What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~183,322
(P10–P90: 73,329 – 403,308)
Gross revenue: ~$13,527,660
($5,411,079 – $29,760,823)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 64% positive across 245 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Story & writing71% positive · 160 mentions
“It's not Code Vein if it doesn't come with tragic backstories for each companion. This time they ended up as a samurai rokurokubi, a skeleton reaper, and a mad knight with a very big sword. And then they brought back the background music…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 51 h played
Gameplay & mechanics64% positive · 120 mentions
“I've finished the game once and am going back through on NG+ to find what I missed. I think this game is getting way more negative reviews than it deserves. I genuinely found the game and story good and exploration felt fun. The combat is…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 37 h played
Performance & stability63% positive · 99 mentions
“It's not Code Vein if it doesn't come with tragic backstories for each companion. This time they ended up as a samurai rokurokubi, a skeleton reaper, and a mad knight with a very big sword. And then they brought back the background music…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 51 h played
Visuals & audio64% positive · 64 mentions
“It's not Code Vein if it doesn't come with tragic backstories for each companion. This time they ended up as a samurai rokurokubi, a skeleton reaper, and a mad knight with a very big sword. And then they brought back the background music…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 51 h played
Price & value60% positive · 55 mentions
“I'm not sure why this game is so hated or seen as mediocre at best. Its honestly solid, maybe not worth the asking price of 70 $ but still a solid rpg. While the dialogue can be melodramatic at times i genuinely did care for a lot of the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 31 h played
Content & longevity72% positive · 39 mentions
“While is an amazing upgrade compared to the first game on combat, story and characters, sadly the game fails on keep the quality when it comes to its open world and level design, making it be kinda repetitive since the game has a terrible…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 24 h played
Multiplayer & community68% positive · 34 mentions
“I never played Code Vein 2 before the recent patch, so I can't compare it to launch, but in its current state I'm having a great time. The graphics are gorgeous, the gameplay is fun, and the character creator is incredible. My only real…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 19 h played
Difficulty & balance68% positive · 28 mentions
“It's not Code Vein if it doesn't come with tragic backstories for each companion. This time they ended up as a samurai rokurokubi, a skeleton reaper, and a mad knight with a very big sword. And then they brought back the background music…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 51 h played
Controls & UI58% positive · 12 mentions
“I regret being influenced by the soggy hanky negative reviews on this, especially from anyone who has played the original. I have not seen any frame rate issues or any real bugs at all. This may be becasue I bought the game recently, maybe…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 13 h played
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