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Shenmue I & II cover art

Shenmue I & II

D3T · SEGA · 2018-08-21

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Shenmue · Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 21, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 21, 2018 (Xbox One), Nov 22, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.

25
playing now
89%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

"A tale of revenge. In 1986, teenage jujitsu artist Ryo Hazuki returns to the dojo of his father, Iwao Hazuki, only to witness his murder by a Chinese man, Lan Di. Lan Di steals a mysterious artifact known as the Dragon Mirror. Ryo vows to avenge his father’s death and sets out tracing Lan Di’s path. The first game in the series, Shenmue begins the tale as Ryo travels around Yokosuka, Japan, gathering clues about his father’s murder and dealing with nefarious gangsters along the way. The sequel Shenmue II continues Ryo’s quest, this time crossing the sea to Hong Kong, China. Ryo ventures de(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 25 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 136 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 81k–195k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,252 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.37-82%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.37-82%
GreenManGaming$5.40-82%
Gamesplanet$5.79-81%
Humble Store$5.99-80%
Steam$5.99-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at AllYouPlay (2020-03-17) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 42 of 91 observed days · $28.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33233220182026Week of 2018-08-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3482026-08-11 18:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 12 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 17 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 15 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 17 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 13 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 17 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 20 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 27 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 33 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$33.12$4.492018-07-032026-08-272018-07-03 — best price $23.992018-11-04 — best price $29.992019-02-12 — best price $29.992019-06-03 — best price $28.442019-08-13 — best price $14.692019-11-15 — best price $29.992020-01-23 — best price $10.192020-03-04 — best price $25.382020-05-25 — best price $29.992020-07-10 — best price $29.992020-08-23 — best price $25.382020-10-03 — best price $29.992020-11-11 — best price $25.382020-12-14 — best price $25.382021-01-23 — best price $29.992021-02-22 — best price $29.992021-03-24 — best price $29.992021-04-26 — best price $7.502021-06-05 — best price $29.992021-11-23 — best price $29.992022-05-17 — best price $23.872022-09-15 — best price $5.982022-12-23 — best price $4.802023-04-26 — best price $5.992023-08-07 — best price $5.092023-11-17 — best price $5.102024-02-06 — best price $4.492024-05-07 — best price $24.592024-08-15 — best price $5.992024-11-16 — best price $26.992025-03-03 — best price $5.392025-05-08 — best price $29.992025-07-25 — best price $5.402025-11-03 — best price $5.392026-02-18 — best price $5.642026-04-27 — best price $26.992026-07-18 — best price $26.882026-08-27 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
35%
earned "Shenmue: Gacha Catcha"
10.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,9527%55
Windows (Xbox)72620%55

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGRetroActionClassicFightingAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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