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A Tithe in Blood cover art

A Tithe in Blood

Studio Élan · 2025-06-16

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 16, 2025 (Mac), Jun 16, 2025 (Linux), Jun 16, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.

88%
positive of 216 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Honoka's quickly taken under the wing of the cheerful and bright Lady Yasue, a powerful mage who's remained in this gilded cage for a century. As their feelings for each other develop, the true repercussions of Honoka's first steps into the secret world of magic and mages are only just starting to play out, eventually leadin(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (46 reviews).
  • · Top 43% of 9,617 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.3k–9.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 216 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-08-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
444420252026Week of 2025-06-16: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$8.992025-06-162026-08-242025-06-16 — best price $11.992025-06-23 — best price $14.992025-09-10 — best price $11.992025-09-24 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-30 — best price $12.742025-11-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $11.242026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-13 — best price $10.042026-02-27 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $10.042026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-16 — best price $10.042026-06-23 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $10.042026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
92.4%
earned "One Unremarkable Student Among Many"
46.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionNarrated Game MenusPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support3 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4248%10

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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