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STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

Square Enix · 2023-11-02

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Star Ocean · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is an Action and RPG game released in 2023, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 4008 reviews).

101
playing now
93%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
9
Nexus mods (2.9k downloads)
4.78★
PlayStation Store rating (3,579 ratings)
34h
to beat · rushed 26h · completionist 61h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

101 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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)

Trailer

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R trailer thumbnail

Star Ocean The Second Story R - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 101 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 8% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 80k–181k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,015 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 19 of 36 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

167372026-09-15 15:00 — 63 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 43 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 38 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 111 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 104 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 107 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 146 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 66 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 133 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 167 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 81 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 98 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 104 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 89 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 150 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 84 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 82 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 90 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 70 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 138 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 78 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 61 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 101 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.4k55Nov 2023Aug 2026Nov 2023 — avg 2,368 · peak 8,019Dec 2023 — avg 434 · peak 1,138Jan 2024 — avg 223 · peak 475Feb 2024 — avg 105 · peak 193Mar 2024 — avg 233 · peak 656Apr 2024 — avg 181 · peak 430May 2024 — avg 90 · peak 214Jun 2024 — avg 79 · peak 382Jul 2024 — avg 191 · peak 443Aug 2024 — avg 94 · peak 193Sep 2024 — avg 102 · peak 295Oct 2024 — avg 76 · peak 202Nov 2024 — avg 55 · peak 190Dec 2024 — avg 114 · peak 229Jan 2025 — avg 104 · peak 235Feb 2025 — avg 86 · peak 202Mar 2025 — avg 88 · peak 238Apr 2025 — avg 64 · peak 147May 2025 — avg 83 · peak 204Jun 2025 — avg 81 · peak 301Jul 2025 — avg 130 · peak 306Aug 2025 — avg 72 · peak 145Sep 2025 — avg 87 · peak 246Oct 2025 — avg 104 · peak 268Nov 2025 — avg 92 · peak 217Dec 2025 — avg 102 · peak 187Jan 2026 — avg 108 · peak 232Feb 2026 — avg 79 · peak 166Mar 2026 — avg 83 · peak 192Apr 2026 — avg 68 · peak 143May 2026 — avg 76 · peak 161Jun 2026 — avg 59 · peak 143Jul 2026 — avg 80 · peak 189Aug 2026 — avg 84 · peak 203
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-06-25 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DPvERPGJRPGSpace1990'sActionRemakeFantasyAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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