Shenmue I & II overview

Overview

Shenmue I & II comes from D3T and is published by SEGA. It arrived on Steam on Aug 21, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Shenmue I & II's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 12 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:18:02 UTC, with a tracked peak near 40. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 3,197 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Shenmue I & II is available in 6 languages including:

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, cero, and dejus

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Shenmue I & II has sold up to 75,221 units and has 2,145 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,600,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Shenmue I & II overview details

Shenmue I & II combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000 and 2001, Shenmue I & II is an open world action adventure combining jujitsu combat, investigative sleuthing, RPG elements, and memorable mini-games. It pioneered many aspects of modern gaming, including open world city exploration, and was the game that coined the Quick Time Event (QTE). It was one of the first games with a persistent open world, where day cycles to night, weather changes, shops open and close and NPCs go about their business all on their own schedules. Its engrossing epic story and living world created a generation of passionate fans, and the game consistently makes the list of “greatest games of all time”. Story A tale of revenge. In 1986, teenage jujitsu artist Ryo Hazuki returns to the dojo of his father, Iwao Hazuki, only to witness his murder by a Chinese man, Lan Di. Lan Di steals a mysterious artifact known as the Dragon Mirror. Ryo vows to avenge his father’s death and sets out tracing Lan Di’s path. The first game in the series, Shenmue begins the tale as Ryo travels around Yokosuka, Japan, gathering clues about his father’s murder and dealing with nefarious gangsters along the way. The sequel Shenmue II continues Ryo’s quest, this time crossing the sea to Hong Kong, China. Ryo ventures deeper into the criminal underworld, meeting martial arts masters who aid him on his journey and offer insight into his father’s death, and unravels the mysteries of the Dragon Mirror that his father kept hidden. Gameplay Take the role of Ryo Hazuki. Explore a 3D open world searching for clues, examining object…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Shenmue I & II is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 12 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:18:02 UTC, a tracked peak of 40, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureOpen WorldStory RichMartial ArtsClassicActionRPGAtmosphericFightingCult ClassicQuick-Time EventsGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerRetroJRPG

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