Sword Art Online: Lost Song
Sword Art Online: Lost Song
Game
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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition
Developer AQURIA
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (ソードアート・オンライン -ホロウ・リアリゼーション-, Sōdo Āto Onrain -Horō Riarizēshon-) is a Japanese video game developed by Aquria and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Windows PC, based on the Japanese light novel series, Sword Art Online. It is the fourth video game in the series and the successor to Sword Art Online: Lost Song. Hollow Realization… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
269 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
68
Fresh
116 positive · 54 negative
95% range 61–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 116 | 54 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 13 | 60 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,363 of 1,839 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
69% recommend · 121 yes, 54 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (6,077 of 7,703 positive).
Players praise the combat and skill mechanics as fun and rewarding. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game has technical issues, especially crashes on high-core PCs. [4][5][6] Fans of the anime find it nostalgic and enjoyable, despite flaws. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
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okay i am DONE with this game. i went from really enjoying it, to enjoying some parts of it, to on and off loving/hating it. to fxcking DESPISING it. the story to this game is infuriating and the gameplay does not at all help. the story constantly contradicts itself and feels almost like an episode of dora the way every cutscene ends with a kirito monologue of "looks like i learned that this character loves this …
- [4]
At the time of writing this, 05/06/2026 I can confirm that the game currently isn't working and will crash on a attempt at loading in (Or entering the city on a new playthrough) you can check the discussions tab for confirmation from other players, the other recent positive reviews are most likely not real. If you're like me, replaying the old SAO games for Echoes Of Aincrad, unfortunately we will have to skip this …
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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 35-180+ hours to complete, SAO: Hollow Realization is an almost fully voiced singleplayer game that mimics the anime’s VRMMORPG skill trees, weapon logistics (weapon skills, weapon EXP, secret skills learned via specific actions, etc…) , raid boss mechanics, party synchronization, item usage, and social dynamics more than any other previous title before it. Except this game takes …
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🗡️ SAO Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition Is it worth it? Yes… but with some asterisks. If you like SAO and enjoy long JRPGs, Hollow Realization feels like an arranged marriage that somehow… works better than expected. ✅ Pros - Solid combat system: real-time, fun, and actually rewards you for learning mechanics (not just button mashing like your keyboard owes you money). - A LOT of content: long main story, all DLCs …
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Finished this game a while ago and noticed i have not reviewed it so here we go : The game is great. I love the skill mechanics and everything else about this game, game takes place after the whole aincrad arc from the anime, which takes a different route than the anime after that. the story is not that bad honestly, some dungeons were a bit weird to navigate, so had to look up some gameplay for that hah. the whole …
Summarised from 34 of the 266 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
69% of the 175 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition. The complaint that keeps coming up: game crashes on loading screens for some players. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Both PlayStation 4 and Vita versions received final scores of 32/40 by Famitsu, being awarded 9, 8, 7 and 8 by four individual reviewers. Vince Ingenito of IGN awarded Hollow Realization a score of 6.7 out of 10, describing it as an "action-oriented, single-player faux-MMO with satisfying, nuanced combat" but criticizing its "opaque systems, intrusive pacing, and lack of narrative stakes." GameSpot's Janine Hawkins gave the game a score of 5 out of 10, calling it an "action-RPG fused with visual-novel trappings" and criticizing its bugs, clumsy UI, and poor…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 269 · most liked firstIt is confirmed that Sword Art Online has been cleared, and the game is being erased from the servers. 6,147 players remain alive, however some 300 have yet to wake up. It is unclear why, and is being investigated.
neutral · AI labelView post →August 14 1985, Game Studio Inc was formed in Tokyo, Japan! Headed by ex-Namco game designer Masanobu Endō (best known for Xevious and Tower of Dauaga) Game Studio Inc is still going strong today, recently working with Bandai Namco to develop and release Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad!
