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SOULCALIBUR VI cover art

SOULCALIBUR VI

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

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

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!

SOULCALIBUR VI is an Action game released in 2018, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 14370 reviews).

76
playing now
83%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (122 ratings)
209
Nexus mods (558k downloads)
4.46★
PlayStation Store rating (12,387 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

SOULCALIBUR VI trailer thumbnail

SOULCALIBUR VI - PS4/XB1/PC - Launch Trailer

≈408,072 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 76 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 4% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 359k–862k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,370 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.36-91%
Fanatical$5.39-91%
Humble Store$5.99-90%
Steam$5.99-90%
WinGameStore$5.99-90%
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 129 of 156 observed days · $0.80 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

190762026-09-15 12:00 — 104 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 154 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 176 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 106 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 180 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 154 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 81 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 95 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 158 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 129 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 109 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 122 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 89 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 127 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 190 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 96 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 129 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 130 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 109 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 129 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 153 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 132 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.8k120Oct 2018Aug 2026Oct 2018 — avg 5,828 · peak 14,486Jan 2019 — avg 537 · peak 1,093Apr 2019 — avg 302 · peak 598Jul 2019 — avg 320 · peak 576Oct 2019 — avg 234 · peak 411Jan 2020 — avg 397 · peak 780Apr 2020 — avg 309 · peak 516Jul 2020 — avg 372 · peak 622Oct 2020 — avg 253 · peak 399Jan 2021 — avg 381 · peak 752Apr 2021 — avg 263 · peak 824Jul 2021 — avg 333 · peak 633Oct 2021 — avg 244 · peak 450Jan 2022 — avg 269 · peak 488Apr 2022 — avg 184 · peak 295Jul 2022 — avg 272 · peak 473Oct 2022 — avg 218 · peak 425Jan 2023 — avg 233 · peak 407Apr 2023 — avg 228 · peak 466Jul 2023 — avg 272 · peak 436Oct 2023 — avg 255 · peak 457Jan 2024 — avg 190 · peak 387Apr 2024 — avg 148 · peak 232Jul 2024 — avg 216 · peak 438Oct 2024 — avg 149 · peak 254Jan 2025 — avg 147 · peak 274Apr 2025 — avg 136 · peak 260Jul 2025 — avg 152 · peak 254Oct 2025 — avg 156 · peak 256Jan 2026 — avg 173 · peak 314Apr 2026 — avg 142 · peak 242Jul 2026 — avg 155 · peak 251Aug 2026 — avg 125 · peak 205
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$63.14$4.582017-12-092026-10-122017-12-09 — best price $59.992018-12-12 — best price $44.992019-02-17 — best price $49.782019-04-23 — best price $59.992019-07-17 — best price $20.402019-10-14 — best price $16.792019-12-27 — best price $14.992020-03-09 — best price $16.792020-05-25 — best price $49.772020-08-18 — best price $59.992020-12-01 — best price $59.992021-03-09 — best price $8.062021-07-01 — best price $49.902021-11-25 — best price $8.902022-03-01 — best price $49.902022-06-10 — best price $7.992022-09-13 — best price $8.992022-12-01 — best price $49.902023-03-20 — best price $53.932023-06-26 — best price $5.142023-09-17 — best price $5.642023-12-11 — best price $59.992024-03-15 — best price $5.402024-06-03 — best price $5.992024-08-23 — best price $4.592024-11-17 — best price $59.992025-02-28 — best price $4.602025-06-20 — best price $5.392025-09-30 — best price $55.192025-12-26 — best price $49.762026-04-02 — best price $59.992026-07-15 — best price $53.992026-08-29 — best price $5.372026-10-02 — best price $5.362026-10-12 — best price $5.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3621612026-06-01 — 362 pageviews2026-06-05 — 266 pageviews2026-06-09 — 208 pageviews2026-06-13 — 229 pageviews2026-06-17 — 193 pageviews2026-06-21 — 216 pageviews2026-06-25 — 216 pageviews2026-06-29 — 277 pageviews2026-07-03 — 232 pageviews2026-07-07 — 228 pageviews2026-07-11 — 220 pageviews2026-07-15 — 210 pageviews2026-07-19 — 234 pageviews2026-07-23 — 199 pageviews2026-07-27 — 234 pageviews2026-07-31 — 184 pageviews2026-08-04 — 181 pageviews2026-08-08 — 191 pageviews2026-08-12 — 174 pageviews2026-08-16 — 253 pageviews2026-08-20 — 205 pageviews2026-08-24 — 205 pageviews2026-08-28 — 186 pageviews2026-09-01 — 161 pageviews2026-09-05 — 236 pageviews2026-09-09 — 231 pageviews2026-09-13 — 229 pageviews2026-09-17 — 180 pageviews2026-09-21 — 177 pageviews2026-09-25 — 218 pageviews2026-09-29 — 196 pageviews2026-10-03 — 211 pageviews2026-10-07 — 172 pageviews2026-10-11 — 190 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 16 DLC released, first 2018-10-18, latest 2020-12-01 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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