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Super Bomberman R cover art

Super Bomberman R

KONAMI · 2018-06-12

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Action

Franchise: Bomberman · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 12, 2018 (Xbox One), Jun 12, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 14, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Mar 03, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)

Bomberman is back and stronger than ever! The 8 Bomberman heroes journey to space to face the Evil Emperor Buggler! Classic Battle Mode is back! Challenge players around the world in online battles!

Super Bomberman R is a 2018 Action game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (56% of 647 reviews).

0
playing now
56%
positive of 647 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (36 downloads)
4.18★
PlayStation Store rating (1,937 ratings)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Super Bomberman R is an action-maze game developed by Konami and HexaDrive and published by Konami for the Nintendo Switch. The game was first released worldwide as a launch title for the console in March 2017, before releasing for PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One in June 2018. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the sixth installment of the Super Bomberman series and the first game in the series to be released in twenty years. It is also the first Bomberman entry in the franchise to be developed for consoles following the dissolution of original series developer Hudson Soft in 2012.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (70 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 647 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at IndieGala Store (2022-06-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 7 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620182026Week of 2018-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$52.49$5.992018-03-152026-10-092018-03-15 — best price $39.992018-07-31 — best price $37.992019-02-02 — best price $39.992019-04-02 — best price $15.632019-11-26 — best price $7.982020-01-15 — best price $40.072020-02-14 — best price $39.002020-04-20 — best price $35.992020-06-06 — best price $39.992020-07-15 — best price $39.992020-08-16 — best price $35.892020-09-13 — best price $35.892020-10-15 — best price $39.992020-11-15 — best price $39.992020-12-15 — best price $39.992021-01-20 — best price $30.742021-02-22 — best price $39.992021-03-26 — best price $33.892021-04-26 — best price $35.992021-05-27 — best price $7.492021-08-02 — best price $39.992021-10-02 — best price $39.992021-12-03 — best price $33.892022-01-27 — best price $7.792022-04-14 — best price $7.992022-06-16 — best price $52.492022-08-17 — best price $31.882022-12-01 — best price $31.882023-02-03 — best price $43.162023-03-17 — best price $7.992023-05-08 — best price $7.992023-07-03 — best price $42.422023-08-18 — best price $39.992023-10-25 — best price $42.262023-12-20 — best price $7.992024-02-07 — best price $9.992024-05-08 — best price $15.992026-10-09 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

143502026-05-30 — 80 pageviews2026-06-03 — 60 pageviews2026-06-07 — 100 pageviews2026-06-11 — 98 pageviews2026-06-15 — 80 pageviews2026-06-19 — 50 pageviews2026-06-23 — 95 pageviews2026-06-27 — 89 pageviews2026-07-01 — 57 pageviews2026-07-05 — 66 pageviews2026-07-09 — 97 pageviews2026-07-13 — 108 pageviews2026-07-17 — 74 pageviews2026-07-21 — 76 pageviews2026-07-25 — 81 pageviews2026-07-29 — 105 pageviews2026-08-02 — 95 pageviews2026-08-06 — 79 pageviews2026-08-10 — 84 pageviews2026-08-14 — 87 pageviews2026-08-18 — 72 pageviews2026-08-22 — 143 pageviews2026-08-26 — 81 pageviews2026-08-30 — 85 pageviews2026-09-03 — 99 pageviews2026-09-07 — 82 pageviews2026-09-11 — 91 pageviews2026-09-15 — 64 pageviews2026-09-19 — 74 pageviews2026-09-23 — 97 pageviews2026-09-27 — 87 pageviews2026-10-01 — 73 pageviews2026-10-05 — 67 pageviews2026-10-09 — 64 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
78.3%
earned "Self-destruct"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opPartial Controller SupportRemote Play Together

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)35,4250%32
PS4 (PlayStation)9,4442%32
Steam (Steam)1,4291%32
Switch (Nintendo)5870%0

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

Player tags

AnimeActionArcadeClassicLocal Co-OpMultiplayerSingleplayer4 Player LocalFamily FriendlyLocal Multiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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