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Tales of Zestiria

BANDAI NAMCO Studio Inc. · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2015-10-19

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RPG

Franchise: Tales of · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 07, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Oct 20, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Oct 19, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In a world torn by war and political skirmishes, accept the burden of the Shepherd and fight human darkness to protect your world from Malevolence and reunite humans and Seraphim.

Tales of Zestiria is an RPG released in 2015, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 9311 reviews).

12
playing now
80%
positive of 9.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (92 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (1.2k downloads)
4.40★
PlayStation Store rating (9,907 ratings)
50h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 70h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Tales of Zestiria is an action role-playing game. It is the fifteenth main entry in the Tales series, developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released in January 2015 in Japan on the PlayStation 3. For Western release in October of the same year, it was also ported to PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam. The PS4 version was released in Japan in July 2016. As with previous entries in the Tales series, the game uses a variation of the action-based Linear Motion Battle System, with additional elements including a navigable open world, and the ability for certain characters to fuse into a single entity in battle to deliver powerful attacks.

Trailer

Tales of Zestiria trailer thumbnail

Tales of Zestiria - Launch Trailer

≈372,912 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 150 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity up 53% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 233k–559k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,324 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.37-91%
GreenManGaming$4.40-91%
Gamesplanet$4.45-91%
Fanatical$4.49-91%
WinGameStore$4.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.08 at AllYouPlay (2022-12-20) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 115 of 141 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
676720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4482026-09-15 12:00 — 24 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 28 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 16 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 26 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 31 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 25 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 23 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 24 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 29 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 22 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 24 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 27 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 24 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 32 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 36 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 22 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.9k1Jun 2015Aug 2026Jun 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Oct 2015 — avg 1,904 · peak 9,690Feb 2016 — avg 274 · peak 553Jun 2016 — avg 277 · peak 973Oct 2016 — avg 573 · peak 1,948Feb 2017 — avg 707 · peak 1,589Jun 2017 — avg 204 · peak 498Oct 2017 — avg 153 · peak 361Feb 2018 — avg 169 · peak 406Jun 2018 — avg 169 · peak 388Oct 2018 — avg 77 · peak 156Feb 2019 — avg 96 · peak 191Jun 2019 — avg 87 · peak 221Oct 2019 — avg 59 · peak 128Feb 2020 — avg 71 · peak 130Jun 2020 — avg 87 · peak 203Oct 2020 — avg 59 · peak 120Feb 2021 — avg 78 · peak 153Jun 2021 — avg 124 · peak 250Oct 2021 — avg 86 · peak 183Feb 2022 — avg 62 · peak 117Jun 2022 — avg 54 · peak 118Oct 2022 — avg 87 · peak 307Feb 2023 — avg 65 · peak 142Jun 2023 — avg 36 · peak 76Oct 2023 — avg 50 · peak 103Feb 2024 — avg 49 · peak 117Jun 2024 — avg 35 · peak 84Oct 2024 — avg 45 · peak 91Feb 2025 — avg 37 · peak 81Jun 2025 — avg 28 · peak 51Oct 2025 — avg 31 · peak 62Feb 2026 — avg 39 · peak 87Jun 2026 — avg 34 · peak 67Aug 2026 — avg 33 · peak 68
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$3.612015-07-032026-10-082015-07-03 — best price $49.992016-04-12 — best price $39.992016-10-10 — best price $49.992017-02-11 — best price $10.502017-06-27 — best price $49.992017-09-26 — best price $49.992018-02-13 — best price $49.992018-07-06 — best price $49.992018-11-05 — best price $12.502019-02-04 — best price $12.492019-04-19 — best price $24.982019-07-24 — best price $25.002019-12-03 — best price $49.992020-02-14 — best price $22.762020-06-17 — best price $11.872020-09-18 — best price $8.742020-12-27 — best price $45.992021-04-16 — best price $7.502021-08-18 — best price $8.252021-12-27 — best price $49.992022-06-10 — best price $6.992022-09-14 — best price $47.492022-12-21 — best price $4.192023-04-28 — best price $4.302023-08-06 — best price $49.992023-11-17 — best price $4.952024-02-08 — best price $4.492024-05-07 — best price $41.992024-08-23 — best price $3.612024-11-11 — best price $4.952025-02-11 — best price $43.042025-06-02 — best price $41.992025-09-29 — best price $19.992025-12-22 — best price $3.922026-03-31 — best price $41.992026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-08-29 — best price $4.362026-10-08 — best price $4.37
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5121672026-05-31 — 227 pageviews2026-06-04 — 194 pageviews2026-06-08 — 239 pageviews2026-06-12 — 237 pageviews2026-06-16 — 317 pageviews2026-06-20 — 243 pageviews2026-06-24 — 232 pageviews2026-06-28 — 270 pageviews2026-07-02 — 235 pageviews2026-07-06 — 254 pageviews2026-07-10 — 167 pageviews2026-07-14 — 212 pageviews2026-07-18 — 512 pageviews2026-07-22 — 353 pageviews2026-07-26 — 444 pageviews2026-07-30 — 337 pageviews2026-08-03 — 317 pageviews2026-08-07 — 273 pageviews2026-08-11 — 291 pageviews2026-08-15 — 321 pageviews2026-08-19 — 278 pageviews2026-08-23 — 325 pageviews2026-08-27 — 207 pageviews2026-08-31 — 281 pageviews2026-09-04 — 263 pageviews2026-09-08 — 366 pageviews2026-09-12 — 287 pageviews2026-09-16 — 248 pageviews2026-09-20 — 286 pageviews2026-09-24 — 231 pageviews2026-09-28 — 220 pageviews2026-10-02 — 206 pageviews2026-10-06 — 182 pageviews2026-10-09 — 201 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
65.7%
earned "Elle Mental Marta"
3.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TV8 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2015-10-19, latest 2016-01-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)21,3116%56
Steam (Steam)13,9333%56
PS3 (PlayStation)96713%56
PS3 (PlayStation)96210%56

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

RPGJRPGAnimeCo-opActionFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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