449 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,703 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 724 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 562 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 749 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,641 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 883 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 770 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 955 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 687 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,181 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 713 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7133002026-08-06 21:00 — 466 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 396 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 573 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 507 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 455 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 656 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 592 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 560 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 713 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 548 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 394 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 566 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 470 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 376 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 553 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 403 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 370 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 545 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 475 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 323 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 390 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 381 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 403 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 457 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 368 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 301 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 307 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 394 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 382 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002019-09-122026-08-272019-09-12 — best price $47.992020-01-24 — best price $49.772020-04-15 — best price $39.992020-06-26 — best price $35.372020-08-19 — best price $48.982020-11-25 — best price $23.992021-02-10 — best price $20.402021-05-01 — best price $59.992021-08-02 — best price $18.992021-10-15 — best price $19.792022-01-02 — best price $48.982022-04-01 — best price $48.982022-06-17 — best price $50.892022-08-19 — best price $13.352022-10-22 — best price $50.882022-12-20 — best price $12.282023-03-16 — best price $12.602023-05-03 — best price $13.792023-07-13 — best price $59.992023-09-01 — best price $49.992023-11-02 — best price $49.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-03-11 — best price $10.822024-06-01 — best price $59.992024-08-23 — best price $12.592024-10-24 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $49.992025-03-25 — best price $48.982025-06-27 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $11.282026-01-19 — best price $11.272026-03-27 — best price $19.992026-06-04 — best price $14.992026-08-20 — best price $13.992026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3131412026-05-30 — 217 pageviews2026-06-02 — 178 pageviews2026-06-05 — 192 pageviews2026-06-08 — 233 pageviews2026-06-11 — 188 pageviews2026-06-14 — 185 pageviews2026-06-17 — 152 pageviews2026-06-20 — 194 pageviews2026-06-23 — 211 pageviews2026-06-26 — 313 pageviews2026-06-29 — 240 pageviews2026-07-02 — 211 pageviews2026-07-05 — 305 pageviews2026-07-08 — 203 pageviews2026-07-11 — 190 pageviews2026-07-14 — 249 pageviews2026-07-17 — 250 pageviews2026-07-20 — 208 pageviews2026-07-23 — 171 pageviews2026-07-26 — 221 pageviews2026-07-29 — 219 pageviews2026-08-01 — 237 pageviews2026-08-04 — 191 pageviews2026-08-07 — 211 pageviews2026-08-10 — 187 pageviews2026-08-13 — 179 pageviews2026-08-16 — 198 pageviews2026-08-19 — 174 pageviews2026-08-22 — 202 pageviews2026-08-25 — 176 pageviews2026-08-27 — 181 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

29k52026-08-20 12:12 — 16,686 viewers2026-08-20 15:12 — 21,555 viewers2026-08-24 14:12 — 17,560 viewers2026-08-25 12:12 — 11,177 viewers2026-08-25 15:12 — 15,518 viewers2026-08-26 13:12 — 17,174 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 8,377 viewers2026-08-29 12:12 — 17,484 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 20,457 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 8,636 viewers2026-08-30 12:12 — 24,768 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 21,568 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 25 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
96.6%
earned "Former Foe"
36.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing13 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)108,85324%42
PS5 (PlayStation)37,88130%42
Steam (Steam)22,15915%42
Xbox One (Xbox)21,02614%42

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

RPGJRPGAnimeActionFantasyFightingAdventureAction RPGControllerOpen World

Census log

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

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