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Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat

Sleepy Duck · RIVER CROW STUDIO · 2018-08-01

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 01, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 01, 2018 (Mac)

Learn Japanese kanji in this interactive role-playing game! No experience needed – start reading and writing in Japanese!

Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat is an $8.99 Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2018, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 385 reviews).

1
playing now
83%
positive of 385 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 9.6k–23k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 385 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2019-12-19) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 28 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220182026Week of 2018-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
122Aug 2018Jan 2026Aug 2018 — avg 12 · peak 51Oct 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2018 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 21Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 22Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 15Oct 2020 — avg 5 · peak 46Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 14Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 125Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 19Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$8.99$0.892018-08-022026-08-242018-08-02 — best price $8.992019-03-04 — best price $4.492019-08-13 — best price $8.992020-01-23 — best price $2.692020-06-01 — best price $8.092020-06-25 — best price $0.892020-08-05 — best price $8.992020-08-30 — best price $6.602020-10-10 — best price $8.992020-11-03 — best price $8.992021-01-06 — best price $6.602021-02-06 — best price $8.092021-04-11 — best price $8.092021-05-25 — best price $1.342021-06-25 — best price $6.602021-09-08 — best price $6.602021-10-18 — best price $8.092021-11-30 — best price $8.992022-02-03 — best price $8.992022-03-30 — best price $8.092022-05-26 — best price $6.602022-07-17 — best price $6.602022-08-15 — best price $6.602022-09-27 — best price $6.602022-11-22 — best price $2.692023-01-12 — best price $6.602023-03-07 — best price $6.602023-05-06 — best price $6.602023-06-29 — best price $0.892023-11-28 — best price $8.992024-02-19 — best price $8.092024-04-01 — best price $6.602024-06-27 — best price $1.792024-10-01 — best price $8.092025-01-02 — best price $8.992025-03-01 — best price $6.602025-08-04 — best price $1.342026-01-08 — best price $1.342026-05-12 — best price $6.602026-08-24 — best price $1.34
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing5 DLC

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2018-08-02 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeIndieRPGMakerStrategyAdventureEducationVisual Novel

Census log

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

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