Sword Art Online: Lost Song
Sword Art Online: Lost Song
Game
Game2018
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment
Developer AQURIA Co., Ltd.
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (ソードアート・オンライン -ホロウ・フラグメント-, Sōdo Āto Onrain -Horō Furagumento-) is a Japanese video game for the PlayStation Vita based on the Sword Art Online light novel series. It is the second console video game in the series, the first being Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment, the content of which is included in Hollow Fragment. The game was released in Japan on April 24, 2014, North America on… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
183 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 17, 2026 · last updated Oct 18, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
117 positive · 48 negative
95% range 64–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 117 | 48 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 2 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
692 of 867 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 119 yes, 48 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 167 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,696 of 2,184 positive).
Players say the game is a niche experience that appeals mainly to die-hard SAO fans. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game is grindy and repetitive, with reused assets and dated graphics. [4][5][6] Others enjoy the story, character interactions, and nostalgic MMO-like feel. [7][8][9]
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- [6]
I am a SAO fan. I am also a programmer. While I really really like SAO, I see too many issues with this game and not only as a programmer but as a gamer too. Thus while I maxed out all sword arts and reached lvl 155 I still can not recommend this game: - for the length of the game there are simply too few cutscenes, you end up mostly with visual novel like animations - there is some heavy grinding which wouldn't be …
- [1]
This is a difficult game to rate... this is ABSOLUTELY not what you think it is. It's definitely extremely low-budget, and I think it's very niche too; most normie SAO fans who are just looking for a cool action game probably won't like this. People who love grindy, hardcore 2000's era MMO's might love this. Especially late-game, after the easy story parts, that's what this game is: a singleplayer version of a …
- [2]
Wow, this is a very special one to review! To me, it has become one of my favourite games, by far, but it doesn't mean that I could recommend this game to everyone. On the contrary. This is very niche game, exactly the kind of game that will be boring/weird for the vast majority, but will provide such a great unique experience for a very specific audience. As a result, the real question would be "do you recognize …
- [4]
This game is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's bad. I know it's bad. The bosses are recolours of each other. The dungeons look almost the exact same. Every fight feels the exact same. The targeting system is the most abysmal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I've ever had the displeasure of using. The game does not run very well, even on powerful systems. The affinity system is the most droll, mind-numbing task known to mankind. Parry, Stun, …
- [5]
It's a very mediocre game, that I'd only recommend to SAO fans who want to see more of the characters and be introduced to new ones, and are willing to go through lots of repetitive dungeon crawling. The plot is honestly very barebones. For Aincrad story, you basically keep climbing the floors, while running into events that are connected to whatever's causing the weird stuff in Aincrad. As for the Hollow story, you …
Summarised from 34 of the 186 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
71% of the 167 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment. The complaint that keeps coming up: repetitive dungeon crawling and reused assets. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game sold 145,029 physical retail copies within the first week of release in Japan, topping the Japanese software sales charts for that week, slightly outselling its predecessor, Infinity Moment, which sold 138,180 copies. By July 2014, it outsold the previous game's total copies sold domestically, which is roughly 200,000 copies, and sold more than 280,000 copies in Japan by December 2014. The game was the top-selling digital Vita game on both the European region and North American region PlayStation Store in August and September 2014, which added up to more than 450,000 copies sold worldwide as of December 2014. Of these, approximately 90,000 copies were sold in Asia, and 70,000…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is basically a 200-hour-long dating simulator with combat mechanics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had to play the entire game in one sitting because there is no log out button.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An action RPG that immerses players in the beloved world of the Sword Art Online anime. The game features stunning graphics and smooth gameplay, making it a joy to explore the various environments and battle enemies. The combat system is well-done, with a variety of weapons and skills to master, and the boss battles are challenging and satisfying. The game also offers a wide range of side quests and missions, providing hours of entertainment. One of the most appealing aspects of the game is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you can't log out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kirito is a hoe
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a difficult game to rate... this is ABSOLUTELY not what you think it is. It's definitely extremely low-budget, and I think it's very niche too; most normie SAO fans who are just looking for a cool action game probably won't like this. People who love grindy, hardcore 2000's era MMO's might love this. Especially late-game, after the easy story parts, that's what this game is: a singleplayer version of a hardcore, skill / gauge managing MMORPG. It's dated, looks like sh*t, UI is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: SAO Cons: everything else I love the OG SAO story and environment, and I am a sucker for things that revolve around that. Not only that, but Hollow Fragment offered a glimpse of what could potentially happen if Kirito and squad played out all of the floors. This is why I gave Hollow Fragment a try. Right away I am greeted with an extremely confusing and convoluted battle system that is paired up with jank controls. Combat just never fully made sense to me, and I ended up mashing sword…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fantastic. It has a lovely story, characters, gameplay, and, of course, a date with Asuna and bed scenes ^^
