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Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception

AQUAPLUS · DMM GAMES · 2020-01-23

Steam

AdventureRPGSimulationStrategy

Franchise: Utawarerumono · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: Sep 24, 2015 (PlayStation 4), May 23, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Jan 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 24, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Apr 24, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

You awaken in a field of snow with no memory of even your name. The local monstrosities nearly devour you before you meet your rescuer, a beautiful girl named Kuon—who has animal ears and a tail. She names you Haku⸺ The Japanese hit tactics-RPG visual novel series returns to PC at last!

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is an Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 1385 reviews).

7
playing now
93%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (262 downloads)
20h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a Japanese tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Aquaplus, which first released in September 2015 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is the second game in the Utawarerumono series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 94% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–62k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,385 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2022-03-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
949420202026Week of 2020-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2012026-09-15 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 17 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 13 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2007Jan 2020Aug 2026Jan 2020 — avg 200 · peak 361Apr 2020 — avg 16 · peak 39Jul 2020 — avg 26 · peak 78Oct 2020 — avg 12 · peak 37Jan 2021 — avg 44 · peak 114Apr 2021 — avg 13 · peak 30Jul 2021 — avg 24 · peak 70Oct 2021 — avg 10 · peak 32Jan 2022 — avg 27 · peak 65Apr 2022 — avg 51 · peak 158Jul 2022 — avg 69 · peak 196Oct 2022 — avg 36 · peak 106Jan 2023 — avg 44 · peak 93Apr 2023 — avg 18 · peak 44Jul 2023 — avg 16 · peak 41Oct 2023 — avg 14 · peak 32Jan 2024 — avg 15 · peak 37Apr 2024 — avg 13 · peak 38Jul 2024 — avg 11 · peak 27Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 28Jan 2025 — avg 9 · peak 25Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 26Jul 2025 — avg 15 · peak 48Oct 2025 — avg 9 · peak 21Jan 2026 — avg 11 · peak 25Apr 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24Jul 2026 — avg 13 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$9.992020-01-232026-07-092020-01-23 — best price $33.992020-03-06 — best price $39.992020-06-25 — best price $27.992020-09-14 — best price $39.992020-10-29 — best price $27.992020-12-01 — best price $39.992021-01-22 — best price $19.992021-02-15 — best price $39.992021-06-24 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $39.992021-12-23 — best price $19.992022-02-03 — best price $39.992022-05-09 — best price $39.992022-08-04 — best price $9.992022-09-30 — best price $39.992022-12-22 — best price $11.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-05-30 — best price $31.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-09-14 — best price $15.992023-11-02 — best price $39.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-05-26 — best price $15.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-09-12 — best price $15.992025-01-21 — best price $35.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $19.992026-02-27 — best price $39.992026-05-27 — best price $15.992026-07-09 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

47132026-05-30 — 45 pageviews2026-06-03 — 41 pageviews2026-06-07 — 26 pageviews2026-06-11 — 29 pageviews2026-06-15 — 28 pageviews2026-06-19 — 27 pageviews2026-06-23 — 17 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-07-01 — 25 pageviews2026-07-05 — 20 pageviews2026-07-09 — 13 pageviews2026-07-13 — 26 pageviews2026-07-17 — 25 pageviews2026-07-21 — 24 pageviews2026-07-25 — 21 pageviews2026-07-29 — 28 pageviews2026-08-02 — 26 pageviews2026-08-06 — 34 pageviews2026-08-10 — 23 pageviews2026-08-14 — 22 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-22 — 25 pageviews2026-08-26 — 22 pageviews2026-08-30 — 15 pageviews2026-09-03 — 22 pageviews2026-09-07 — 25 pageviews2026-09-11 — 14 pageviews2026-09-15 — 15 pageviews2026-09-19 — 23 pageviews2026-09-23 — 16 pageviews2026-09-27 — 22 pageviews2026-10-01 — 26 pageviews2026-10-05 — 20 pageviews2026-10-08 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
73.8%
earned "The Beginning"
43.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone4 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2020-01-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,50935%44
Steam (Steam)91419%44
PS4 (PlayStation)79132%44
PS Vita (PlayStation)23367%44

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

Player tags

RPGGoreJRPGAnimeMatureNudityViolentStrategyAdventureSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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