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Princess Maker 2 Refine cover art

Princess Maker 2 Refine

CFK Co., Ltd. · Bliss Brain · 2016-09-28

Steam

Simulation

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

Releases: Sep 28, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Princess Maker 2 Refine is a life simulation game which you play as a father of a girl, who had descended from the star. You have 8 years to raise your daughter from age 10 to 18 – your daughter will grow into her adulthood through various experiences.

Princess Maker 2 Refine is a 2016 Simulation game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 1724 reviews).

18
playing now
93%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Princess Maker 2 (プリンセスメーカー2) is a 1993 Japanese video game developed by the company Gainax. It is the second installment in the Princess Maker series of social simulation games. The player must act as a parental figure and raise a young girl to the age of 18, taking care of her life with the player's actions throughout the game.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 16,650 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 43k–103k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,724 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2021-02-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2222026-09-15 00:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 22 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 22 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5610Oct 2016Aug 2026Oct 2016 — avg 56 · peak 237Feb 2017 — avg 28 · peak 93Jun 2017 — avg 15 · peak 47Oct 2017 — avg 16 · peak 72Feb 2018 — avg 11 · peak 33Jun 2018 — avg 14 · peak 35Oct 2018 — avg 16 · peak 47Feb 2019 — avg 15 · peak 40Jun 2019 — avg 12 · peak 39Oct 2019 — avg 11 · peak 31Feb 2020 — avg 26 · peak 76Jun 2020 — avg 22 · peak 67Oct 2020 — avg 16 · peak 48Feb 2021 — avg 22 · peak 69Jun 2021 — avg 25 · peak 70Oct 2021 — avg 15 · peak 42Feb 2022 — avg 27 · peak 98Jun 2022 — avg 17 · peak 51Oct 2022 — avg 14 · peak 41Feb 2023 — avg 16 · peak 42Jun 2023 — avg 15 · peak 48Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 44Feb 2024 — avg 14 · peak 32Jun 2024 — avg 17 · peak 46Oct 2024 — avg 17 · peak 51Feb 2025 — avg 12 · peak 27Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 36Oct 2025 — avg 23 · peak 65Feb 2026 — avg 14 · peak 36Jun 2026 — avg 15 · peak 45Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 35
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.992016-09-282026-07-092016-09-28 — best price $15.992016-12-22 — best price $15.992017-03-30 — best price $13.992017-08-29 — best price $12.992017-11-22 — best price $11.992018-02-15 — best price $9.992018-06-21 — best price $9.992018-09-27 — best price $7.992018-11-21 — best price $7.992019-02-04 — best price $7.992019-05-24 — best price $7.992019-08-08 — best price $7.992019-10-28 — best price $7.992019-12-19 — best price $7.992020-02-20 — best price $7.992020-04-23 — best price $11.992020-08-15 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992021-01-14 — best price $7.992021-03-11 — best price $5.992022-01-27 — best price $9.992022-09-05 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992026-02-16 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

140292026-06-02 — 49 pageviews2026-06-06 — 33 pageviews2026-06-10 — 60 pageviews2026-06-14 — 46 pageviews2026-06-18 — 37 pageviews2026-06-22 — 67 pageviews2026-06-26 — 140 pageviews2026-06-30 — 45 pageviews2026-07-04 — 76 pageviews2026-07-08 — 66 pageviews2026-07-12 — 57 pageviews2026-07-16 — 56 pageviews2026-07-20 — 48 pageviews2026-07-24 — 56 pageviews2026-07-28 — 40 pageviews2026-08-01 — 49 pageviews2026-08-05 — 38 pageviews2026-08-09 — 43 pageviews2026-08-13 — 44 pageviews2026-08-17 — 53 pageviews2026-08-21 — 42 pageviews2026-08-25 — 32 pageviews2026-08-29 — 35 pageviews2026-09-02 — 69 pageviews2026-09-06 — 40 pageviews2026-09-10 — 38 pageviews2026-09-14 — 39 pageviews2026-09-18 — 49 pageviews2026-09-22 — 62 pageviews2026-09-26 — 49 pageviews2026-09-30 — 69 pageviews2026-10-04 — 87 pageviews2026-10-08 — 41 pageviews2026-10-12 — 36 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
90.2%
earned "She Took How Many Cakes!?"
50.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-10-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7032%162

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

Player tags

RPGCuteAnimeRetroNudityClassicFantasyLife SimManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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