RPG · June 7, 2019

OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ (2019)

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Reviews & Accolades “Heady for the eyes and ears” - Gameblog “Wonderful panoramas painted in pixels” - Everyeye_it “A gift for the senses” - Vandal_net 'Love letter to classic JRPGs' - 4Players “Pure nostalgia” - 3Djuegos_com “Beautiful” - Gamesvillage_it “A game with brilliant moments” - PC Gamer “The PC version’s gorgeous 60fps is absolutely to die for” - Rock Paper Shotgun “A remarkable title” - UveJuegos About the Game The award-winning RPG comes to PC! Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers. - Play as eight different characters, each with their own stories to uncover and side quests to complete - Explore the enchanting yet perilous world of Orsterra, spanning 8 vast regions and discover each character’s full story as their journey unfolds - Use each character's distinctive abilities (Path Actions), skills and talents in frenetic battles - Enjoy the accessible yet deep turn-based combat battle system and break through enemy lines by identifying and targeting their weaknesses - Solve side quests and story scenarios in a few different ways and take decisions that shape your path. - Experience visuals inspired by retro 2D RPGs with beautiful realistic elements set in a 3D world

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 469
  • JRPG · 447
  • Pixel Graphics · 390
  • Turn-Based · 381
  • Story Rich · 314
  • Turn-Based Combat · 274
  • Singleplayer · 244
  • Great Soundtrack · 198
  • Open World · 153
  • Strategy · 152
  • Adventure · 135
  • 2.5D · 132
  • Anime · 101
  • Choices Matter · 99
  • Multiple Endings · 95

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume15.2k Steam reviewsTop 23% in RPG
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 50%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 78 — top 53% of RPG titles
Concurrent peak222 playersTop 31% in RPG by live player count
Engagement hours31 h averageTop 31% for session depth among RPG

Peer RPG titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 15.2k reviews

13.1k positive · 2.1k negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.5/10

Curator recommendations

12.9k

Peak concurrent players

222

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Korean

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

RPG releases from 2019

9 RPG titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Press Quotes

“Fascinating and beautiful” 8/10 – GameSpot “A must-buy for every JRPG fan” 9.5/10 – 9lives “Irresistible” 9/10 – PC Games

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

31h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

14h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

15h

Current engagement

Achievements

88

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 7, 2019
DeveloperSquare Enix, ACQUIRE Corp.
PublisherSquare Enix
Base price$23.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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