Japanese Steam reviews, Oct 11-17, 2026: Slay the Spire 2 leads with 95.8% positive

The week in numbers

Players writing reviews in Japanese published 805 reviews about 70 games between Oct 11-17, 2026. The ranking order comes from the lower end of the 95% confidence interval, so a game with few reviews cannot lead on luck. Only games with at least 20 reviews qualified for the list. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE drew the most attention with 216 reviews. WARDOGS followed with 59 reviews. Forza Horizon 6 received 41 reviews. Big Walk collected 39 reviews. Permafrost gathered 31 reviews. The remaining tracked games received fewer than twenty reviews each.

The best received

Slay the Spire 2 led the ranking with 95.8% positive reviews across 24 comments. The lower end of the 95% confidence interval sat at 79.8%. Players writing reviews in Japanese praised its core mechanics, which 43.5% of recommending reviews mentioned. They also noted the amount of content and replayability at 21.7%, and the difficulty balance at 13.0%.

キャラクターごとに戦闘スタイルが異なるうえ、同じキャラクターでもデッキの組み方で戦い方が変わってくるので遊びの幅が広い。

Each character has a different combat style, and even the same character offers a wide range of playstyles depending on deck composition.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword ranked second with 95.5% positive reviews from 22 players. Its confidence interval started at 78.2%. Recommending reviews highlighted gameplay and combat at 76.2%, story and writing at 33.3%, and difficulty balance at 33.3%.

防御・受け流し・回避・弾き・一閃（右に行くほどタイミングが難しい）

Defend, parry, dodge, deflect, and flash (timing gets harder moving right).

Big Walk placed third with 89.7% positive reviews from 39 players. Reviewers pointed to gameplay mechanics at 37.1%, content length at 22.9%, and story elements at 11.4%. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE sat at fourth with 79.6% positive reviews across 216 comments. Its confidence interval started at 73.8%. Recommending reviews discussed core gameplay at 60.5%, narrative elements at 32.6%, and music and sound at 19.2%. Permafrost rounded out the top five with 58.1% positive reviews from 31 players. Reviewers focused heavily on gameplay mechanics at 94.4%, performance and optimization at 44.4%, and content length at 44.4%.

The least well received

WARDOGS finished sixth with 39.0% positive reviews across 59 comments. Its confidence interval started at 27.6%. Not-recommending reviews criticized gameplay mechanics at 69.4%, difficulty balance at 47.2%, and content length at 30.6%. Overwatch® received 27.6% positive reviews from 29 players. Its confidence interval started at 14.7%. Critics mentioned core gameplay at 47.6%, performance issues at 33.3%, and online multiplayer servers at 23.8%. Forza Horizon 6 recorded the lowest approval at 14.6% positive across 41 reviews. Its confidence interval started at 6.9%. Players writing reviews in Japanese cited gameplay mechanics at 51.4%, performance and optimization at 42.9%, and developer conduct at 25.7%.

What else happened this week

The period contained no new releases or games with notable rating shifts. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE maintained the highest review volume at 216 comments, with a 79.6% positive share. WARDOGS accumulated 59 reviews and held a 39.0% positive share. Forza Horizon 6 gathered 41 reviews and sat at 14.6% positive. Big Walk received 39 reviews and reached 89.7% positive. Permafrost collected 31 reviews and finished at 58.1% positive. Slay the Spire 2 gathered 24 reviews and maintained a 95.8% positive share. Onimusha: Way of the Sword received 22 reviews and held a 95.5% positive share. Overwatch® collected 29 reviews and ended at 27.6% positive.