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FAIRY TAIL

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2020-07-29

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Fairy Tail · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 30, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 31, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 31, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Magic x Guilds x RPG = ”FAIRY TAIL”! Based on the fantasy adventure comic about Natsu, a Dragon Slayer of the rowdy Fairy Tail magician guild, and his unique group of friends battling against unusual and memorable enemies.

FAIRY TAIL is an Action, Adventure and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 1844 reviews).

3
playing now
74%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
47
Nexus mods (31k downloads)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (2,246 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$59.99
steam price (US)

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

Fairy Tail is a 2020 role-playing video game developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo. Based on the manga series Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima, it follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and the other members of the titular wizard guild. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC in Japan and Europe on July 30, 2020, and in North America a day later. Reviewers praised the game's combat mechanics, but criticized the story as lacking accessibility for those not already familiar with the Fairy Tail franchise. A sequel, Fairy Tail 2, was released on December 12, 2024.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (459 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 37k–83k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,844 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.99 at Newegg (2025-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31231220202026Week of 2020-07-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2012026-09-15 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 12 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 19 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3616Aug 2020Aug 2026Aug 2020 — avg 361 · peak 1,657Oct 2020 — avg 27 · peak 61Dec 2020 — avg 21 · peak 45Feb 2021 — avg 18 · peak 38Apr 2021 — avg 33 · peak 176Jun 2021 — avg 14 · peak 30Aug 2021 — avg 11 · peak 27Oct 2021 — avg 17 · peak 62Dec 2021 — avg 14 · peak 51Feb 2022 — avg 9 · peak 23Apr 2022 — avg 13 · peak 111Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 26Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Feb 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Apr 2023 — avg 19 · peak 59Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 48Aug 2023 — avg 9 · peak 24Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 45Dec 2023 — avg 10 · peak 36Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Apr 2024 — avg 15 · peak 41Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 65Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 32Oct 2024 — avg 28 · peak 99Dec 2024 — avg 53 · peak 148Feb 2025 — avg 10 · peak 29Apr 2025 — avg 22 · peak 51Jun 2025 — avg 19 · peak 61Aug 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Oct 2025 — avg 12 · peak 37Dec 2025 — avg 12 · peak 29Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 19Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2026 — avg 13 · peak 28Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$16.992020-06-232026-08-102020-06-23 — best price $59.992020-07-31 — best price $56.992020-09-01 — best price $59.992020-11-05 — best price $41.992020-11-13 — best price $59.992021-04-26 — best price $59.992021-09-21 — best price $39.592021-12-22 — best price $36.992022-04-27 — best price $39.592023-03-29 — best price $36.992023-04-07 — best price $39.592023-06-26 — best price $35.992023-07-13 — best price $59.992023-09-25 — best price $35.992023-10-09 — best price $59.992023-12-21 — best price $35.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-03-26 — best price $34.992024-06-27 — best price $27.992024-07-11 — best price $59.992024-10-07 — best price $59.992024-11-14 — best price $17.992024-12-19 — best price $23.992025-03-13 — best price $19.792025-04-10 — best price $16.992025-06-09 — best price $19.792025-06-23 — best price $59.992025-10-06 — best price $59.992025-12-01 — best price $59.992026-01-05 — best price $59.992026-04-23 — best price $16.992026-06-04 — best price $16.992026-07-27 — best price $19.792026-08-10 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71232026-05-29 — 42 pageviews2026-06-02 — 49 pageviews2026-06-06 — 34 pageviews2026-06-10 — 49 pageviews2026-06-14 — 48 pageviews2026-06-18 — 45 pageviews2026-06-22 — 51 pageviews2026-06-26 — 33 pageviews2026-06-30 — 34 pageviews2026-07-04 — 65 pageviews2026-07-08 — 58 pageviews2026-07-12 — 43 pageviews2026-07-16 — 44 pageviews2026-07-20 — 38 pageviews2026-07-24 — 33 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-08-01 — 39 pageviews2026-08-05 — 50 pageviews2026-08-09 — 37 pageviews2026-08-13 — 31 pageviews2026-08-17 — 30 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-25 — 33 pageviews2026-08-29 — 32 pageviews2026-09-02 — 28 pageviews2026-09-06 — 42 pageviews2026-09-10 — 71 pageviews2026-09-14 — 40 pageviews2026-09-18 — 54 pageviews2026-09-22 — 45 pageviews2026-09-26 — 37 pageviews2026-09-30 — 27 pageviews2026-10-04 — 36 pageviews2026-10-07 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
64.8%
earned "A Homecoming, 7 Years Late"
28.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing62 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 62 DLC released, first 2020-07-30, latest 2020-09-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)4,40753%44
Steam (Steam)85225%44
Switch (Nintendo)850%0
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

3DRPGJRPGAnimeMagicActionMatureNudityFantasyAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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