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Sayonara Wild Hearts cover art

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Simogo · Annapurna Interactive · 2019-12-12

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionCasual

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 19, 2019 (iOS), Oct 07, 2019 (Mac), Sep 19, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2), Dec 12, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 19, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

3
playing now
97%
positive of 8.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (110 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.49
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a 2019 rhythm action video game developed by Simogo and published by Annapurna Interactive. Described as a "pop album video game", Sayonara Wild Hearts follows the story of a heartbroken young woman through a surrealistic landscape. Each level of the game is set to a song, with the player guiding the woman while collecting hearts, avoiding obstacles, and fighting enemies. The game was released for iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 in September 2019, for Windows in December 2019, for Xbox One in February 2020, for PlayStation 5 in February 2025, and for Nintendo Switch 2 in April 2026. It was met with positive reviews for its visuals, soundtrack, and gameplay, and nominated for several year-end awards.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 352 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,095 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 223k–535k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,912 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.14-22%
Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.04 at GameBillet (2026-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 87 of 114 observed days · $5.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20192026Week of 2019-12-01: 1,065 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-07 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.72$4.502019-10-102026-08-272019-10-10 — best price $12.992020-04-23 — best price $9.742021-06-22 — best price $12.992021-12-08 — best price $10.912022-02-09 — best price $11.042022-04-08 — best price $9.952022-05-11 — best price $6.492022-06-09 — best price $5.892022-08-01 — best price $12.992022-09-19 — best price $7.792022-12-22 — best price $6.622023-02-18 — best price $10.282023-04-18 — best price $7.662023-06-09 — best price $7.792023-07-30 — best price $6.762023-09-25 — best price $12.992023-11-17 — best price $5.872024-01-18 — best price $7.792024-02-20 — best price $5.892024-04-02 — best price $11.042024-05-06 — best price $9.892024-06-04 — best price $6.792024-07-25 — best price $5.422024-08-19 — best price $7.792024-10-30 — best price $9.952025-02-10 — best price $12.992025-04-11 — best price $12.992025-05-28 — best price $7.792025-08-16 — best price $9.952025-10-09 — best price $7.732025-12-05 — best price $12.992026-01-20 — best price $9.352026-03-25 — best price $12.862026-05-07 — best price $6.492026-06-24 — best price $10.052026-08-01 — best price $10.142026-08-27 — best price $10.14
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

143472026-05-29 — 131 pageviews2026-06-01 — 108 pageviews2026-06-04 — 111 pageviews2026-06-07 — 105 pageviews2026-06-10 — 89 pageviews2026-06-13 — 77 pageviews2026-06-16 — 68 pageviews2026-06-19 — 56 pageviews2026-06-22 — 74 pageviews2026-06-25 — 60 pageviews2026-06-28 — 77 pageviews2026-07-01 — 83 pageviews2026-07-04 — 83 pageviews2026-07-07 — 75 pageviews2026-07-10 — 91 pageviews2026-07-13 — 79 pageviews2026-07-16 — 78 pageviews2026-07-19 — 64 pageviews2026-07-22 — 70 pageviews2026-07-25 — 66 pageviews2026-07-28 — 67 pageviews2026-07-31 — 84 pageviews2026-08-03 — 96 pageviews2026-08-06 — 80 pageviews2026-08-09 — 74 pageviews2026-08-12 — 75 pageviews2026-08-15 — 71 pageviews2026-08-18 — 84 pageviews2026-08-21 — 85 pageviews2026-08-24 — 79 pageviews2026-08-26 — 89 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
16.1%
earned "Virgo A"
5.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TV1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,99918%24
PS4 (PlayStation)1,91640%25
PS4 (PlayStation)1,64641%25
PS5 (PlayStation)1,41048%25
Xbox One (Xbox)59420%24
Switch (Nintendo)3880%0

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

Player tags

IndieMusicShortActionArcadeCasualLGBTQ+RhythmColorfulStylized

Census log

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

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