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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition cover art

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition

AQURIA · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2017-10-27

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ActionAdventureCasualRPG

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

Releases: Oct 27, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 25, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 08, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

2026, Sword Art: Origin, a new VRMMORPG has emerged. Kirito meets a mysterious NPC and receives a cryptic message. This game is definitively not the same as the one he escaped years ago…

12
playing now
79%
positive of 7.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

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

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a Japanese video game developed by Aquria and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Windows PC, based on the Japanese light novel series, Sword Art Online. It is the fourth video game in the series and the successor to Sword Art Online: Lost Song. Hollow Realization was released on October 27, 2016, in Japan, and on November 8, 2016, for North American and European territories. A Nintendo Switch version of the game was released on April 25, 2019, in Japan, and worldwide on May 24, 2019.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 65 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (242 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 193k–462k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,700 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$17.96-64%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Humble Store (2026-03-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 98 of 108 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20720720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

44112026-08-06 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 30 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 44 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 26 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 17 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$52.91$3.962017-10-182026-08-212017-10-18 — best price $49.992018-01-04 — best price $49.992018-04-30 — best price $24.992018-08-17 — best price $24.992018-11-14 — best price $49.992019-01-25 — best price $49.992019-04-05 — best price $20.942019-07-19 — best price $49.992019-12-01 — best price $12.502020-02-05 — best price $12.102020-04-15 — best price $11.002020-06-14 — best price $49.992020-08-02 — best price $8.752020-10-26 — best price $8.802021-03-06 — best price $8.402021-06-28 — best price $44.992021-10-18 — best price $49.992022-02-02 — best price $49.992022-06-06 — best price $49.992022-09-12 — best price $49.992022-12-21 — best price $6.292023-04-16 — best price $7.502023-07-13 — best price $49.992023-10-13 — best price $6.302024-01-05 — best price $40.992024-03-30 — best price $49.992024-06-27 — best price $6.432024-09-19 — best price $6.742024-12-04 — best price $40.992025-04-14 — best price $6.742025-07-28 — best price $49.992025-11-03 — best price $4.492026-02-09 — best price $4.492026-05-22 — best price $17.992026-08-21 — best price $17.96
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

132202026-05-31 — 32 pageviews2026-06-03 — 41 pageviews2026-06-06 — 27 pageviews2026-06-09 — 32 pageviews2026-06-12 — 45 pageviews2026-06-15 — 57 pageviews2026-06-18 — 71 pageviews2026-06-21 — 71 pageviews2026-06-24 — 46 pageviews2026-06-27 — 57 pageviews2026-06-30 — 48 pageviews2026-07-03 — 52 pageviews2026-07-06 — 55 pageviews2026-07-09 — 100 pageviews2026-07-12 — 127 pageviews2026-07-15 — 97 pageviews2026-07-18 — 82 pageviews2026-07-21 — 63 pageviews2026-07-24 — 52 pageviews2026-07-27 — 67 pageviews2026-07-30 — 41 pageviews2026-08-02 — 44 pageviews2026-08-05 — 56 pageviews2026-08-08 — 37 pageviews2026-08-11 — 33 pageviews2026-08-14 — 25 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-20 — 38 pageviews2026-08-23 — 24 pageviews2026-08-26 — 43 pageviews2026-08-28 — 20 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
47.8%
earned "I'll Protect You!"
8.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,4426%53
Switch (Nintendo)1060%0
Switch (Nintendo)910%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeCo-opActionCasualMMORPGNudityAdventureOpen World

Census log

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

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