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RUGBY 20 cover art

RUGBY 20

Eko Software · Nacon · 2020-01-23

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SimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 23, 2020 (Xbox One), Jan 23, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Rugby 20 gives you the complete rugby experience! With overhauled tactics management, optimised graphics and more realistic player behaviour, the game is a true reflection of modern rugby.

71%
positive of 218 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)
Rugby 20 is a rugby union simulation video game developed by Eko Software and published by Bigben Interactive. It was released on 23 January 2020 for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One. The game served as a sequel to Rugby 18 and was succeeded by Rugby 22.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (29 reviews).
  • · Top 45% of 9,842 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.4k–9.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 218 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.79-91%
WinGameStore$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2025-05-19) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 103 of 108 observed days · $0.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120202026Week of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek 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 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$1.692020-01-232026-09-162020-01-23 — best price $31.992020-03-02 — best price $33.992020-05-12 — best price $29.392020-07-09 — best price $25.192020-08-25 — best price $39.992020-10-11 — best price $33.892020-11-21 — best price $29.392021-01-09 — best price $39.992021-03-11 — best price $39.992021-05-15 — best price $39.992021-07-26 — best price $16.002021-10-26 — best price $29.392021-12-27 — best price $39.992022-02-21 — best price $7.602022-05-01 — best price $4.992022-07-11 — best price $8.992022-08-25 — best price $8.992022-10-11 — best price $15.892022-12-21 — best price $19.992023-03-02 — best price $14.692023-05-02 — best price $4.252023-06-22 — best price $5.002023-08-16 — best price $4.142023-11-13 — best price $7.492023-12-30 — best price $16.572024-03-03 — best price $16.572024-04-20 — best price $2.382024-06-20 — best price $1.992024-08-15 — best price $1.992025-01-29 — best price $14.692025-05-22 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $3.402025-12-30 — best price $19.992026-03-24 — best price $15.892026-06-24 — best price $15.472026-09-07 — best price $1.992026-09-16 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1602026-06-18 — 8 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-24 — 5 pageviews2026-06-27 — 3 pageviews2026-06-30 — 6 pageviews2026-07-03 — 8 pageviews2026-07-06 — 5 pageviews2026-07-09 — 3 pageviews2026-07-12 — 6 pageviews2026-07-15 — 6 pageviews2026-07-18 — 10 pageviews2026-07-21 — 6 pageviews2026-07-24 — 3 pageviews2026-07-27 — 3 pageviews2026-07-30 — 7 pageviews2026-08-02 — 6 pageviews2026-08-05 — 8 pageviews2026-08-08 — 3 pageviews2026-08-11 — 6 pageviews2026-08-14 — 4 pageviews2026-08-17 — 3 pageviews2026-08-20 — 4 pageviews2026-08-23 — 1 pageviews2026-08-26 — 16 pageviews2026-08-29 — 5 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6 pageviews2026-09-04 — 2 pageviews2026-09-07 — 9 pageviews2026-09-10 — 7 pageviews2026-09-13 — 4 pageviews2026-09-15 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
83.9%
earned "Ruck'n roll!"
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TV

3 supported languages: English, French, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,3198%24
Xbox One (Xbox)6124%23
Steam (Steam)846%23

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

Player tags

RugbySportsManagementSimulationMultiplayerReal Time Tactics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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