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TEKKEN 8

Bandai Namco Studios Inc. · Bandai Namco Entertainment · 2024-01-25

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Action

Franchise: Tekken · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 26, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 26, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jan 26, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

TEKKEN 8 is the latest addition to the TEKKEN series, the pinnacle of 3D fighting games. Join the fight with over 32 characters and bear witness to the next installment in this epic saga. Get ready for the biggest and best TEKKEN game ever made!

TEKKEN 8 is a 2024 Action game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (57% of 72646 reviews).

4,657
playing now
57%
positive of 73k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,721
twitch viewers (latest)
36.6
viewers/channel (concentration)
88/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (124 ratings)
938
Nexus mods (1.6M downloads)
4.25★
PlayStation Store rating (25,377 ratings)
90/100
opencritic · mighty · 98% recommend · from 172 critics
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

4,657 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Tekken 8 is a 2024 fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Arika and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the eighth main installment in the Tekken series and the first one to debut on home systems instead of arcades. Game tests were held starting in July 2023 before the game was released for the PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on January 26, 2024.

Trailer

TEKKEN 8 trailer thumbnail

Tekken 8 - State of Play Sep 2022 Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,657 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,735 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~717/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5M–3.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 73,071 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$23.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.90 at GameBillet (2025-12-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 61 of 67 observed days · $4.09 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.6k5.6k20242026Week of 2024-01-01: 5,386 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 590 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5,631 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 884 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,237 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 647 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,343 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,653 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 767 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 651 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 373 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,041 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,517 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,646 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 336 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,362 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 516 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 334 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5,034 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 545 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 300 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 357 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 221 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 651 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,124 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 346 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 60 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6.9k3.2k2026-09-15 11:00 — 5,164 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 5,137 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 3,912 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 5,448 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 6,172 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 3,973 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 4,025 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 5,678 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 4,622 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 4,991 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 5,731 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 3,695 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 3,167 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 6,653 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 5,081 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 3,748 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 5,988 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 4,671 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 4,165 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 6,065 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 5,867 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 4,095 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 4,657 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
35k4.6kJan 2024Aug 2026Jan 2024 — avg 34,831 · peak 46,139Feb 2024 — avg 22,301 · peak 36,480Mar 2024 — avg 14,677 · peak 23,308Apr 2024 — avg 10,347 · peak 16,633May 2024 — avg 8,456 · peak 13,928Jun 2024 — avg 6,752 · peak 11,899Jul 2024 — avg 6,971 · peak 13,017Aug 2024 — avg 6,541 · peak 9,865Sep 2024 — avg 5,716 · peak 8,857Oct 2024 — avg 7,050 · peak 14,387Nov 2024 — avg 5,823 · peak 8,359Dec 2024 — avg 6,620 · peak 11,669Jan 2025 — avg 6,354 · peak 8,875Feb 2025 — avg 5,945 · peak 8,929Mar 2025 — avg 5,425 · peak 12,088Apr 2025 — avg 5,518 · peak 16,091May 2025 — avg 4,631 · peak 7,307Jun 2025 — avg 4,627 · peak 7,112Jul 2025 — avg 5,315 · peak 9,677Aug 2025 — avg 5,504 · peak 7,731Sep 2025 — avg 4,608 · peak 7,281Oct 2025 — avg 5,478 · peak 10,266Nov 2025 — avg 5,100 · peak 7,410Dec 2025 — avg 5,538 · peak 8,995Jan 2026 — avg 5,136 · peak 7,497Feb 2026 — avg 5,545 · peak 8,069Mar 2026 — avg 5,160 · peak 9,526Apr 2026 — avg 5,121 · peak 7,958May 2026 — avg 5,973 · peak 12,595Jun 2026 — avg 6,486 · peak 11,390Jul 2026 — avg 5,385 · peak 8,410Aug 2026 — avg 5,478 · peak 9,077
