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SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris cover art

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris

AQURIA Co., Ltd. · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2020-07-09

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Sword Art Online · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 30, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 09, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 10, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 10, 2020 (Xbox One)

Enjoy seamless, action-packed real-time battles using a combination of sword skills, sacred arts, and your favorite SAO characters!

37
playing now
61%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
52/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

37 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 37 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 58 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,446 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 137k–307k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,832 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$17.79-11%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.32 at GameBillet (2023-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 115 of 130 observed days · $11.47 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20202026Week of 2020-07-01: 1,420 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,026 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

51112026-08-07 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 34 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 25 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 38 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 18 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 35 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 37 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$5.592020-03-232026-08-292020-03-23 — best price $59.992020-10-19 — best price $52.192021-01-05 — best price $59.992021-04-01 — best price $41.982021-05-25 — best price $23.742021-08-17 — best price $19.312021-10-29 — best price $19.942021-12-17 — best price $17.492022-03-11 — best price $55.192022-05-09 — best price $56.992022-07-05 — best price $18.002022-08-21 — best price $41.982022-10-22 — best price $50.882022-12-02 — best price $10.082023-02-06 — best price $11.992023-04-03 — best price $11.992023-05-21 — best price $10.492023-07-24 — best price $11.992023-09-11 — best price $9.602023-10-30 — best price $9.602023-12-21 — best price $8.062024-02-22 — best price $51.652024-04-02 — best price $50.882024-05-21 — best price $17.402024-07-11 — best price $41.992024-10-07 — best price $5.802024-12-05 — best price $41.982025-03-01 — best price $51.652025-05-05 — best price $5.992025-06-30 — best price $9.602025-08-19 — best price $9.592025-10-01 — best price $17.542025-11-24 — best price $14.832026-02-04 — best price $49.992026-03-27 — best price $17.212026-05-25 — best price $15.992026-07-27 — best price $17.532026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
78.2%
earned "Sword Skills"
7.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing4 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,5612%67
Xbox One (Xbox)2,6791%67
Steam (Steam)2,5672%67
Switch (Nintendo)270%0
Switch (Nintendo)210%0
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeActionMMORPGAdventureOpen WorldMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

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

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