A couple of years ago Nirolak posted a thread detailing the state of Japanese game sales on Steam. Since then we have gained an invaluable tool in Steamspy, making long term sales tracking on Steam easier than any other platform out there. On top of that, we have seen an explosion of Japanese games hit Steam, especially from small publishers.
I have been using Steamspy weekly for well over a year now to look up game sales and to track the sales of specific games that interest me. I am creating this thread as a follow-up to Nirolak's original thread, as well as some of the more targeted JRPG Steamspy threads we have had in the past. Hopefully it will be of interest to some posters, especially those unfamiliar with Steamspy, or for those who would like a more curated view of the sales of Japanese games.
SOME NOTES:
1) All Steam numbers below reflect total owners on Steam, as reported by Steamspy on May 23, 2016. For those of you not familiar with Steamspy, keep the following in mind:
- These numbers are total owners on Steam and not sales through the Steam store specifically. Steamworks titles purchased on Amazon, Gamersgate, Green Man Gaming, the Humble Store, at retail, through key sellers, in bundles, or as promotions with video cards or other hardware are included in the figures.
- The numbers are all approximate. If you go to steamspy.com you can see the confidence intervals for each title. Low selling titles (under 30k?) tend to be a less accurate than higher selling titles. Because numbers are approximate (but still quite close in most cases), I have rounded all figures to the nearest 1000.
- Steamspy has a lag of about 3 days. Games that were released within the past 2-3 weeks (such as Final Fantasy X), or games that were heavily discounted over the weekend are most likely to be impacted.
2) I have listed games by publisher with an exception for Arc System Works (to keep their various series in one place). Series with more than 2 entries have been separated to make comparisons between entries easier. Otherwise publishers are listed alphabetically and games are listed in descending order of sales/owners.
I have tried to include all of the major and notable minor Japanese publishers/localization companies (the list below contains about 150 titles from 20 pubs). If I have made any glaring omissions, post the numbers below and I will add them to the OP. I omitted a few series (like Pac Man) on purpose as they differ widely in target audience from most other titles listed.
With a couple of exceptions, I left the Japanese indie scene alone. I am not knowledgeable enough to pick out those titles from the Western indie devs making the same stuff, and I don't really think there is a meaningful regional difference between indie devs.
3) Thanks to Sergey Galyonkin for creating and running Steamspy for all of our benefits.
JAPANESE GAME SALES/STEAM OWNERSHIP BY PUBLISHER:
ACCESS GAMES
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut - 197.000 (published by Rising Star)
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - 65.000 (published by Playism)
ARC SYSTEM WORKS (multiple Steam publishers)
Blazebue: Calamity Trigger - 182.000
Blazeblue: Continuum Shift Extended - 64.000
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend - 29.000
Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- 68.000
Guilty Hear Isuka - 43.000
Guilty Gear X2 - 43.000
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R - 27.000
Guity Gear 2 -OVERTURE- 5.000
Melty Blood: AACC - 31.000
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max - 10.000
River City Super Sports Challenge - 7.000
Battle Fantasia - 5.000
XBlaze Code: Embryo - 1.000
CAPCOM
Resident Evil 6 - 789.000
Resident Evil 5 - 739.000
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - 585.000
Resident Evil Revelations - 560.000
Resident Evil 4 - 556.000
Resident Evil HD - 210.000
Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City - 93.000
Resident Evil 0 Remaster - 69.000
DmC: Devil May Cry - 803.000
Devil May Cry 4 - 286.000
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition - 204.000
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition - 142.000
Ultra Street Fighter 4 - 718.000
Street Fighter V - 168.000
Street Fighter x Tekken - 113.000
Street Fighter IV - 104.000
Lost Planet 3 - 448.000
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - 428.000
Lost Planet 2 - 151.000
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition - 42.000
Dead Rising 2 - 450.000
Dead Rising 3 - 379.000
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record - 206.000
Strider - 406.000
Dragons Dogma - 300.000
Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara - 115.000
Megaman Legacy Collection - 41.000
CARPE FULGUR LLC
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale - 455.000
Chantelise - 173.000
Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone - 128.000
This Starry Midnight We Make - 4.000
DRACUE (PUBLISHED BY PLAYISM):
Armored Hunter GUNHOUND EX - 20.000
GHOSTLIGHT LTD
Agarest: Generations of War - 196.000