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as my predecessor said, cheating on asuna simulator
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, this is a very special one to review! To me, it has become one of my favourite games, by far, but it doesn't mean that I could recommend this game to everyone. On the contrary. This is very niche game, exactly the kind of game that will be boring/weird for the vast majority, but will provide such a great unique experience for a very specific audience. As a result, the real question would be "do you recognize yourself as fitting in this audience?" - Most people would say :"are you an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am tired of building intimacy with Argo for the sake of 1 pic I am tired of building intimacy with Ichas for the sake of 1 pic I am tired of building intimacy with Liz for the sake of 1 bed pic I am tired of building intimacy with Sillyca for the sake of 1 bed pic I am tired of building intimacy with Assuna for the sake of 1 bed pic I am tired of building intimacy with Philia for the sake of 1 bed pic I am tired of building intimacy with Leafa for the sake of 1 bed pic
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The beginning of Hollow's timeline Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is an extended version of the videogame Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (PSP), being HF canon for this timeline and also the first game, this version is a remaster. This game is absolutely good, the characters (With new original characters that only appears in this timeline), the story, exploration, gameplay, soundtrack, everything is lovely. If you are a Sword Art Online die hard fan, I absolutely 100% recommend this game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For those who are looking for a good JRPG to play. Well, this game sucks. Right after about 4 hours of playing the game, I had to check on Google to see when it was released. I have to say, for a game released in 2014, Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment has really terrible graphics. It's so bad that I felt like I was using a high-end PC running a PS2 emulator to play games from the early 2000s. The trees, environments, monsters... everything looks like games from old console generation 20…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →don't play this game, it never ends
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's bad. I know it's bad. The bosses are recolours of each other. The dungeons look almost the exact same. Every fight feels the exact same. The targeting system is the most abysmal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I've ever had the displeasure of using. The game does not run very well, even on powerful systems. The affinity system is the most droll, mind-numbing task known to mankind. Parry, Stun, and Dodge are finicky at best, and completely useless at worst. Yet, somehow, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember when I first heard of an SAO game which was Infinity Moment, I really wanted to get the game as a SAO fan but later see that its not getting an English localization. Then they made a remake it off it on the PS Vita which made me save up to get a Vita and bought Hollow Fragment. And now here playing it on Steam. The game is really for SAO fan and mostly will need to watch the anime or at least on the first arc from the first season of the show after they reach floor 75 since this is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is sh*t... And i love it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝕄𝕒𝕟, 𝕀 𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕆𝔸 ℝℙ𝔾𝕤! Well, just as I'd imagined, this game is time-consuming like no other. In this review I'll mainly focus on showing you the ropes, as the game is quite confusing and quite broad when you first look at it. You're Kirito, the Black Swordsman, a nerdy gamer and all that (if you don't know what Sword Art Online is, then you probably should go check out the Anime first, it's pretty good). In this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is cool for sao fans but i wouldnt recommend it even then, this game is super tedious, long, and overall mediocre. i guess if youre dying for sao content it goes hard but this was my first sao game ever, and while im glad to say i beat it, i would not go through this again or recommend it to a friend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment's Implementation system. The game has a secondary world map separate from the core narrative that was supposedly where the (in-game) devs tested new stuff. By completing challenges in the test area, the game unlocks new items, bosses, and game-changing mechanics
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a very mediocre game, that I'd only recommend to SAO fans who want to see more of the characters and be introduced to new ones, and are willing to go through lots of repetitive dungeon crawling. The plot is honestly very barebones. For Aincrad story, you basically keep climbing the floors, while running into events that are connected to whatever's causing the weird stuff in Aincrad. As for the Hollow story, you explore the Hollow area while learning more about the area and the new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did not like this one. Tried to play with mouse and keyboard (horrible, won't recommend) but controller works way way better. Even tho graphics are not my "cup of tea" but i did not hate it. "Cinematics" were on better side, to my mind. Combat feels stiff and dry. Dash cannot be used to interrupt your attacks or react to enemy attacks to evade. In many ways it feels like game is holding you back from playing it and that is BIG negative about it. P/S: Skip this one and just buy Sword Art…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There’s a really strong double dose of nostalgia here—the SAO world itself, and that classic MMO feeling of teaming up and working toward shared goals. Running around with a party is fun, and even though the NPC AI isn’t exactly lifelike, it still captures that “adventuring together” vibe surprisingly well. The game is also quite long with a lot of content, and it’s nice being able to do online-style missions with NPCs. The floor and field bosses throughout Aincrad and the Hollow Area are well…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is Trash In my opinion i wouldn't even recommend this game to a die hard fan of the Anime. I hate games that lets you make a character but instead your still playing the Main Character from the Anime, So you could make your character a Female but your still playing in the character of Kirito. If you were going to go with this route might of been better just to have no Character Customization at all and just play Kirito from the start. Mouse Sensitivity is Very high as Default even if i set…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good, cheat on asuna simulator
