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Metaphor: ReFantazio cover art

Metaphor: ReFantazio

ATLUS · SEGA · 2024-10-10

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 11, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Oct 11, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 11, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 11, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 12, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.

2,484
playing now
90%
positive of 43k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
33
twitch viewers (latest)
94/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
92h
to beat · rushed 78h · completionist 147h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$69.99
steam price (US)

2,484 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a 2024 role-playing video game developed by Studio Zero and published by Sega. Metaphor: ReFantazio was first announced under the working title Project Re:Fantasy in December 2016, with no further information revealed until 2023, and was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S by Atlus in Japan and by Sega internationally on October 11, 2024. A Nintendo Switch 2 version will be released on November 12, 2026.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,484 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 853 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~107/week).
  • · Review velocity up 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,125 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 857k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 42,844 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$27.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$69.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $24.84 at Fanatical (2026-08-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 50 of 96 observed days · $3.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.8k3.8k20242026Week of 2024-10-11: 3,765 positiveWeek of 2024-10-11: 360 negativeWeek of 2024-10-18: 2,031 positiveWeek of 2024-10-18: 268 negativeWeek of 2024-10-25: 1,287 positiveWeek of 2024-10-25: 156 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-11-08: 689 positiveWeek of 2024-11-08: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-11-15: 613 positiveWeek of 2024-11-15: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-11-22: 1,623 positiveWeek of 2024-11-22: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-11-29: 1,862 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 77 negativeWeek of 2024-12-06: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-12-06: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-12-13: 451 positiveWeek of 2024-12-13: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-12-20: 452 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-12-27: 521 positiveWeek of 2024-12-27: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-01-03: 420 positiveWeek of 2025-01-03: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-01-10: 327 positiveWeek of 2025-01-10: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-01-17: 252 positiveWeek of 2025-01-17: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-01-24: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-01-24: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-01-31: 237 positiveWeek of 2025-01-31: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-02-07: 208 positiveWeek of 2025-02-07: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-14: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-02-14: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-21: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-02-21: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-28: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-02-28: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-07: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-14: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-21: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-28: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-04: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-11: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-18: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-04-18: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-25: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-02: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-09: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-16: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-23: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-30: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-06-06: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-20: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-27: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-04: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-11: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-15: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-24: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-14: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-08-21: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-28: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.9k1.1k2026-08-06 21:00 — 1,365 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,158 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,679 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,441 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,621 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,109 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,762 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,818 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,314 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,864 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,322 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1,839 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1,488 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1,437 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2,104 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,585 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1,641 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 2,753 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 2,601 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,811 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 2,088 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2,016 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 2,413 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,900 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2,392 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 2,141 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1,577 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,216 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 2,484 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$69.99$24.842024-06-082026-08-282024-06-08 — best price $62.642024-07-31 — best price $69.992024-10-14 — best price $60.892024-11-27 — best price $45.472024-12-05 — best price $60.892024-12-21 — best price $45.492025-01-12 — best price $59.162025-01-25 — best price $41.402025-02-07 — best price $69.992025-03-06 — best price $44.362025-03-19 — best price $60.892025-03-31 — best price $62.992025-04-15 — best price $43.372025-04-27 — best price $69.992025-05-06 — best price $62.992025-05-20 — best price $69.992025-06-26 — best price $37.762025-07-11 — best price $60.892025-08-05 — best price $37.782025-08-25 — best price $41.952025-09-23 — best price $38.492025-10-09 — best price $38.492025-11-03 — best price $34.992025-11-20 — best price $30.802025-12-17 — best price $34.992026-01-10 — best price $62.492026-02-17 — best price $31.472026-03-05 — best price $34.992026-03-26 — best price $69.992026-04-22 — best price $35.002026-05-06 — best price $62.492026-05-31 — best price $69.992026-06-09 — best price $69.992026-07-16 — best price $62.492026-08-11 — best price $24.842026-08-24 — best price $69.992026-08-28 — best price $27.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.5k5532026-05-30 — 754 pageviews2026-06-02 — 686 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,161 pageviews2026-06-08 — 2,717 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,647 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,265 pageviews2026-06-17 — 961 pageviews2026-06-20 — 1,064 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,060 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,071 pageviews2026-06-29 — 955 pageviews2026-07-02 — 939 pageviews2026-07-05 — 891 pageviews2026-07-08 — 886 pageviews2026-07-11 — 748 pageviews2026-07-14 — 803 pageviews2026-07-17 — 697 pageviews2026-07-20 — 800 pageviews2026-07-23 — 636 pageviews2026-07-26 — 716 pageviews2026-07-29 — 606 pageviews2026-08-01 — 602 pageviews2026-08-04 — 676 pageviews2026-08-07 — 601 pageviews2026-08-10 — 762 pageviews2026-08-13 — 674 pageviews2026-08-16 — 821 pageviews2026-08-19 — 784 pageviews2026-08-22 — 765 pageviews2026-08-25 — 784 pageviews2026-08-27 — 801 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

32382026-08-28 10:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 77 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 111 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 201 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 195 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 261 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 32 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 148 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 186 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 158 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 33 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
89%
earned "Allies United"
36.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support8 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)19,93619%44
Steam (Steam)17,3196%44
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)10,3475%44
PS4 (PlayStation)1,70130%44

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

RPGJRPGAnimeFantasyColorfulAdventureAction RPGStory RichDark FantasySingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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