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Shenmue I & II

Shenmue I & II

SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.

Released Aug 21, 2018 Developer D3T Publisher SEGA Platforms Windows AdventureOpen WorldStory RichMartial ArtsClassic
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.9%positive2,945 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Shenmue sucks and Shenmue is amazing. Both of these things are true. If you meet Shenmue on it's level, and treat it like a playable life sim that happens to have part of martial arts story in it, it becomes one of the most unique experiences in gaming. also the voice acting and…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“My first taste of Shenmue 1 started back in December 2000 on the Dreamcast. I was a teenager back then and had read about the hype surrounding this game on Dreamcast magazine, as well as watching the trailers repeatedly and being wildly excited that this was gonna be a game…”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Shenmue 1 and 2 are an experience, I cannot stress enough how great these games are, and I highly recommend fans of the Yakuza series to play what is essentially the precursor to them,”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

18playing at last check
3424-hour peak
1,280all-time peak
0 500 1k 2019 2021 2023 2025 521 avg · Aug 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

55achievements
10.9%median completion
2.3%rarest: Shenmue II: To Be This Good Takes Ages
34.9% of players 29.1% of players 28.4% of players 26.6% of players 25.1% of players 23.5% of players 23.4% of players 22.5% of players 21.9% of players 20.9% of players 19.7% of players 18.4% of players 17.9% of players 17.7% of players 15.6% of players 15.5% of players 14.7% of players 13.7% of players 13.2% of players 13.0% of players 13.0% of players 12.9% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 11.6% of players 11.4% of players 11.2% of players 10.9% of players 10.9% of players 10.3% of players 10.1% of players 9.7% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 8.7% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.0% of players 3.1% of players 2.3% of players 34.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.9%Shenmue: Gacha Catcha — Shenmue: Find your first collectable toy
29.1%Shenmue: I Know Kung Fu — Shenmue: Learn a combat move
28.4%Shenmue: To Be This Good Takes Ages — Shenmue: Play Hang-On or Space Harrier
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%Shenmue II: To Be This Good Takes Ages — Shenmue II: Play all 4 arcade games
3.1%Shenmue II: Master — Shenmue II: Learn 15 combat skills
4.0%Shenmue II: Big Spender — Shenmue II: Have less than 50 dollars when your bag is stolen

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU34.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia49.99 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Brazil109.99 BRL
China198.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$22 Canada China US UK Australia EU≈$40

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 03, 2020
SEGA Best of Japan Sale

SEGA’s Best of Japan sale is here! From now until 10th March 5pm GMT, save like a boss on the Yakuza series, Valkyria Chronicles, Shenmue, Binary Domain, and more! Complete Your Collection bundles mea

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Open World · Story Rich · Martial Arts · Classic · Action · RPG · Atmospheric · Fighting · Cult Classic · Quick-Time Events · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements55
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://shenmue.sega.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64Bit Processor: Intel i3-560 / AMD FX-4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti (1GB Vram) / AMD Radeon 6990 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions