Japanese Steam reviews, Sep 27-Oct 3, 2026: Big Walk leads with 100% positive

The week in numbers

Players writing reviews in Japanese counted 1,400 reviews about 60 games during Sep 27-Oct 3, 2026. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE drew the most attention with 594 reviews. WARDOGS followed with 106 reviews, and Minecraft Dungeons II received 93 reviews. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition gathered 60 reviews, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword received 58 reviews.

The best received

The ranking lists games with at least 20 reviews, ordered by the lower end of the 95% confidence interval so a small sample cannot lead on luck. Big Walk reached rank one with 100% positive reviews from 25 players. Recommending reviews highlighted gameplay and combat mechanics in 44% of recommendations, followed by story and writing at 20%. Players noted that communication played a central role in the experience.

6人の固定メンバーでプレイしてました。 楽しかったです。

Played with a fixed group of six. It was enjoyable.

Played with a fixed group of six. It was enjoyable.

最高に楽しくて思い出になる神ゲームでした！！

It was an incredibly fun game that became a memorable experience.

It was an incredibly fun game that became a memorable experience.

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter took rank two with 100% positive feedback from 21 reviewers. Story and writing appeared in 38.1% of positive reviews, while gameplay and combat were mentioned by 28.6%. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE placed third with 83% positive shares across 594 reviews. Gameplay and combat dominated recommendations at 61.3%, and graphics and art direction were cited by 29.2%. Onimusha: Way of the Sword ranked fourth with 89.7% positive reviews from 58 players. Gameplay and combat were praised in 73.1% of recommendations, and characters and character design appeared in 34.6%. Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms came in fifth with 82.4% positive feedback from 34 reviewers. Gameplay and combat were mentioned in 64.3% of positive reviews, and amount of content and length appeared in 42.9%. WARDOGS ranked sixth with 48.1% positive reviews from 106 players. Gameplay and combat were praised in 66.7% of recommendations, and amount of content and length appeared in 31.4%. Minecraft Dungeons II took seventh place with 43% positive feedback from 93 reviews. Gameplay and combat dominated recommendations at 62.5%, and performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes were cited by 42.5%.

The least well received

SILENT HILL: Townfall had the lowest share at 25% positive across 36 reviews. Not-recommending reviews cited gameplay and combat mechanics in 85.2% of negative feedback, and performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes appeared in 48.1%. Minecraft Dungeons II followed with 43% positive reviews from 93 players. Gameplay and combat were mentioned in 62.3% of negative reviews, and performance issues appeared in 60.4%. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition received 43.3% positive feedback from 60 reviews. Performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes dominated criticisms at 88.2%, and graphics and art direction were cited by 32.4%. The two games near the bottom share similar positive shares around 43%.

What else happened this week

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE released on October 1 and drew 594 reviews with 83% positive feedback. Minecraft Dungeons II launched on September 29 and received 93 reviews with 43% positive feedback. SILENT HILL: Townfall saw the biggest change, dropping 24.3 percentage points from 49.3% to 25% positive. The shift coincided with 36 reviews in this period compared with 73 reviews the previous week, and the p-value was 0.015. WARDOGS maintained a 48.1% positive share across 106 reviews, while Aniimo received 26 reviews with a 50% positive share.