Despite enjoying popularity primarily in the 90s, we’d probably rank Digimon in the niche category these days. But we’d be wrong, because new game Digimon Story Time Stranger is blowing up in a big way.
While we’ll need to await a lot more information, fans have noticed that the game has peaked at over 70k concurrent players on PC storefront Steam.
While concurrents don’t reflect sales, a larger number generally means a higher proportion of players, which in theory means the title has sold well.
In fact, if you compare to previous Digimon games, the difference is dramatic.
For example, Digimon Survive – which, admittedly, is part of a different sub-series – peaked at a little over 6k players.
Meanwhile, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth – Time Stranger’s direct predecessor – peaked at barely 3.5k players. That game did arrive on PC several years after its PlayStation release, though.
We obviously don’t know how many people are playing the PS5 version, but on the US PS Store, the game is currently seventh on the digital best-sellers list, behind only the likes of Ghost of Yotei, Fortnite, NBA 2K26, and Madden NFL 26. It’s actually above Roblox and Battlefield 6!
We’re sure if things are going as well as they seem, Bandai Namco will release a sales update shortly.
It’s a shame, then, that the game didn’t quite hit our reviewer’s expectations.
In our 6/10 verdict, we said the game “squanders so much potential”:
“If Digimon Story Time Stranger just sat back and allowed its largely fantastic RPG systems to breathe, it could be counted amongst the finest of Digimon games. But instead, it gets bogged down in disappointingly linear design that limits combat and party-based progression at almost every turn. Despite being packed with such clear potential, Time Stranger ends up feeling like a frustrating misfire.”
Do you agree with our review? Are you one of the seemingly many people enjoying Time Stranger? Let us know below.
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