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Quantum Break

Remedy Entertainment · Xbox Game Studios · 2016-09-29

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Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 05, 2016 (Xbox One), Apr 05, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.

61
playing now
86%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (23 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (376 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 9.2h · completionist 187h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

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

Quantum Break is a 2016 action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. The game centers on Jack Joyce, granted time manipulation powers after a failed time-machine experiment, as he comes into conflict with former friend Paul Serene over how to deal with an apocalyptic "End of Time". Environmental puzzle segments incorporate 3D platform game elements, and "junction points" can affect the game's outcome. Episodes of a live-action television show, featuring the same actors as the characters, are integrated into the game, with segments that change based on the player's actions.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 61 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,392 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~174/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 773k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 30,907 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-75%
Microsoft Store$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.74 at GameBillet (2019-07-28) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 70 of 98 observed days · $2.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
64864820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

119272026-08-06 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 55 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 65 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 84 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 93 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 99 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 71 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 40 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 83 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 110 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 63 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 75 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 51 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 78 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 119 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 58 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 46 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 79 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 61 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$40.59$7.992016-09-252026-08-272016-09-25 — best price $39.992016-12-29 — best price $39.992017-03-27 — best price $33.882017-07-17 — best price $39.992017-10-28 — best price $34.312018-01-06 — best price $37.172018-05-17 — best price $30.792018-08-30 — best price $35.992018-11-26 — best price $10.002019-01-26 — best price $16.332019-04-21 — best price $39.992019-07-30 — best price $39.992019-11-18 — best price $10.002020-01-11 — best price $33.592020-04-11 — best price $15.502020-07-04 — best price $34.392020-11-27 — best price $9.992021-02-25 — best price $9.992021-06-14 — best price $20.002021-10-01 — best price $19.002022-01-08 — best price $33.592022-04-25 — best price $39.992022-08-11 — best price $14.662022-12-05 — best price $33.592023-03-16 — best price $7.992023-06-20 — best price $39.992023-10-05 — best price $39.992024-01-23 — best price $9.992024-05-10 — best price $13.202024-09-02 — best price $13.202025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-04-17 — best price $7.992025-08-09 — best price $39.992025-12-07 — best price $12.992026-04-01 — best price $9.992026-07-16 — best price $7.992026-08-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7803572026-05-30 — 416 pageviews2026-06-02 — 617 pageviews2026-06-05 — 605 pageviews2026-06-08 — 766 pageviews2026-06-11 — 515 pageviews2026-06-14 — 594 pageviews2026-06-17 — 552 pageviews2026-06-20 — 548 pageviews2026-06-23 — 445 pageviews2026-06-26 — 517 pageviews2026-06-29 — 479 pageviews2026-07-02 — 453 pageviews2026-07-05 — 492 pageviews2026-07-08 — 473 pageviews2026-07-11 — 451 pageviews2026-07-14 — 394 pageviews2026-07-17 — 368 pageviews2026-07-20 — 391 pageviews2026-07-23 — 455 pageviews2026-07-26 — 467 pageviews2026-07-29 — 380 pageviews2026-08-01 — 397 pageviews2026-08-04 — 377 pageviews2026-08-07 — 412 pageviews2026-08-10 — 505 pageviews2026-08-13 — 443 pageviews2026-08-16 — 508 pageviews2026-08-19 — 506 pageviews2026-08-22 — 561 pageviews2026-08-25 — 604 pageviews2026-08-26 — 584 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
86.5%
earned "A Fracture in Time"
33.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)86,60111%42
Steam (Steam)34,93412%42

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

ActionSci-fiShooterEpisodicAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmosphericBullet TimeTime Travel

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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