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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

AQUAPLUS · DMM GAMES · 2021-01-22

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AdventureRPGSimulationStrategy

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

Releases: May 29, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jan 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 24, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), May 29, 2020 (PlayStation Vita)

The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory.

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is an Adventure, RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 1381 reviews).

11
playing now
94%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (510 downloads)
4.77★
PlayStation Store rating (157 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

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

Utawarerumono is a Japanese tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Leaf, which released in April 2002 for Microsoft Windows as an adult game. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita with the adult content removed. In releases subsequent to the initial 2002 version, it is known by its more specific title Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 94 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–62k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,381 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2022-11-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
929220212026Week of 2021-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3052026-09-15 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 28 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 16 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 18 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 13 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 16 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 15 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 19 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 30 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1687Jan 2021Aug 2026Jan 2021 — avg 168 · peak 321Mar 2021 — avg 17 · peak 51May 2021 — avg 25 · peak 77Jul 2021 — avg 27 · peak 89Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 26Nov 2021 — avg 25 · peak 135Jan 2022 — avg 29 · peak 78Mar 2022 — avg 83 · peak 344May 2022 — avg 31 · peak 98Jul 2022 — avg 57 · peak 140Sep 2022 — avg 47 · peak 141Nov 2022 — avg 108 · peak 318Jan 2023 — avg 71 · peak 160Mar 2023 — avg 22 · peak 53May 2023 — avg 16 · peak 37Jul 2023 — avg 18 · peak 42Sep 2023 — avg 19 · peak 49Nov 2023 — avg 14 · peak 36Jan 2024 — avg 19 · peak 41Mar 2024 — avg 14 · peak 41May 2024 — avg 14 · peak 41Jul 2024 — avg 17 · peak 45Sep 2024 — avg 20 · peak 48Nov 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Jan 2025 — avg 15 · peak 43Mar 2025 — avg 9 · peak 22May 2025 — avg 9 · peak 25Jul 2025 — avg 14 · peak 32Sep 2025 — avg 9 · peak 25Nov 2025 — avg 11 · peak 44Jan 2026 — avg 18 · peak 43Mar 2026 — avg 18 · peak 47May 2026 — avg 21 · peak 83Jul 2026 — avg 21 · peak 51Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 27
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$8.992021-01-222026-07-092021-01-22 — best price $47.992021-04-29 — best price $44.992021-06-24 — best price $41.992021-10-28 — best price $41.992021-11-22 — best price $35.992021-12-22 — best price $35.992022-01-27 — best price $26.992022-03-21 — best price $23.992022-05-09 — best price $59.992022-07-07 — best price $59.992022-08-18 — best price $59.992022-09-30 — best price $59.992022-11-23 — best price $59.992023-01-05 — best price $59.992023-01-23 — best price $59.992023-03-23 — best price $59.992023-04-28 — best price $59.992023-06-13 — best price $59.992023-07-13 — best price $59.992023-08-14 — best price $59.992023-09-25 — best price $59.992023-11-02 — best price $59.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-02-20 — best price $59.992024-03-21 — best price $59.992024-04-25 — best price $59.992024-06-09 — best price $59.992024-07-11 — best price $59.992024-08-12 — best price $59.992024-09-26 — best price $59.992025-01-21 — best price $53.992025-09-29 — best price $41.992025-11-24 — best price $35.992025-12-18 — best price $29.992026-02-13 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $29.992026-05-27 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4421232026-05-31 — 404 pageviews2026-06-04 — 371 pageviews2026-06-08 — 196 pageviews2026-06-12 — 188 pageviews2026-06-16 — 187 pageviews2026-06-20 — 186 pageviews2026-06-24 — 206 pageviews2026-06-28 — 231 pageviews2026-07-02 — 198 pageviews2026-07-06 — 224 pageviews2026-07-10 — 162 pageviews2026-07-14 — 182 pageviews2026-07-18 — 167 pageviews2026-07-22 — 151 pageviews2026-07-26 — 197 pageviews2026-07-30 — 182 pageviews2026-08-03 — 212 pageviews2026-08-07 — 135 pageviews2026-08-11 — 160 pageviews2026-08-15 — 185 pageviews2026-08-19 — 211 pageviews2026-08-23 — 195 pageviews2026-08-27 — 132 pageviews2026-08-31 — 181 pageviews2026-09-04 — 180 pageviews2026-09-08 — 178 pageviews2026-09-12 — 189 pageviews2026-09-16 — 197 pageviews2026-09-20 — 157 pageviews2026-09-24 — 131 pageviews2026-09-28 — 134 pageviews2026-10-02 — 149 pageviews2026-10-06 — 145 pageviews2026-10-09 — 123 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
63.2%
earned "Chain Attack Participant"
32.7%
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 Phone16 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 16 DLC released, first 2021-01-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,12218%49
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)81352%49

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeNatureSci-fiFantasyRomanceStrategyLore-RichStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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