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The DioField Chronicle

Square Enix · 2022-09-22

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RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 22, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 22, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 22, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 22, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

A gritty and immersive story brought to life with the latest technology. Introducing "Real Time Tactical Battle" (RTTB), a new, deeply strategic, real-time battle system. The beginnings of a new Strategy RPG, crafted by a skilled and experienced development team.

The DioField Chronicle is a 2022 RPG and Strategy game priced at $59.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (51% of 802 reviews).

1
playing now
51%
positive of 802 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
3
Nexus mods (380 downloads)
3.99★
PlayStation Store rating (1,002 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

The Diofield Chronicle is a strategy role-playing video game co-developed by Square Enix and Lancarse. It was released in September 2022 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows platforms.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 25 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (332 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 14,085 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–36k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 802 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2025-06-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 26 of 42 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17017020222026Week of 2022-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4972Sep 2022Aug 2026Sep 2022 — avg 497 · peak 1,253Nov 2022 — avg 11 · peak 28Jan 2023 — avg 14 · peak 47Mar 2023 — avg 10 · peak 30May 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 21May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 7Feb 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 7Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-07-062026-10-152022-07-06 — best price $59.992022-12-15 — best price $29.992023-01-13 — best price $29.992023-03-27 — best price $59.992023-05-08 — best price $59.992023-07-20 — best price $30.002023-09-20 — best price $29.992023-12-14 — best price $23.992024-01-18 — best price $23.992024-03-07 — best price $26.792024-04-04 — best price $59.992024-05-08 — best price $59.992024-07-11 — best price $23.992024-09-16 — best price $23.992024-10-02 — best price $59.992024-12-05 — best price $59.992025-01-03 — best price $59.992025-02-06 — best price $24.002025-03-24 — best price $59.992025-04-29 — best price $23.992025-06-27 — best price $18.002025-09-18 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $59.992025-12-02 — best price $59.992025-12-19 — best price $18.002026-01-22 — best price $17.992026-03-12 — best price $17.992026-03-31 — best price $59.992026-05-05 — best price $59.992026-06-26 — best price $18.002026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-09-03 — best price $0.002026-10-01 — best price $0.002026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71182026-05-29 — 23 pageviews2026-06-02 — 37 pageviews2026-06-06 — 26 pageviews2026-06-10 — 71 pageviews2026-06-14 — 50 pageviews2026-06-18 — 34 pageviews2026-06-22 — 41 pageviews2026-06-26 — 41 pageviews2026-06-30 — 36 pageviews2026-07-04 — 47 pageviews2026-07-08 — 50 pageviews2026-07-12 — 44 pageviews2026-07-16 — 49 pageviews2026-07-20 — 40 pageviews2026-07-24 — 41 pageviews2026-07-28 — 31 pageviews2026-08-01 — 36 pageviews2026-08-05 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 29 pageviews2026-08-13 — 24 pageviews2026-08-17 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 33 pageviews2026-08-25 — 48 pageviews2026-08-29 — 34 pageviews2026-09-02 — 18 pageviews2026-09-06 — 31 pageviews2026-09-10 — 28 pageviews2026-09-14 — 30 pageviews2026-09-18 — 42 pageviews2026-09-22 — 31 pageviews2026-09-26 — 25 pageviews2026-09-30 — 32 pageviews2026-10-04 — 18 pageviews2026-10-07 — 34 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
77.4%
earned "Perks of the Job"
36.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed Input2 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-09-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,37157%40
PS4 (PlayStation)66667%40
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)61723%39
Steam (Steam)43317%39
Switch (Nintendo)820%0

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

Player tags

2D3DRPGJRPGViolentMedievalMilitaryStrategyTacticalSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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