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish I was at home playing Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment instead of being at work
positive · AI labelView post →I am a SAO fan. I am also a programmer. While I really really like SAO, I see too many issues with this game and not only as a programmer but as a gamer too. Thus while I maxed out all sword arts and reached lvl 155 I still can not recommend this game: - for the length of the game there are simply too few cutscenes, you end up mostly with visual novel like animations - there is some heavy grinding which wouldn't be a problem BUT the amount of reused assets is beyond anything I have seen (…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Out of all the sword art games on steam this is the first one in the sequel, its pretty solid i guess interesting combat mechanics... its a bit like the tales games which i personally love, on sale it was like 4.99 and story to beat normally is around 50 hours. Each armor / sword also changes the appearance of your character theirs tons of AI team mates to choose from and build relationships with. Its really unique because this game is an MMORPG, except its single player. The boss dungeons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tbh I know this isn't the best game ever, (and the controls kinda suck on laptop tbh wish there was a way to control camera on keyboard) but this, and persona 4 were my favorite games to play on my Vita, and it's cool to have them on steam. Kinda grindy for the most part like old school MMO's, if you want a better experience you'll probably want to play Hollow realization or fatal bullet, but I actually enjoy the combat more in this game because it's a bit more chll.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game, still fun in 2025
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This one i wish there was more choices then yes/no lol, but i will say if u like the anime sword art online or like anime games the story is good. U technically learn most of what u need to know for the story. The only problem in my mind is the combat is pretty much only using sword skills (tbh they matter more then levels) i just think they could have done better (then again this is technically a remake of a vita game so that maybe y
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don't look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS (Definitely showing its age, but the anime-style character models still look pretty good.) ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't (The combat is surprisingly deep. You have Sword Skills, combos, party commands, equipment management and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am Pibble, wash my belly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game worked fin for a while then all of a sudden when I went in further in the Hallow Area the game started to freeze where it would either force open map which I couldn't close and/or the screen would go black all with sound still playing in background. I also couldn't close the game unless I went through steam. Other demanding games especially online games didn't freeze.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it battle system wise, really fun tab-targeting battle where you need to constantly pick sword skill and knows when to parry/defend/evade. Your sword skill being able to miss because of the enemy getting pushed by either you or your party is really annoying. overall gameplay wise, for Aincrad section, it's so repetitive. you basically do the same thing over and over again for almost the entirety of the 25 floor available. a lot of texture, model, and zone are re-used too. though I can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So wish we could have the first game but i understand its only in Japan and never been released out of there, once i heard they were making a new game with the originalfirst game content i thought i'd give it ago, would be nice to somehow play the first game if we put in a petition, i've watched the TV series. Would be nice if they could dub this game in English language
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game was probably worth it in 2018 at is prime with friend to play and friend up to a looooot of grinding but now in 2024 ... game is ugly, fighting system to old and slow and the game is dead .. no player to play with
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crazy to think we have Dragon Ball, Sword Art Online, Re Zero, Fairy Tail and Danmachi all airing in the same season
neutral · AI labelView post →Most confusing UI i have ever seen
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →to much texting/talking
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's easier than what happens in SAO !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good luck avoiding fights in this game. are you thirty feet behind and enemy? It'll aggro. Want to escape by running all over the entire map? They don't de-aggro that easily. Trying to open a door, while being chased? no, ♥♥♥♥ you. Want to cherry pick one enemy at a time? "Oh, I thought you meant 15 lvl 150s." Oh? you actually managed to aggro one enemy? well, it de-aggros immediately. Edit: did i forget to mention controller play is not viable? skill palette (L1 + R1) is broken. (left on dpad…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a broken and buggy port. Controller support is scuffed, M+KB is way too sensitive even on lowest settings. Alt-Tabbing risks a coin flip if your game will crash. Wish I could enjoy this one more,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Love SAO and this game has so many things to do. You have an what if timeline where kirito couldn't clear the game after deafeating Kayaba. You can explore and complete floors 76 to 100 and explore hollow areas and hollow mission. Recommended if you're an SAO fan like me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Echoes of Aincrad at home