neutral · AI labelView post →This track is called "Forgotten Woods - Unique Enemy"! Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is an awesome game! It's unique in the sense that it combines anime and JRPG elements with the looter shooter genre, I haven't played a lot of games like it! It's also a really fun game and a good time overall 😊
positive · AI labelView post →Sword Art Online being a primarily single player series. Is the greatest inside joke in the industry…
negative · AI labelView post →MAN I really thought that new JRPG Bandai game could be something HUGE but, it’s just another Sword Art Online game 🧍🏻♂️
negative · AI labelView post →They stole water to build a bad game that sent people to the hospital That is the plot of Sword Art Online
neutral · AI labelView post →CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE Vol 2 is out today! 3 friends play a MMO in their sleep while searching for their friend who went missing in the game. It’s Nightmare on Elm Street meets Sword Art Online. @danielirizarri.bsky.social does some jaw-dropping things in here. @oni-press.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember when the most common complaint against Sword Art Online was that it used video game progression and character leveling as a crutch for not writing interesting character development.
negative · AI labelView post →I forgot that a new Sword Art Online game came out. I need it.
positive · AI labelView post →Lots of new interest in CEMETERY KIDS! Vol 1 - CEMETERY KIDS DON'T DIE is out now from @oni-press.bsky.social 4 friends play nightmarish video game in their sleep. Which was fun until... one of them doesn't wake up. It's NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET meets SWORD ART ONLINE @danielirizarri.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →the guy made a version of an Oculus headset with explosives on it that kills you if you die in game because he's a Sword Art Online fan, he's not a supervillain, he's a fucking dweeb
neutral · AI labelView post →Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PS3/PS Vita) features Sonic the Hedgehog's Green Hill Zone as a stage. This game is notable for it's roster from various anime in this game, including Sword Art Online, Toradora!, and A Certain Magical Index.
neutral · AI labelView post →Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax is super messed up to me because it has Akira Yuki from Virtua Fighter and Selvaria Bles from Valkyria Chronicles and the stages are based on various Sega games, and I think, this could've been a 2D Sega fighting game. Instead I gotta see Sword Art Online characters.
negative · AI labelView post →#promosky Black Myth Wukong Dragon Ball Z One Piece Naruto Sword Art Online No Game No Life Spiderman Batman Superman Batgirl Supergirl Horror Asian horror J horror Halloween JU ON The Grudge The Ring/Sadako Gravity Rush Insomniac Spiderman Batman Arkham XMEN Wolverine
neutral · AI labelView post →New Isekai Anime Crossover Video Game Announced! Featuring various popular isekai anime characters from "Mushoku Tensei", "Reincarnated as a Slime", "Sword Art Online" and many more! "Isekai ∞ Isekai" will launch on Jan 27, 2025! youtu.be/RXxzg66KUxk
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s the polar opposite of Sword Art Online, where I’m certain the author has never played an MMORPG much at all. It’s a show about a game that deeply understands games, but also gamers of many different varieties.
negative · AI labelView post →Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 35-180+ hours to complete, SAO: Hollow Realization is an almost fully voiced singleplayer game that mimics the anime’s VRMMORPG skill trees, weapon logistics (weapon skills, weapon EXP, secret skills learned via specific actions, etc…) , raid boss mechanics, party synchronization, item usage, and social dynamics more than any other previous title before it. Except this game takes place in an alternate world where, while exploring the city, your party meets…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A singleplayer RPG that feels more like an MMORPG than most MMORPGs out there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On November 7 at 14:55 the game was completed🗡️ -I'm a little late.😅 There wasn't enough time yesterday.😞 #cosplay #swordartonline #swordartonlinecosplay #yui
neutral · AI labelView post →dude i started playing this game and there was no "quit" option can somebody send help I've been stuck playing this mid game for like a month now...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Slime: IM mobile game got a collab with Sword Art Online earlier today I enjoy the fact that almost every collab has had characters from these other animes question Rimuru’s gender lol Rimuru is just cute no matter what okay 😌
neutral · AI labelView post →After over a year of maintenance, the Sword Art Online Variant Showdown smartphone game returns!
neutral · AI labelView post →"new game" had me kind of interested and then SWORD ART ONLINE popped up in the title. I'm good, man.
