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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

Sucker Punch Productions · PlayStation Publishing LLC · 2024-05-16

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 20, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Aug 20, 2021 (PlayStation 5), May 16, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

2,633
playing now
94%
positive of 96k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
10
twitch viewers (latest)
92/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (268 ratings)
76h
to beat · completionist 87h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

2,633 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

In the late 13th century, the Mongol empire has laid waste to entire nations along their campaign to conquer the East. Tsushima Island is all that stands between mainland Japan and a massive Mongol invasion fleet led by the ruthless and cunning general, Khotun Khan. As the island burns in the wake of the first wave of the Mongol assault, courageous samurai warrior Jin Sakai stands resolute. As one of the last surviving members of his clan, Jin is resolved to do whatever it takes, at any cost, to protect his people and reclaim his home. He must set aside the traditions that have shaped him as (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,633 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,848 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,481/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.9M–4.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 95,890 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$52.89-12%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $30.16 at GameBillet (2026-03-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 60 of 83 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14k14k20242026Week of 2024-05-01: 14,168 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,814 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5,883 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 433 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,297 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,762 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,158 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,628 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,774 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,630 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,759 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,036 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,418 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,334 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 832 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,839 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 729 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,615 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,043 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,511 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,982 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,340 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,370 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 708 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,411 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.5k1.9k2026-08-06 21:00 — 3,187 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,954 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,296 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,386 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,476 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,874 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3,890 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,751 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,416 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,008 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,090 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,306 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,112 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,933 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,253 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,773 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,898 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,464 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 4,319 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,961 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,325 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 3,269 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,443 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 3,152 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 3,485 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,328 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,026 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,288 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,633 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$27.922024-03-062026-08-172024-03-06 — best price $59.992024-03-26 — best price $59.992024-04-22 — best price $59.992024-05-09 — best price $50.912024-05-22 — best price $48.422024-06-07 — best price $55.302024-07-18 — best price $55.302024-07-24 — best price $59.992024-08-12 — best price $55.972024-09-13 — best price $47.992024-09-21 — best price $46.692024-11-05 — best price $55.302024-11-29 — best price $41.292024-12-20 — best price $41.642025-01-09 — best price $59.992025-03-12 — best price $35.992025-03-19 — best price $59.992025-05-11 — best price $50.792025-06-28 — best price $40.192025-07-10 — best price $40.192025-09-04 — best price $40.192025-09-30 — best price $36.442025-10-08 — best price $34.952025-11-01 — best price $44.992025-11-21 — best price $31.752025-12-02 — best price $35.952026-01-06 — best price $59.992026-02-12 — best price $31.172026-03-19 — best price $27.922026-03-29 — best price $38.992026-05-04 — best price $44.992026-06-11 — best price $59.992026-06-30 — best price $33.422026-08-03 — best price $55.492026-08-17 — best price $52.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

20612026-08-29 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 206 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 164 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 10 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.9%
earned "Gathering Storm"
29.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text Size1 DLC

25 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)30,2314%77

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

NinjaActionCombatStealthAdventureAction RPGHistoricalOpen WorldSouls-likeStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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