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
45452026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 45 new positive2026-09-21: 10 new negative2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 5 new negative2026-09-23: 15 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 19 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 8 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 13 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 17 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 14 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new negative2026-10-04: 32 new positive2026-10-04: 12 new negative2026-10-05: 11 new positive2026-10-05: 8 new negative2026-10-06: 11 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 17 new positive2026-10-08: 13 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new negative2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new negative2026-10-10: 16 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 17 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 22 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 12 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$69.99$18.992023-08-222026-10-142023-08-22 — best price $69.992023-11-08 — best price $69.992024-01-02 — best price $58.792024-01-26 — best price $62.992024-02-22 — best price $58.692024-04-10 — best price $56.992024-05-01 — best price $48.992024-05-24 — best price $58.792024-06-28 — best price $32.392024-07-04 — best price $31.992024-07-10 — best price $30.992024-07-18 — best price $39.192024-07-29 — best price $69.992024-08-12 — best price $69.992024-08-30 — best price $47.592024-09-16 — best price $69.992024-09-28 — best price $33.172024-10-04 — best price $41.992024-11-28 — best price $34.992024-12-13 — best price $28.242025-01-27 — best price $25.252025-02-24 — best price $38.992025-03-21 — best price $36.992025-04-22 — best price $53.992025-06-30 — best price $28.992025-08-01 — best price $26.892025-10-03 — best price $26.892025-10-14 — best price $26.952025-12-11 — best price $18.992026-02-03 — best price $52.792026-02-20 — best price $34.892026-03-04 — best price $52.792026-03-15 — best price $37.992026-04-22 — best price $53.882026-05-06 — best price $29.992026-06-23 — best price $36.492026-07-16 — best price $36.992026-08-26 — best price $39.992026-10-07 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $23.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k4432026-05-29 — 1,041 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,093 pageviews2026-06-06 — 911 pageviews2026-06-10 — 688 pageviews2026-06-14 — 632 pageviews2026-06-18 — 554 pageviews2026-06-22 — 583 pageviews2026-06-26 — 630 pageviews2026-06-30 — 723 pageviews2026-07-04 — 606 pageviews2026-07-08 — 580 pageviews2026-07-12 — 554 pageviews2026-07-16 — 500 pageviews2026-07-20 — 495 pageviews2026-07-24 — 488 pageviews2026-07-28 — 534 pageviews2026-08-01 — 573 pageviews2026-08-05 — 524 pageviews2026-08-09 — 747 pageviews2026-08-13 — 517 pageviews2026-08-17 — 507 pageviews2026-08-21 — 651 pageviews2026-08-25 — 559 pageviews2026-08-29 — 569 pageviews2026-09-02 — 576 pageviews2026-09-06 — 611 pageviews2026-09-10 — 505 pageviews2026-09-14 — 526 pageviews2026-09-18 — 541 pageviews2026-09-22 — 512 pageviews2026-09-26 — 533 pageviews2026-09-30 — 443 pageviews2026-10-04 — 531 pageviews2026-10-07 — 473 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

22k3822026-09-30 22:34 — 1,550 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 1,552 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 926 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 441 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 1,315 viewers2026-10-03 10:34 — 2,207 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 1,463 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 1,080 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 1,566 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 644 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 1,509 viewers2026-10-06 10:34 — 498 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 1,003 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 392 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 1,225 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 382 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 1,334 viewers2026-10-09 10:12 — 1,835 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 5,589 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 970 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 5,509 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 8,663 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 965 viewers2026-10-11 14:12 — 15,279 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 677 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 1,147 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 1,060 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 1,352 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 2,069 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 599 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 1,721 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
88%
earned "What a rush!"
46.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support24 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish…

Post-launch support: 24 DLC released, first 2024-04-04, latest 2026-08-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)28,41032%47
Steam (Steam)19,41410%47
Xbox Series (Xbox)6,99414%47

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

PvPAnimeActionArcadeCasualFightinge-sports3D FighterCompetitiveMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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