# Shenmue I & II Summer DB entity ID: 8f782d93\-de51\-4e56\-a204\-8a51527a28c9 Steam App ID: 758330 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 objects, and talking to NPCs\. Battle enemies and bosses making full use of the moves of Hazuki\-style jujitsu\. Beat quick\-time events \(QTEs\) and mini\-games\. Key features The best Shenmue experience Pioneering Dreamcast classics available for the first time on PC Updated user interface Choice of modern or classic controls Japanese audio available for the first time for a global audience Fully scalable screen resolutions An epic legend A tale of revenge on a grand scale Solve the mystery of your father’s murder An experience never to be forgotten The world feels alive Talk to anyone, scour the world for clues NPCs live independent lives on their own schedule Faithful recreations of 1980s Japan and Hong Kong, China Distract yourself with arcade games, collectibles, duck racing, and more ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: D3T - Publisher: SEGA - Release date: Aug 21, 2018 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/758330/ss\_d46aa961641d57eba3cd4d57f9f23df048de86f5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1763674637, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/758330/ss\_e4f079c1d223a9f6179574c79b4c670980d1fae4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1763674637, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/758330/ss\_e0279d238d9c817467b3284f5eda4ce3a65806a6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1763674637, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/758330/ss\_6bf8b27308c25b3885a4efb1f3433b9f1e544ea6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1763674637, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/758330/ss\_2d13aa530bc218b79dfef599e73ed67f6a4ff3dc\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1763674637 - Price: 2999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 9 - Steam review count: 3263 - Steam positive reviews: 2897 - Steam negative reviews: 366 - Steam positive percentage: 88.7833282255593% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/8f782d93-de51-4e56-a204-8a51527a28c9/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/8f782d93-de51-4e56-a204-8a51527a28c9/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:42:43\.271122\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:42:44\.549438\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:42:44\.291555\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/758330/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/758330/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=758330","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/758330"\},"price":"2026\-09\-23T06:42:43\.271122\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-23T06:42:43\.271122\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-23T06:42:44\.549438\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-23T06:42:44\.291555\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"063b6b22\-b14e\-4557\-bfce\-85b7e059bebb","catalog":"1527118d\-3028\-43ae\-a5e6\-0f11a34613a7","details":"7890f67e\-7577\-4017\-985b\-79a25cc9ca7f","players":"1a19b3ab\-80cf\-4213\-b5d5\-d62a618c8df5","reviews":"9a3d3237\-15a4\-478c\-85ab\-e91c7e51afdc"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"8f782d93\-de51\-4e56\-a204\-8a51527a28c9","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758330/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/8f782d93-de51-4e56-a204-8a51527a28c9)