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Tales of Symphonia cover art

Tales of Symphonia

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2016-02-01

Steam

RPG

Franchise: Tales of · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 10, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Feb 02, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

FIRST TIME ON STEAM – Based on the PlayStation®3 port of the original GameCube game, this RPG classic is finally available for PC.

52
playing now
85%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
54h
to beat · rushed 45h · completionist 70h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 52 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 143 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 130k–312k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,196 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.49-3%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.01 at GreenManGaming (2019-01-14) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 82 of 119 observed days · $19.48 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
818120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

78192026-08-06 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 37 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 54 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 66 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 63 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 78 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 44 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 65 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 46 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 22 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 54 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 65 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 29 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 58 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 53 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 45 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 52 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.372016-01-272026-08-272016-01-27 — best price $19.992016-08-10 — best price $9.802017-01-05 — best price $4.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-09-25 — best price $19.992018-02-22 — best price $4.992018-07-06 — best price $19.992018-11-13 — best price $19.992019-02-04 — best price $4.992019-04-19 — best price $4.982019-07-31 — best price $4.992019-12-21 — best price $4.252020-04-06 — best price $4.992020-07-24 — best price $3.992020-11-16 — best price $4.592021-02-22 — best price $4.502021-06-07 — best price $18.392021-10-18 — best price $19.992022-03-22 — best price $4.972022-08-04 — best price $19.992022-11-15 — best price $16.792023-03-27 — best price $9.992023-07-19 — best price $4.002023-10-26 — best price $4.202024-01-18 — best price $4.992024-04-22 — best price $17.202024-07-04 — best price $5.002024-09-25 — best price $4.862024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-04-24 — best price $4.302025-08-04 — best price $4.592025-11-10 — best price $14.992026-02-19 — best price $4.392026-05-22 — best price $4.362026-08-12 — best price $19.492026-08-27 — best price $19.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
71.6%
earned "First-Time Cooking"
2.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)12,9497%40
Steam (Steam)10,6942%39

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeCo-opActionClassicFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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