Agarest Zero - 67.000
Agarest: Generations of War 2 - 47.000
Way of the Samurai 4 - 51.000
Mugen Souls - 16.000
Elminage Gothic - 8.000
Way of the Samurai 3 - 6.000
DEGICA:
Mushihimesama - 24.000
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours - 13.000
Deathsmiles - 12.000
G. REV:
Strania - 2.000
GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT
Grandia II Anniversary Edition - 54.000
IDEA FACTORY
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 1 - 267.333
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 2: Sisters Generation - 128.000
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 3: V Generation - 89.000
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed - 40.000
Hyperdevotion Noire: Godess Black Heart - 16.000
Fairy Fencer F - 100.000
Amnesia - 41.000
KOEI-TECMO
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends - 186.000
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 (untranslated) - 92.000
Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker (untranslated) - 74.000
Dead or Alive: Last Round - 68.000
Dynasty Warriors 8 - Empires - 31.000
Nobunaga's Abition: Sphere of Influence - 21.000
Samurai Warriors 4-II - 20.000
Toukiden: Kiwami - 17.000
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - 9.000
Bladestorm: Nightmare - 5.000
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend - 4.000
KONAMI
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 941.000
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - 636.000
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - 544.000
MASTIFF
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - 68.000
MOSS (PUBLISHED BY H2):
Raiden III - 16.000
Raiden IV: Overkill - 10.000
NAMCO
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition - 2.484.000
Dark Souls II - 1.044.000
Dark Souls III - 911.000
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin - 673.000
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst - 480.000
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja STORM Revolution - 269.000
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 - 101.000
Dragon Ball Xenoverse - 443.000
Ace Combat Assault Horizon - 269.000
Tales of Zestiria - 142.000
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 - 92.000
Tales of Symphonia - 80.000
Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul - 11.000
NIS America
Disgaea PC - 53.000
Cladun x2 - 11.000
htoL#NIQ: The Firefly Diary - 3.000
Clan of Champions - 1.000
SEGA
Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed - 728.000
Sonic Generations - 617.000
Sonic Adventure DX - 437.000
Sonic Adventure 2 - 330.000
Sonic CD - 204.000
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ep1 - 181.000
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing - 163.000
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ep2 - 163.000
Sonic Lost World - 46.000
Jet Set Radio - 1.632.000
Valkryia Chronicles - 825.000
Binary Domain - 655.000
Crazy Taxi - 269.000
Space Channel 5 part 2 - 253.000
Nights Into Dreams - 252.000
Sega Bass Fishing - 252.000
SNK PLAYMORE
Metal Slug 3 - 590.000
Metal Slug X - 184.000
Metal Slug - 111.000
Metal Slug 2 - 2.000
The King of Fighters XIII - 378.000
The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited - 85.000
The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match Final Edition - 81.000
Baseball Stars 2 - <1000
Shock Troopers - <1000
SPIKE CHUNSOFT
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - 47.000
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Dispair - 20.000
SQUARE-ENIX
Final Fantasy VII - 1.022.000
Final Fantasy XIII - 565.000
Final Fantasy VIII - 558.000
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 335.000
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster - 171.000
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - 148.000
Final Fantasy IX - 144.000
Final Fantasy IV - 137.000
Final Fantasy III - 137.000
Final Fantasy Type-0 - 133.000
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years - 63.000
Final Fantasy VI - 55.000
Final Fantasy V - 42.000
The Last Remnant - 868.000
Dragon Quest Heroes - 25.000
TREASURE
Ikaruga - 87.000
XSEED/MARVELOUS
YS Origin - 248.000
YS I & II - 162.000
Ys: The Oath in Felghana - 149.000
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim - 38.000
Half-Minute Hero - 445.000
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 181.000
Half-Minute Hero: Second Coming - 77.000
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed - 65.000
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 21.000
Corpse Party - 4.000
I have been using Steamspy weekly for well over a year now to look up game sales and to track the sales of specific games that interest me. I am creating this thread as a follow-up to Nirolak's original thread, as well as some of the more targeted JRPG Steamspy threads we have had in the past. Hopefully it will be of interest to some posters, especially those unfamiliar with Steamspy, or for those who would like a more curated view of the sales of Japanese games.
