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NEO: The World Ends with You
"Only the possibility of you can change our fate" Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game."
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fun, deep pin-based combat” (30 of 79 reviews) and “Strong writing and memorable characters” (28); the most common complaint is “Pacing, plot holes, bland dialogue” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
30 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This game is an excuse for Tetsuya Nomura to make a bunch of clothing designs, and god bless him for it. This game apparently released to like no fanfare, and that's truly a shame because it's more original than like…”
28 of the 79 reviews raise this.
17 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“It's an JRPG with Cool Music and Graffiti Style. You play this game for the narative or its amazing art style. It's gameplay might not be for everyone and sometimes can be repetitive with Bullet Sponge Enemies near the…”
“Continuation of timeless classic The World Ends With You from Nintendo DS. Just the soundtrack is enough to fall in love with the series. Game filled with style and intresting plot. Recomended for jrpg fans.”
15 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This game is an excuse for Tetsuya Nomura to make a bunch of clothing designs, and god bless him for it. This game apparently released to like no fanfare, and that's truly a shame because it's more original than like…”
“It's an JRPG with Cool Music and Graffiti Style. You play this game for the narative or its amazing art style. It's gameplay might not be for everyone and sometimes can be repetitive with Bullet Sponge Enemies near the…”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“As fun as the combat can be when you choose the right pins that work together, trudging through the story just to get to certain fights on top of not having an actual skip button can feel a little tedious. I might come…”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like this game, so much that I uninstalled it and reinstalled it two separate times. The enemy design and the combat got in the way. Invulnerable enemies, a myriad useless pins, an egregious amount of…”
“It's an JRPG with Cool Music and Graffiti Style. You play this game for the narative or its amazing art style. It's gameplay might not be for everyone and sometimes can be repetitive with Bullet Sponge Enemies near the…”
“I have play this game perviously on the switch and had great memories so seeing it on sale, I decided to give it a shot. How did you manage to make it worst? The control felt worse than on the switch. If its on sale and…”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like this game, so much that I uninstalled it and reinstalled it two separate times. The enemy design and the combat got in the way. Invulnerable enemies, a myriad useless pins, an egregious amount of…”
“I have play this game perviously on the switch and had great memories so seeing it on sale, I decided to give it a shot. How did you manage to make it worst? The control felt worse than on the switch. If its on sale and…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Finally was able to finish my first playthrough of this game and it was great. Now re-release TWEWY:FM on PC cowards”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“If only Square Enix cared enough to port the first game to PC that would be amazing. I can't get enough of this franchise, and I hope someday we can get more games, a side story of the old characters or the new ones, a VN whatever it is. Square Enix please get to work and…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“NEO:TWEWY is an extremely underrated game and a great sequel Thank you Square Enix for making little to no marketing campaigns for this game and making it exclusive for almost a year on the epic games launcher and shadow dropping it on steam. But also Thank you Square Enix for…”
— a player, Steam review · 90 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · JRPG · Action RPG · 2.5D · 3D · 2D · Comic Book · Story Rich · Action · Controller · Anime · Linear (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 51 |
| Official site | https://www.square-enix-games.com/neotwewy/en-us/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: AMD A8-5600K / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: 30 FPS @ 1280x720