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Rakuen cover art

Rakuen

Laura Shigihara · 2017-05-10

Steam

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 10, 2017 (Linux), Mar 23, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), May 10, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 10, 2017 (Mac)

A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

0
playing now
96%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
10h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Rakuen is a 2017 adventure video game, created by Laura Shigihara. It was built using the RPG Maker XP engine and released on May 10, 2017. It is a sprite-based exploration game, in which text boxes serve as the primary conduit for communication. The name "Rakuen" is translated from Japanese as "paradise." The game is currently available for Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, and Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 61 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (216 reviews).

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 148k–356k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,931 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2022-05-05) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20420420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-06 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.992017-05-122026-07-092017-05-12 — best price $9.992017-08-14 — best price $9.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-07-03 — best price $9.992018-08-30 — best price $5.992018-10-30 — best price $5.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-05-12 — best price $9.992019-08-12 — best price $9.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-03-09 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-05-06 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-05-12 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $7.492023-10-23 — best price $7.492023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-03-23 — best price $7.492024-06-27 — best price $7.492024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-09-29 — best price $7.492026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
43%
earned "Clear the Air"
26.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, German, Hungarian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Russian, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,53126%15

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

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeFunnyPuzzleFantasyColorfulRPGMakerAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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