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Tennis Elbow 4 cover art

Tennis Elbow 4

Mana Games · 2026-01-23

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 08, 2024 (Xbox One), Nov 11, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Jun 04, 2021 (Mac), Jun 04, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Created by and for tennis fans, Tennis Elbow 4 is a true tennis simulation built around anticipation, positioning and risk management. Easy to start, demanding to master, it delivers exceptional gameplay depth and long-term progression.

Tennis Elbow 4 is an Indie, Simulation, and Sports game released in 2026, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 1143 reviews).

158
playing now
97%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (480 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

158 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 158 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 311 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~39/week).
  • · Review velocity up 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 23k–51k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,143 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $22.49 at Steam (2024-01-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 19 of 46 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
494920212026Week of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

214752026-09-15 22:00 — 150 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 97 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 179 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 156 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 84 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 138 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 160 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 109 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 144 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 168 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 110 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 93 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 155 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 117 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 124 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 189 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 119 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 92 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 207 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 172 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 91 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 184 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 158 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
14615Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 19 · peak 59Aug 2021 — avg 17 · peak 35Oct 2021 — avg 15 · peak 30Dec 2021 — avg 15 · peak 26Feb 2022 — avg 23 · peak 42Apr 2022 — avg 25 · peak 53Jun 2022 — avg 29 · peak 67Aug 2022 — avg 31 · peak 74Oct 2022 — avg 34 · peak 75Dec 2022 — avg 31 · peak 73Feb 2023 — avg 39 · peak 87Apr 2023 — avg 41 · peak 85Jun 2023 — avg 44 · peak 94Aug 2023 — avg 47 · peak 100Oct 2023 — avg 41 · peak 92Dec 2023 — avg 39 · peak 86Feb 2024 — avg 51 · peak 99Apr 2024 — avg 51 · peak 101Jun 2024 — avg 56 · peak 110Aug 2024 — avg 55 · peak 114Oct 2024 — avg 52 · peak 116Dec 2024 — avg 49 · peak 97Feb 2025 — avg 65 · peak 118Apr 2025 — avg 66 · peak 120Jun 2025 — avg 83 · peak 149Aug 2025 — avg 86 · peak 161Oct 2025 — avg 79 · peak 152Dec 2025 — avg 70 · peak 120Feb 2026 — avg 129 · peak 211Apr 2026 — avg 131 · peak 228Jun 2026 — avg 146 · peak 278Aug 2026 — avg 119 · peak 196
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$22.492021-06-042026-10-152021-06-04 — best price $26.992021-09-01 — best price $26.992021-11-04 — best price $23.992021-12-22 — best price $26.992022-01-27 — best price $26.992022-03-23 — best price $29.992022-06-08 — best price $29.992022-08-31 — best price $23.992022-11-24 — best price $23.992023-01-18 — best price $23.992023-03-16 — best price $26.992023-05-31 — best price $23.992023-07-14 — best price $23.992023-10-13 — best price $23.992023-12-21 — best price $23.992024-03-02 — best price $23.992024-05-29 — best price $22.492024-07-12 — best price $23.992024-10-10 — best price $23.992024-12-19 — best price $23.992025-02-28 — best price $23.992025-04-11 — best price $23.992025-06-27 — best price $23.992025-08-14 — best price $23.992025-09-29 — best price $22.492025-10-23 — best price $22.492025-11-21 — best price $22.492026-01-01 — best price $29.992026-01-23 — best price $25.492026-03-08 — best price $23.992026-04-02 — best price $23.992026-04-30 — best price $23.992026-06-10 — best price $29.992026-07-10 — best price $23.992026-08-13 — best price $23.992026-09-17 — best price $29.992026-10-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
61.6%
earned "On a stroll"
11.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-op

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Czech, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4440%64
PS4 (PlayStation)1661%58
Xbox One (Xbox)1260%57

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

Player tags

3DPvPCo-opIndieSportsTennisRealisticSimulationLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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