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grindy game with lots of things to keep you busy. As well as ways to beat high-level enemies, even at low levels. The Latest expansion of the PSP game SAO IM, so if you're on the fence, check that. Also have a playlist on it in my main channel. Though there are lots of differences between the 2, it might not be the best 'Demo' for this, so you can check one of the many playlists I made of this game from start to 1st run, complete with all achievements unlocked. Open a new tab to see the full…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm hoping for Ports of Sword Art Online: Re:Hollow Fragment, Sword Art Online: Lost Song, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, and Accel World vs Sword Art Online to Xbox Consoles and possibly even Xbox PC (PC Xbox App). Devs who support Play Anywhere get an 88% cut of the proceeds for sales on Play Anywhere titles. Devs who only support Xbox Console get 70% of the Proceeds on sales. I primarily play on Xbox and would prefer to have the chance to play the first four Games on the Xbox. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →looks bad, bad controls. bad performance for it's looks. for sao fans like me it's eatable i guess
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Originally released on PS Vita in 2014 and played on that system. A dense JRPG that combines the story of Infinity Moment (previously released in Japan only) with a new explorable zone called the Hollow Area. It features deep character systems, real-time combat, and a strong focus on story and relationship-building. Expect long dialogue scenes between combat-heavy sections, with a gameplay loop that can feel repetitive or slow at times — fairly typical for JRPGs of its era. Main story takes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pros: decent story. decent character customization. you can give armour and weapons to most characters at affinity 3. many weapon types that have pro's and con's. most party members have a daily routine. has a great art-style. there is roughly 110 party members. you can date and sleep with all the party members in town. cons: while you can customize you character you are basically making a custom kirito. while the town looks nice it feels off since the residence/shop "npc's" are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not Worth It Unless You're a Hardcore Fan I had high hopes for this game, but unfortunately, it fell short in almost every way. The graphics and models feel outdated and rough around the edges, like something out of a decade-old game. As for the gameplay, it’s just not engaging—there’s little to no replay value, and the mechanics feel clunky and uninspired. Honestly, it feels like the developers were banking on nostalgia rather than delivering a solid gaming experience. If you’re not a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →sh*t as f**k dont buy this game dont play this sh*t just watch the anime and enjoy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game i did not expect to like, like it's pretty good. Just FYI you are going to play this for the story, the gameplay lacks any real depth beside spam the special move, and all baddies fight the same. But all and all the story is pretty interesting, and is a cool what if for SAO.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://imgur.com/a/ru6yQwR Finally cleared the game (100th Floor and also Hollow Area) ✌️ SAO Re Hollow Fragment is an alternative story of SAO Anime. it has wonderful story, great game play, lots of side quests as well. Recommended game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing this game because some friends got me into SAO. I love it so far and cant wait to play multiplayer with them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →. It has 3440x1440 FULL screen support - one of the few Bandai Namco in my Library . The story is very original and awesome , its not a Tales OF series game but it has common denominators . It's a Dungeon Crawler with several types of enemies . Weapons upgrades , character leveling on how much kills you do . A number of different and various Side Quests . Different Character interactions and with their battling style . Let's say its a semi open world game , certain areas are accessible with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd recommend this game only to people that like the characters from Sword Art Online. The main draw of the game is seeing more interactions between Kirito and the various girls in the series. The other aspects of the game, from the main story to the gameplay itself, aren't particularly good. and you probably shouldn't play this game unless you intend on playing the other Sword Art Online games as those games follow this game's storyline (which is different from the anime and light novel).…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it is a very barebones dungeon crawler, you start op and remain op for the vast majority of the game, you have a few options for weapons but all of them play the same. The most disturbing part is how perverted this game is, you got the main character groping basically every single other supporting character including his little sister. I don't know it just leaves a very bad taste playing this game. The performance is good though, playing on 3440x1440 had no issues, doubt I will be playing it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know what's wrong with the performance. Usually its smooth, but in dungeons with large rooms it drops to 30 at times. Also game becomes really tedious towards the end. Hollow missions are super confusing.. I don't even know if I'm supposed to do them at my lvl. Anyways, fun game if you're REALLY into SAO and want to experience the last floors of Aincrad. As someone that really loves Aincrad and reads the progressive lightt novels, I had fun playing it. But I wouldn't really…
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