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SOULCALIBUR VI cover art

SOULCALIBUR VI

BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2018-10-18

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 19, 2018 (Xbox One), Oct 19, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 18, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!

140
playing now
83%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (122 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

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

Soulcalibur VI is a 2018 fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Dimps, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. As the seventh main installment and a reboot of the Soulcalibur series, it was released for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on October 19, 2018. The game revisits events from Soulcalibur (1998), with the aim of "uncovering hidden truths". Players engage in combat as they select from a diverse roster of characters, including both returning favorites and new additions.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 140 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 420 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,194 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 359k–861k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,345 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.37-91%
Humble Store$5.99-90%
WinGameStore$5.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$55.49-8%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.59 at GameBillet (2024-08-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 99 of 129 observed days · $0.78 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
99499420182026Week of 2018-10-01: 994 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

178632026-08-06 21:00 — 131 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 113 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 123 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 166 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 160 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 143 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 164 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 158 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 141 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 165 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 92 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 116 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 135 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 122 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 131 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 128 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 117 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 135 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 149 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 115 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 86 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 135 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 164 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 94 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 111 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 120 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 63 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 110 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 140 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$63.14$4.582017-12-092026-08-302017-12-09 — best price $59.992018-12-04 — best price $52.192019-02-01 — best price $35.992019-03-27 — best price $35.992019-05-23 — best price $29.102019-07-25 — best price $59.992019-10-14 — best price $16.792019-12-18 — best price $15.842020-02-07 — best price $54.712020-04-17 — best price $12.982020-07-09 — best price $13.492020-09-03 — best price $13.492020-12-01 — best price $59.992021-02-25 — best price $55.192021-05-14 — best price $8.992021-08-23 — best price $7.952021-12-22 — best price $8.992022-03-30 — best price $7.992022-06-10 — best price $7.992022-08-19 — best price $8.992022-11-04 — best price $49.902023-01-06 — best price $50.392023-04-18 — best price $49.882023-07-19 — best price $5.332023-09-17 — best price $5.642023-12-03 — best price $5.962024-02-11 — best price $4.582024-04-26 — best price $5.992024-06-28 — best price $4.992024-09-03 — best price $59.992024-11-17 — best price $59.992025-02-20 — best price $5.322025-05-19 — best price $4.692025-08-13 — best price $53.992025-10-28 — best price $9.092026-01-24 — best price $9.092026-04-02 — best price $59.992026-06-25 — best price $5.362026-08-19 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.37
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
42.7%
earned "The Stirrings of a Soul"
7.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone16 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)35,17111%49
Steam (Steam)23,3592%49
Xbox One (Xbox)21,3612%49

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

Player tags

ActionArcadeNudityFantasyFightingSwordplay3D FighterCompetitiveMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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