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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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ActionCasualRPG

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

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!

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream is an Action, Casual, and RPG game released in 2024, priced at $23.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 2869 reviews) and an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners.

202
playing now
65%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
22
Nexus mods (7.2k downloads)
3.59★
PlayStation Store rating (4,128 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$23.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 202 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 9% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 57k–129k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,869 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 70 of 99 observed days · $47.12 above the all-time low (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

205172026-09-15 00:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 30 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 55 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 64 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 64 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 25 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 23 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 28 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 18 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 43 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 31 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 30 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 38 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 56 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 38 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 48 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 205 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 124 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 179 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 179 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 51 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 202 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.9k45Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 2,907 · peak 11,918Nov 2024 — avg 636 · peak 1,791Dec 2024 — avg 262 · peak 676Jan 2025 — avg 317 · peak 886Feb 2025 — avg 192 · peak 497Mar 2025 — avg 101 · peak 228Apr 2025 — avg 133 · peak 391May 2025 — avg 105 · peak 301Jun 2025 — avg 70 · peak 164Jul 2025 — avg 118 · peak 357Aug 2025 — avg 96 · peak 239Sep 2025 — avg 81 · peak 218Oct 2025 — avg 132 · peak 398Nov 2025 — avg 79 · peak 173Dec 2025 — avg 69 · peak 146Jan 2026 — avg 73 · peak 153Feb 2026 — avg 76 · peak 216Mar 2026 — avg 70 · peak 176Apr 2026 — avg 103 · peak 211May 2026 — avg 76 · peak 190Jun 2026 — avg 108 · peak 277Jul 2026 — avg 45 · peak 118Aug 2026 — avg 49 · peak 107
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$11.262024-07-032026-10-142024-07-03 — 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 $13.992026-09-23 — best price $59.992026-10-14 — 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

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2024-09-30, latest 2025-07-23 (Steam store data)

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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