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STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R cover art

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

Square Enix · 2023-11-02

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Star Ocean · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 02, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Nov 02, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jul 15, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2), Nov 02, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 02, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In this science fantasy RPG, choose between Claude or Rena, play through their perspectives, and unlock various endings. Recruit allies and defeat foes in fast paced real-time battles.

98
playing now
93%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
34h
to beat · rushed 26h · completionist 61h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

98 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Space Date 366 - A Federation officer finds himself transported to a mystical planet. While searching for a way home, an encounter with a young girl draws him into a quest to save her people, just as an ancient prophecy foretold...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 98 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 278 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~35/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,658 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 80k–180k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,998 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Humble Store (2025-09-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 21 of 41 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20232026Week of 2023-11-01: 1,602 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

135382026-08-11 19:00 — 86 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 122 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 119 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 86 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 110 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 132 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 96 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 135 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 90 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 58 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 65 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 72 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 73 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 46 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 67 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 75 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 98 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 104 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 45 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 62 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 70 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 53 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 60 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 96 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 98 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$19.992023-06-202026-08-112023-06-20 — best price $49.992024-03-14 — best price $39.992024-04-04 — best price $49.992024-07-11 — best price $34.992024-08-05 — best price $43.992024-09-19 — best price $34.992024-10-02 — best price $49.992024-12-04 — best price $49.992024-12-20 — best price $32.492025-01-15 — best price $32.492025-02-06 — best price $29.992025-03-14 — best price $29.992025-03-28 — best price $49.992025-05-07 — best price $49.992025-06-27 — best price $25.002025-07-23 — best price $49.992025-10-01 — best price $49.992025-11-18 — best price $24.992025-12-02 — best price $49.992025-12-18 — best price $24.992026-01-06 — best price $49.992026-02-04 — best price $49.992026-03-12 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $49.992026-04-27 — best price $25.002026-05-07 — best price $49.992026-06-26 — best price $25.002026-07-16 — best price $24.992026-08-04 — best price $24.992026-08-11 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
88.4%
earned "Place of Interest"
36.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)4,32629%51
Steam (Steam)3,0497%51
PS4 (PlayStation)85345%51
Switch (Nintendo)4930%0
Switch (Nintendo)170%0
Switch 2 (Nintendo)80%0

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

Player tags

2DPvERPGJRPGSpace1990'sActionRemakeFantasyAction RPG

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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