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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT cover art

DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

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

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

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!

DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT is an Action, RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 58324 reviews).

310
playing now
93%
positive of 59k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
9
twitch viewers (latest)
1.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
78/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (96 ratings)
408
Nexus mods (2.7M downloads)
4.46★
PlayStation Store rating (87,490 ratings)
73/100
opencritic · fair · 54% recommend · from 167 critics
520h
to beat · rushed 513h · completionist 293h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

310 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT trailer thumbnail

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 310 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,548 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~194/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (5,796 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 27,536 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 58,537 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 (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: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7393102026-09-14 20:00 — 353 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 312 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 347 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 409 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 471 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 355 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 435 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 382 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 410 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 657 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 480 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 310 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 521 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 376 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 472 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 739 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 395 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 366 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 501 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 496 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 528 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 410 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 392 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 310 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
12k346Jan 2020Aug 2026Jan 2020 — avg 11,559 · peak 25,715Apr 2020 — avg 1,271 · peak 3,266Jul 2020 — avg 981 · peak 2,127Oct 2020 — avg 386 · peak 732Jan 2021 — avg 1,134 · peak 2,633Apr 2021 — avg 486 · peak 891Jul 2021 — avg 1,445 · peak 3,405Oct 2021 — avg 683 · peak 1,644Jan 2022 — avg 910 · peak 1,882Apr 2022 — avg 547 · peak 1,939Jul 2022 — avg 1,164 · peak 2,386Oct 2022 — avg 1,395 · peak 4,184Jan 2023 — avg 1,522 · peak 2,946Apr 2023 — avg 934 · peak 2,391Jul 2023 — avg 1,213 · peak 2,005Oct 2023 — avg 968 · peak 2,109Jan 2024 — avg 863 · peak 1,664Apr 2024 — avg 1,085 · peak 2,225Jul 2024 — avg 1,637 · peak 3,358Oct 2024 — avg 1,027 · peak 1,819Jan 2025 — avg 688 · peak 1,209Apr 2025 — avg 371 · peak 841Jul 2025 — avg 695 · peak 1,351Oct 2025 — avg 367 · peak 765Jan 2026 — avg 612 · peak 1,155Apr 2026 — avg 450 · peak 984Jul 2026 — avg 500 · peak 846Aug 2026 — avg 431 · peak 774
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
20202026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 9 new positive2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 4 new positive2026-09-27: 20 new positive2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 9 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 13 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 7 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 7 new positive2026-10-11: 11 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 6 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$10.822019-09-122026-10-082019-09-12 — best price $47.992020-01-25 — best price $56.222020-04-17 — best price $38.982020-07-03 — best price $48.982020-09-03 — best price $32.992020-12-07 — best price $26.992021-03-06 — best price $20.162021-05-18 — best price $59.992021-08-20 — best price $19.792021-11-19 — best price $19.792022-02-11 — best price $18.002022-05-06 — best price $17.992022-07-28 — best price $59.992022-09-28 — best price $50.882022-11-27 — best price $59.992023-02-07 — best price $59.992023-04-18 — best price $50.882023-06-26 — best price $12.972023-08-12 — best price $59.992023-10-18 — best price $50.392023-12-24 — best price $13.492024-03-02 — best price $51.592024-05-21 — best price $14.402024-08-22 — best price $12.562024-10-24 — best price $14.992025-01-03 — best price $48.982025-04-05 — best price $51.592025-07-10 — best price $59.992025-11-10 — best price $14.992026-02-05 — best price $49.772026-04-13 — best price $12.992026-06-19 — best price $13.192026-10-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3051412026-05-30 — 217 pageviews2026-06-03 — 173 pageviews2026-06-07 — 206 pageviews2026-06-11 — 188 pageviews2026-06-15 — 210 pageviews2026-06-19 — 186 pageviews2026-06-23 — 211 pageviews2026-06-27 — 223 pageviews2026-07-01 — 170 pageviews2026-07-05 — 305 pageviews2026-07-09 — 216 pageviews2026-07-13 — 231 pageviews2026-07-17 — 250 pageviews2026-07-21 — 170 pageviews2026-07-25 — 186 pageviews2026-07-29 — 219 pageviews2026-08-02 — 227 pageviews2026-08-06 — 198 pageviews2026-08-10 — 187 pageviews2026-08-14 — 154 pageviews2026-08-18 — 141 pageviews2026-08-22 — 202 pageviews2026-08-26 — 180 pageviews2026-08-30 — 219 pageviews2026-09-03 — 158 pageviews2026-09-07 — 244 pageviews2026-09-11 — 208 pageviews2026-09-15 — 191 pageviews2026-09-19 — 188 pageviews2026-09-23 — 192 pageviews2026-09-27 — 235 pageviews2026-10-01 — 198 pageviews2026-10-05 — 177 pageviews2026-10-08 — 160 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.3k22026-09-30 18:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 147 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 9 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…

Post-launch support: 13 DLC released, first 2020-01-16, latest 2026-01-14 (Steam store data)

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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