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Hot Springs Story 2 cover art

Hot Springs Story 2

Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022-12-18

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 16, 2020 (iOS), Oct 27, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 19, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 20, 2020 (Android)

A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!

85%
positive of 223 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

Features new baths exclusive to the sequel. Furnish your resort with Cauldron Baths, Footbaths, Open-Air Baths, and more. Create and customize your own world-famous hot springs resort. Entertain visitors with tons of facilities, including Ping Pong Tables, Stores, and Oil Drum Baths. Don't forget to provide first-class local cuisine! Thrill foodie guests with everything from humble Ramen Stalls to fancy Sushi Restaurants. Give your grounds a splash of color with decorative plants and watch the seasons change throughout the year. Baths also have a variety of effects, like relieving fatigue o(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 47 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 20,291 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.5k–10k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 223 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.48 at Steam (2026-05-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420222026Week of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$8.99$5.482022-12-192026-05-282022-12-19 — best price $8.092023-03-16 — best price $6.922023-05-11 — best price $6.742023-06-29 — best price $6.742023-07-15 — best price $6.742023-09-07 — best price $6.742023-11-21 — best price $6.742023-12-21 — best price $6.742024-03-14 — best price $6.652024-06-27 — best price $6.562024-11-22 — best price $6.562024-11-27 — best price $6.472024-12-19 — best price $6.382025-03-13 — best price $6.292025-06-26 — best price $6.112025-08-01 — best price $6.022025-09-19 — best price $5.932025-10-06 — best price $8.992026-01-05 — best price $8.992026-01-20 — best price $8.992026-03-26 — best price $8.992026-04-12 — best price $8.992026-05-28 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
81.8%
earned "Flowing from the source."
23.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11430%6

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

Player tags

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Census log

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

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