That New Digimon Game’s Looking Like a Big Hit

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While Digimon was most popular in the 90s, you might think it’s now a somewhat niche franchise. However, that’s not the case! The new game, Digimon Story Time Stranger, is becoming incredibly popular.

Okay, so we still have a ways to go before we know everything, but as a fan, I’ve been checking, and it’s awesome to see that the game hit over 70k concurrent players on Steam! It’s really exciting to see so many people playing. That’s a great sign, and I’m hoping it keeps growing!

As a fan, I always check how many other people are playing a game – the concurrent players. It’s not a direct measure of sales, of course, but usually, the more people playing at the same time, the more copies the game has probably sold. It’s just a good sign that a lot of people are enjoying it, in my opinion!

In fact, if you compare to previous Digimon games, the difference is dramatic.

For instance, Digimon Survive – though it’s true that it belongs to a separate branch of the series – reached a high of just over 6,000 players.

Interestingly, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth – Time Strangerā€™s previous game, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, only reached a peak of around 3,500 players. However, itā€™s worth noting that version was released on PC several years after it initially came out on PlayStation.

We donā€™t have exact player numbers for the PS5 version, but on the US PS Store, the game is currently seventh in digital sales. Itā€™s only behind popular titles like Ghost of Yotei, Fortnite, NBA 2K26, and Madden NFL 26. Interestingly, itā€™s selling better than Roblox and Battlefield 6!

If everything is progressing as expected, we anticipate that Bandai Namco will soon publish a report on their sales figures.

Itā€™s a shame, then, that the game didnā€™t quite hit our reviewerā€™s expectations.

In our 6/10 verdict, we said the game ā€œsquanders so much potentialā€:

Digimon Story Time Stranger had the potential to be one of the best Digimon games if it had simply let its excellent RPG mechanics shine. However, itā€™s held back by a surprisingly straightforward design, which restricts both battles and how your team develops. Even though itā€™s full of promise, Time Stranger ultimately feels like a disappointing missed opportunity.

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2025-10-04 13:07