SOME NOTES:
1) All Steam numbers below reflect total owners on Steam, as reported by Steamspy on May 23, 2016. For those of you not familiar with Steamspy, keep the following in mind:
- These numbers are total owners on Steam and not sales through the Steam store specifically. Steamworks titles purchased on Amazon, Gamersgate, Green Man Gaming, the Humble Store, at retail, through key sellers, in bundles, or as promotions with video cards or other hardware are included in the figures.
- The numbers are all approximate. If you go to steamspy.com you can see the confidence intervals for each title. Low selling titles (under 30k?) tend to be a less accurate than higher selling titles. Because numbers are approximate (but still quite close in most cases), I have rounded all figures to the nearest 1000.
- Steamspy has a lag of about 3 days. Games that were released within the past 2-3 weeks (such as Final Fantasy X), or games that were heavily discounted over the weekend are most likely to be impacted.
2) I have listed games by publisher with an exception for Arc System Works (to keep their various series in one place). Series with more than 2 entries have been separated to make comparisons between entries easier. Otherwise publishers are listed alphabetically and games are listed in descending order of sales/owners.
I have tried to include all of the major and notable minor Japanese publishers/localization companies (the list below contains about 150 titles from 20 pubs). If I have made any glaring omissions, post the numbers below and I will add them to the OP. I omitted a few series (like Pac Man) on purpose as they differ widely in target audience from most other titles listed.
With a couple of exceptions, I left the Japanese indie scene alone. I am not knowledgeable enough to pick out those titles from the Western indie devs making the same stuff, and I don't really think there is a meaningful regional difference between indie devs.
3) Thanks to Sergey Galyonkin for creating and running Steamspy for all of our benefits.
JAPANESE GAME SALES/STEAM OWNERSHIP BY PUBLISHER:
ACCESS GAMES
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut - 197.000 (published by Rising Star)
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - 65.000 (published by Playism)
ARC SYSTEM WORKS (multiple Steam publishers)
Blazebue: Calamity Trigger - 182.000
Blazeblue: Continuum Shift Extended - 64.000
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend - 29.000
Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- 68.000
Guilty Hear Isuka - 43.000
Guilty Gear X2 - 43.000
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R - 27.000
Guity Gear 2 -OVERTURE- 5.000
Melty Blood: AACC - 31.000
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max - 10.000
River City Super Sports Challenge - 7.000
Battle Fantasia - 5.000
XBlaze Code: Embryo - 1.000
CAPCOM
Resident Evil 6 - 789.000
Resident Evil 5 - 739.000
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - 585.000
Resident Evil Revelations - 560.000
Resident Evil 4 - 556.000
Resident Evil HD - 210.000
Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City - 93.000
Resident Evil 0 Remaster - 69.000
DmC: Devil May Cry - 803.000
Devil May Cry 4 - 286.000
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition - 204.000
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition - 142.000
Ultra Street Fighter 4 - 718.000
Street Fighter V - 168.000
Street Fighter x Tekken - 113.000
Street Fighter IV - 104.000
Lost Planet 3 - 448.000
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - 428.000
Lost Planet 2 - 151.000
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition - 42.000
Dead Rising 2 - 450.000
Dead Rising 3 - 379.000
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record - 206.000
Strider - 406.000
Dragons Dogma - 300.000
Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara - 115.000
Megaman Legacy Collection - 41.000
CARPE FULGUR LLC
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale - 455.000
Chantelise - 173.000
Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone - 128.000
This Starry Midnight We Make - 4.000
DRACUE (PUBLISHED BY PLAYISM):
Armored Hunter GUNHOUND EX - 20.000
GHOSTLIGHT LTD
Agarest: Generations of War - 196.000
Agarest Zero - 67.000
Agarest: Generations of War 2 - 47.000
Way of the Samurai 4 - 51.000
Mugen Souls - 16.000
Elminage Gothic - 8.000
Way of the Samurai 3 - 6.000
DEGICA:
Mushihimesama - 24.000
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours - 13.000
Deathsmiles - 12.000
G. REV:
Strania - 2.000
GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT
Grandia II Anniversary Edition - 54.000
IDEA FACTORY
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 1 - 267.333
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 2: Sisters Generation - 128.000
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 3: V Generation - 89.000
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed - 40.000
Hyperdevotion Noire: Godess Black Heart - 16.000
Fairy Fencer F - 100.000
Amnesia - 41.000
KOEI-TECMO
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends - 186.000
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 (untranslated) - 92.000
Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker (untranslated) - 74.000
Dead or Alive: Last Round - 68.000
Dynasty Warriors 8 - Empires - 31.000
Nobunaga's Abition: Sphere of Influence - 21.000
Samurai Warriors 4-II - 20.000
Toukiden: Kiwami - 17.000
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - 9.000
Bladestorm: Nightmare - 5.000
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend - 4.000
KONAMI
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 941.000
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - 636.000
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - 544.000
MASTIFF
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - 68.000
MOSS (PUBLISHED BY H2):
Raiden III - 16.000
Raiden IV: Overkill - 10.000
NAMCO
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition - 2.484.000
Dark Souls II - 1.044.000
Dark Souls III - 911.000
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin - 673.000
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst - 480.000
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja STORM Revolution - 269.000
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 - 101.000
Dragon Ball Xenoverse - 443.000
Ace Combat Assault Horizon - 269.000
Tales of Zestiria - 142.000
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 - 92.000
Tales of Symphonia - 80.000
Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul - 11.000
NIS America
Disgaea PC - 53.000
Cladun x2 - 11.000
htoL#NIQ: The Firefly Diary - 3.000
Clan of Champions - 1.000
SEGA
Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed - 728.000
Sonic Generations - 617.000
Sonic Adventure DX - 437.000
Sonic Adventure 2 - 330.000
Sonic CD - 204.000
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ep1 - 181.000
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing - 163.000
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ep2 - 163.000
Sonic Lost World - 46.000
Jet Set Radio - 1.632.000
Valkryia Chronicles - 825.000
Binary Domain - 655.000
Crazy Taxi - 269.000
Space Channel 5 part 2 - 253.000
Nights Into Dreams - 252.000
Sega Bass Fishing - 252.000
SNK PLAYMORE
Metal Slug 3 - 590.000
Metal Slug X - 184.000
Metal Slug - 111.000
Metal Slug 2 - 2.000
The King of Fighters XIII - 378.000
The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited - 85.000
The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match Final Edition - 81.000
Baseball Stars 2 - <1000
Shock Troopers - <1000
SPIKE CHUNSOFT
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - 47.000
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Dispair - 20.000
SQUARE-ENIX
Final Fantasy VII - 1.022.000
Final Fantasy XIII - 565.000
Final Fantasy VIII - 558.000
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 335.000
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster - 171.000
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - 148.000
Final Fantasy IX - 144.000
Final Fantasy IV - 137.000
Final Fantasy III - 137.000
Final Fantasy Type-0 - 133.000
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years - 63.000
Final Fantasy VI - 55.000
Final Fantasy V - 42.000
The Last Remnant - 868.000
Dragon Quest Heroes - 25.000
TREASURE
Ikaruga - 87.000
XSEED/MARVELOUS
YS Origin - 248.000
YS I & II - 162.000
Ys: The Oath in Felghana - 149.000
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim - 38.000
Half-Minute Hero - 445.000
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 181.000
Half-Minute Hero: Second Coming - 77.000
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed - 65.000
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 21.000
Corpse Party - 4.000