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Ultra Street Fighter® IV

Capcom · 2014-08-07

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Franchise: Street Fighter · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Aug 07, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 03, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Jun 04, 2014 (Xbox 360), Apr 18, 2014 (Arcade), May 26, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.

215
playing now
91%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (113 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

215 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Super Street Fighter IV takes place at the same time as SF4, several months after the events of Street Fighter II (thus is chronologically set between Street Fighter II and III). After M. Bison's survival following his encounter with Akuma, the S.I.N. corporation began another fighting tournament in order to draw out the most powerful fighters on Earth to complete the BLECE project. Each character has their own reasons for entering this tournament, but S.I.N.'s real desire is to lure Ryu to them in order to analyze the Satsui no Hadō, believed to be the last piece of data needed to complete BL(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 215 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 560 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~70/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 425k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,989 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.73-88%
IndieGala$3.89-87%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.89-87%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.79 at GameBillet (2025-01-29) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 90 of 148 observed days · $1.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17217220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

215842026-08-06 22:00 — 185 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 121 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 151 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 186 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 120 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 168 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 191 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 142 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 160 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 201 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 116 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 168 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 91 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 132 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 154 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 116 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 170 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 202 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 133 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 108 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 154 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 175 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 112 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 140 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 184 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 85 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 167 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 215 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$35.29$2.372015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $17.992015-04-11 — best price $23.082015-07-09 — best price $15.002016-01-18 — best price $25.492016-07-30 — best price $6.792017-12-25 — best price $7.502018-09-04 — best price $7.472019-03-16 — best price $25.192019-09-11 — best price $29.992020-01-16 — best price $29.992020-04-20 — best price $6.752020-07-10 — best price $29.992020-10-01 — best price $29.992020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-02-25 — best price $26.882021-05-14 — best price $7.492021-08-18 — best price $7.922021-11-12 — best price $29.992022-02-09 — best price $29.992022-04-27 — best price $7.492022-07-22 — best price $6.482022-09-29 — best price $26.282022-12-22 — best price $6.392023-03-09 — best price $6.642023-06-01 — best price $3.902023-08-08 — best price $24.992023-11-11 — best price $29.992024-02-02 — best price $3.512024-04-22 — best price $25.352024-07-30 — best price $29.992024-09-29 — best price $29.992024-12-11 — best price $3.442025-02-04 — best price $3.252025-05-01 — best price $3.302025-07-28 — best price $29.992025-11-03 — best price $3.292026-02-17 — best price $3.592026-06-06 — best price $3.882026-08-27 — best price $3.892026-08-30 — best price $3.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
45.7%
earned "Special Movement"
3.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV38 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Player tags

2.5DAnimeActionArcadeClassicFightinge-sportsDifficult2D FighterController

Census log

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

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