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SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream cover art

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream

Dimps Corporation · Bandai Namco Entertainment · 2024-10-03

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

Releases: Oct 04, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 04, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 04, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 04, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Introducing the 2nd installment for the 10th anniversary of SWORD ART ONLINE! A total of 21 characters from the series join the battle beyond memory—a challenge taken on solo or with friends. Go beyond memory... and Switch!

69
playing now
65%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$23.99
steam price (US)

69 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 69 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (864 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 57k–129k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,862 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.47-78%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.87 at GameBillet (2026-05-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 81 of 106 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
68568520242026Week of 2024-09-30: 685 positiveWeek of 2024-09-30: 179 negativeWeek of 2024-10-07: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-10-07: 129 negativeWeek of 2024-10-14: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-10-14: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-10-21: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-10-28: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-11-04: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-25: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

95222026-08-11 19:00 — 33 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 64 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 41 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 45 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 43 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 48 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 55 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 35 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 48 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 43 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 38 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 43 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 54 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 42 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 76 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 65 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 49 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 79 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 50 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 36 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 79 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 80 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 47 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 95 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 69 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$11.262024-07-032026-08-262024-07-03 — best price $42.492024-07-31 — best price $59.992024-09-23 — best price $59.992024-10-12 — best price $55.172024-11-04 — best price $59.992025-01-02 — best price $42.492025-01-31 — best price $32.292025-03-03 — best price $34.792025-03-24 — best price $50.992025-04-24 — best price $33.992025-05-12 — best price $42.492025-05-27 — best price $32.692025-06-16 — best price $59.992025-07-05 — best price $59.992025-07-28 — best price $59.992025-08-20 — best price $34.992025-09-01 — best price $39.592025-09-23 — best price $35.992025-10-07 — best price $49.772025-11-02 — best price $50.992025-11-20 — best price $16.432025-12-04 — best price $49.772025-12-23 — best price $16.982026-01-24 — best price $18.492026-02-09 — best price $17.992026-02-26 — best price $59.992026-03-19 — best price $17.952026-04-09 — best price $59.992026-04-24 — best price $13.202026-05-22 — best price $12.872026-06-06 — best price $50.992026-06-25 — best price $12.992026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-08-20 — best price $13.992026-08-26 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
88.3%
earned "A New Adventure"
12.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support9 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)3,4158%52
Steam (Steam)8914%52
Xbox Series (Xbox)6734%52
Switch (Nintendo)310%0
Switch (Nintendo)120%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

3DRPGAnimeMagicActionCasualFantasySwordplayAction RPGStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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