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The Rising of the Shield Hero : Relive The Animation

KADOKAWA CORPORATION · Gotcha Gotcha Games · 2019-09-23

Steam

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 23, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Based on the work of Aneko Yusagi, the popular anime "The Rising of the Shield Hero" makes its RPG debut! Not only can you relive memorable scenes from the anime, but you can experience the battle system used by Naofumi, a hero who specializes in defense.

The Rising of the Shield Hero : Relive The Animation is an Indie and RPG game released in 2019, priced at $4.79, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 287 reviews).

0
playing now
77%
positive of 287 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.79
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.2k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 287 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2020-03-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820192026Week of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
61Oct 2019Apr 2026Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 19Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 23Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2026 — avg 1 · peak 4

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Apr 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$4.792019-09-242026-08-272019-09-24 — best price $21.242019-11-12 — best price $24.992019-12-19 — best price $11.242020-01-27 — best price $24.992020-04-09 — best price $15.992020-05-22 — best price $4.792020-07-09 — best price $15.992021-04-29 — best price $4.792021-06-07 — best price $15.992021-10-28 — best price $4.792021-11-12 — best price $15.992021-12-22 — best price $4.792022-06-20 — best price $15.992022-09-12 — best price $4.792022-10-24 — best price $15.992022-12-22 — best price $4.792023-02-20 — best price $15.992023-05-02 — best price $4.792023-06-15 — best price $15.992023-08-21 — best price $4.792023-10-05 — best price $15.992023-12-18 — best price $4.792024-02-19 — best price $15.992024-04-27 — best price $4.792024-06-10 — best price $15.992024-08-18 — best price $4.792024-10-03 — best price $15.992024-12-04 — best price $4.792025-02-03 — best price $4.792025-03-28 — best price $15.992025-06-11 — best price $4.792025-07-10 — best price $15.992025-08-31 — best price $4.792025-10-20 — best price $15.992025-12-18 — best price $4.792026-02-23 — best price $15.992026-03-31 — best price $4.792026-05-26 — best price $15.992026-07-16 — best price $4.792026-08-27 — best price $4.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: Japanese, English

Player tags

RPGAnimeIndieRPGMakerAdventure

Census log

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

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