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STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE

Square Enix · 2022-10-27

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 27, 2022 (Xbox One), Oct 27, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 27, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Oct 27, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Square Enix and Tri-Ace present the latest title in the Star Ocean RPG series.

STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE is a 2022 Action and RPG game priced at $59.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 2,090 reviews).

21
playing now
67%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (4.7k downloads)
4.05★
PlayStation Store rating (4,227 ratings)
38h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix. It is the sixth major installment in the Star Ocean series and was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 27, 2022. The game's score was composed by series regular Motoi Sakuraba, with character art designed by Akira Yasuda. The game received mixed to positive reception from critics, with some praising the combat, characters, and narrative but many feeling that it was a step down in terms of graphics and that there was some performance inconsistency.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 63 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (490 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 42k–94k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,090 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.99 at Humble Store (2026-09-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 27 of 44 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33833820222026Week of 2022-10-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5352026-09-15 16:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 30 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 21 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 38 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 40 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 29 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 53 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 21 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 34 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 30 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 28 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 19 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 24 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 29 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 23 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 25 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 31 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
80813Nov 2022Aug 2026Nov 2022 — avg 808 · peak 3,219Jan 2023 — avg 153 · peak 415Mar 2023 — avg 70 · peak 211May 2023 — avg 49 · peak 136Jul 2023 — avg 51 · peak 114Sep 2023 — avg 43 · peak 138Nov 2023 — avg 41 · peak 102Jan 2024 — avg 37 · peak 96Mar 2024 — avg 24 · peak 56May 2024 — avg 25 · peak 69Jul 2024 — avg 21 · peak 56Sep 2024 — avg 20 · peak 53Nov 2024 — avg 13 · peak 39Jan 2025 — avg 25 · peak 62Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 48May 2025 — avg 21 · peak 56Jul 2025 — avg 20 · peak 45Sep 2025 — avg 18 · peak 46Nov 2025 — avg 16 · peak 37Jan 2026 — avg 22 · peak 49Mar 2026 — avg 17 · peak 45May 2026 — avg 18 · peak 46Jul 2026 — avg 15 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 32
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-06-292026-10-142022-06-29 — best price $59.992022-12-15 — best price $41.992023-01-13 — best price $41.992023-03-27 — best price $59.992023-05-03 — best price $35.992023-06-30 — best price $35.992023-08-04 — best price $59.992023-10-03 — best price $59.992023-11-28 — best price $59.992024-01-06 — best price $59.992024-03-14 — best price $29.992024-04-05 — best price $59.992024-05-15 — best price $59.992024-07-24 — best price $59.992024-09-19 — best price $29.992024-11-21 — best price $23.992024-12-16 — best price $23.992025-01-15 — best price $23.992025-02-13 — best price $59.992025-03-27 — best price $59.992025-05-07 — best price $59.992025-07-10 — best price $23.992025-09-25 — best price $24.002025-11-18 — best price $23.992025-12-06 — best price $59.992026-01-05 — best price $59.992026-02-04 — best price $59.992026-03-18 — best price $23.992026-04-23 — best price $23.992026-05-07 — best price $59.992026-07-09 — best price $59.992026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-08-26 — best price $0.002026-09-23 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

912812026-06-02 — 120 pageviews2026-06-06 — 96 pageviews2026-06-10 — 110 pageviews2026-06-14 — 135 pageviews2026-06-18 — 111 pageviews2026-06-22 — 151 pageviews2026-06-26 — 106 pageviews2026-06-30 — 125 pageviews2026-07-04 — 183 pageviews2026-07-08 — 203 pageviews2026-07-12 — 161 pageviews2026-07-16 — 263 pageviews2026-07-20 — 184 pageviews2026-07-24 — 107 pageviews2026-07-28 — 912 pageviews2026-08-01 — 139 pageviews2026-08-05 — 159 pageviews2026-08-09 — 160 pageviews2026-08-13 — 116 pageviews2026-08-17 — 127 pageviews2026-08-21 — 137 pageviews2026-08-25 — 120 pageviews2026-08-29 — 110 pageviews2026-09-02 — 119 pageviews2026-09-06 — 107 pageviews2026-09-10 — 114 pageviews2026-09-14 — 133 pageviews2026-09-18 — 123 pageviews2026-09-22 — 99 pageviews2026-09-26 — 111 pageviews2026-09-30 — 130 pageviews2026-10-04 — 100 pageviews2026-10-08 — 111 pageviews2026-10-11 — 101 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
85.2%
earned "Encounter with the Unknown"
7.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime1 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-10-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)5,8579%54
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,3024%54
Steam (Steam)1,2532%53
PS5 (PlayStation)93924%54
PS4 (PlayStation)81010%54
PS4 (PlayStation)56616%54
PS4 (PlayStation)41422%54
PS4 (PlayStation)32643%54

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

RPGJRPGAnimeSpaceActionComedySci-fiFantasyAdventureAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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