negative · AI labelView post →if you're a hard fan of SAO, then this is your best bet for starter. in my opinion, this is the best SAO game (well, all of SAO games are ass, so yeah, i never said that this is a good game. just better than the other SAO franchise). The story is what you'd expect from a SAO game, cringy and all, and the dlcs aren't really helping. It's back to Kirito expanding his harem, with premiere keep saying that she wants to be kirito's lover (like, what? why?). Premiere is cute and innocent tho, so i'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Death wasn't supposed to be their final goodbye, but now Violet has just one chance to upload herself and play a game within a virtual world to reunite with her dead wife. Upload x Sword Art Online (with lesbians!) #QuestPit #Q #SFF #R
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm really excited for the Sword Art Online video game Echoes of Aincrad that releases this Friday. we pre-ordered a physical copy because we don't trust PlayStation at the moment, but who does
positive · AI labelView post →okay i am DONE with this game. i went from really enjoying it, to enjoying some parts of it, to on and off loving/hating it. to fxcking DESPISING it. the story to this game is infuriating and the gameplay does not at all help. the story constantly contradicts itself and feels almost like an episode of dora the way every cutscene ends with a kirito monologue of "looks like i learned that this character loves this party we have as much as i do and we need to protect it with everything we have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Echoes of Aincrad was not a very good game, but it got me thinking about the many attempts to make Sword Art Online games over the years and how trying to make a video game out of hit novel "Don't make the video game that kills you" is a futile effort raiderking.com/the-futility...
negative · AI labelView post →Got a cat here. Friends passing by can touch her and click Like to pet her once. Award for good luck, Take My Points for infinite pets :) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ＿＿ ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keep One Anime – this week's results: Chainsaw Man vs Violet Evergarden ended 18–18. Play: https://keeponeanime.com/ Thanks to everyone who played this week (29 players on Oct 20, 45 on Oct 21). A few results from the real votes, only counting duels with 20+ votes: - Chainsaw Man vs Violet Evergarden: 18–18. A perfect tie. - Princess Mononoke vs Weathering With You: 35–5. Not close at all. - Cowboy Bebop vs Kakegurui: 35–6. - ONE PIECE beat Sword Art Online 30–11. - One-Punch Man beat Naruto…
neutral · AI labelView post →At the time of writing this, 05/06/2026 I can confirm that the game currently isn't working and will crash on a attempt at loading in (Or entering the city on a new playthrough) you can check the discussions tab for confirmation from other players, the other recent positive reviews are most likely not real. If you're like me, replaying the old SAO games for Echoes Of Aincrad, unfortunately we will have to skip this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sword Art Online is Teasing an Announcement for November 7, 2024. It is the day when Kirito cleared the Sword Art Online game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished this game a while ago and noticed i have not reviewed it so here we go : The game is great. I love the skill mechanics and everything else about this game, game takes place after the whole aincrad arc from the anime, which takes a different route than the anime after that. the story is not that bad honestly, some dungeons were a bit weird to navigate, so had to look up some gameplay for that hah. the whole waifu point system isn't my thing honestly because it was annoying to do. oh…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man what the actual fuck. And this maniac admits he got the idea from the anime Sword Art Online. In the show players log into a vr game only to find out they’re stuck unless they win and die if they lose. Why would any sane individual want to recreate that?!
neutral · AI labelView post →Today is the day when Kirito Cleared the Sword Art Online Game (November 7, 2024 at 14.55)
neutral · AI labelView post →Recommended. "There is nothing more boring than watching someone else play a RPG" - Kirito, Sword Art Online, Vol. 1 Ch. 22 Truly, if you aren't the target audience of this game, you would never be able to appreciate how good it is. Thankfully i am. Saw this in early 2015 on a PS ad, no regrets in only starting playing it now almost 10 years after everything passed out, seeing how good it turned out. The horizon of a hero never stops expanding. Story…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🗡️ SAO Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition Is it worth it? Yes… but with some asterisks. If you like SAO and enjoy long JRPGs, Hollow Realization feels like an arranged marriage that somehow… works better than expected. ✅ Pros - Solid combat system: real-time, fun, and actually rewards you for learning mechanics (not just button mashing like your keyboard owes you money). - A LOT of content: long main story, all DLCs included, big maps… this game eats your free time for breakfast. -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Free Play Days: Game Pass members can play Totally Reliable Delivery Service, Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream and Railway Empire for free this weekend, while all Xbox players can enjoy Terra Memoria and For Honor, no membership needed. news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Is it glitchy? yes. Is it based on an anime I haven't watched since elementary school and think is kind of mid now? also yes. Is it fun though? And it totally is. It's not groundbreaking and it has it's issues, but it's still an enjoyable game nonetheless. I'd recommend it if it's on sale (It was for me and I think I spent like five bucks on the game), but not for the full price. overall, 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴LIVE NOW I'm playing some Echoes of Aincrad. The new Sword Art Online game that dropped. Starting from after the game's prologue. Thanks again to @bandainamcousa.bsky.social for hitting me up with a code. #sponsored kzxcellent.live
positive · AI labelView post →Preview the Death Game Mode in the Sword Art Online franchise's Echoes of Aincrad game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Its funny that the oldest release in the series is somehow better than all the rest ahead of it.. If this gets a remake/remaster it'll break the net.. Modern engine, refine combat, better PC controls, extended world exploration, new content, reworked bosses, life skills, owning a property, owning a shop/business. Marriage.. Bandai has this right at their money grubbing finger tips but they continue to milk SAO with these new garbage titles chasing after nostalgia from the OGs of the anime…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Echoes of Aincrad' a new game in the Sword Art Online universe launches July 10th on Xbox Series, PS5 and PC. youtu.be/U5IUKHX0cSA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game's fun, not worth $50 after 8 years though. Buy it on sale. Writing's funny, I can actually read the sarcasm. Gameplay is fun, and with it being more Action RPG than MMO, I can actually stand playing it, unlike something like FFXIV. I've played the game for probably well over 300 hours before this on the Vita, and it's not a difficult game. You can get through the entire main story by playing alone and only enhancing the starting equipment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕊𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝔸𝕣𝕥 𝕆𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕕 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪. After defeating the director of Sword Art Online, the guy who made a game so addicting to young nerds that they'd pass days on end, wired to a VR, only to realize he trapped them inside in a death game where they fight to survive... Things seem to have become easier for our nerdy protagonists, until they meet Premiere. Sword Art…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Return to Aincrad in a new story trailer for the upcoming Sword Art Online game!
neutral · AI labelView post →SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream (Xbox) is $11.96 on Amazon amzn.to/48GfsI9 #ad $14.99 Xbox (Game Pass discount) buff.ly/5mAhY4u (Steam) $17.38 Gamebillet buff.ly/S9tvQF0
neutral · AI labelView post →The Sword Art Online Variant Showdown smartphone game will end service on October 30, but an Offline Edition will launch on the same day.
neutral · AI labelView post →I would recommend the game, if it worked properly. Sadly. It worked fine until around the 3.5 hour mark, and then after 20 minutes it just shuts off, No error code or anything. Just that's it. Turn it back on and then after 20 minutes back at it. I couldn't refund it, sadly. Just beware. So, you won't be in the same boat. I'm hoping it fixes itself, because it's a favorite of mine and I have originally over 150 hours in it on my switch from years ago. (I will update this if it randomly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I keep thinking about how the Sword Art Online game that came out like a week prior has functional cross play but not dragon ball
neutral · AI labelView post →Enter the world of Sword Art Online in Echoes of Aincrad's latest gameplay trailer!
neutral · AI labelView post →I think Sword Art Online ruined anime. Now half the anime out is either an isekai, a fantasy world with video game mechanics, or both.
negative · AI labelView post →Man, if you are going to design the protagonist of an rpg, my number one rule is "if the design starts to give Kirito from Sword Art Online vibes, the design sucks, stop."
negative · AI labelView post →Great game. I still have fun in 2025.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The perfect game for SwordArtOnline lovers or any person that likes anime theme game, a very good story and gameplay with a lot of stuff to do on it and a large world to explore. Not that popular it self but one of the bests that ik.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strea's bonkers got physics
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →buy this game now, the best SAO game ever! just ignore the rest
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the idea but not so much the title. I think everybody should have something they like that not everyone else does, but not for a goal. But just to have something unique about them. My favourite singer is Enya, which is *hardly* unpopular given that she is the best-selling *solo* artist out of Ireland (she's behind U2, which is a band, so they aren't counted against one another). I don't just like her music, I know some trivial information, like how she lives in a castle, doesn't tour,…
neutral · AI labelView post →Nobody shows the players who died in Sword Art Online series to really niche bugs within the game engine…
neutral · AI labelView post →No wonder Bandai Namco gave CyberConnect2 permission to make their own new .hack game... they already had a new Sword Art Online game in development ("so who needs .hack?").
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