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Beard Blade

Glovebox Games LLC · 2021-07-20

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 20, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Run and jump through tropical 16-bit locales as you fend off foes with the power of Branson's shapeshifting beard. Visit the barber to toughen your scruff with new abilities and confront the thieving Smuglins.

87%
positive of 152 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Branson’s adventure begins when a crew of thieves ransack his farm and make off into the night with his livestock. After stowing away on their parting ship, Branson finds himself stranded on a strange island littered with dangerous creatures and priceless treasure. Equipped with nothing but a shapeshifting beard, Branson sets out to reclaim his stuff, thwart The Smuglins, and return home.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 39% of 21,414 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.0k–6.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 152 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.79 at Steam (2025-10-06)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $13.99 · on sale 2 of 3 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020212026Week of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$2.792021-07-202026-01-292021-07-20 — best price $19.992021-11-06 — best price $15.992021-11-10 — best price $19.992021-12-24 — best price $15.992021-12-31 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $14.992022-02-20 — best price $19.992022-03-28 — best price $16.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-19 — best price $13.992022-07-26 — best price $19.992022-09-30 — best price $13.992022-10-14 — best price $19.992022-12-02 — best price $12.992022-12-16 — best price $19.992023-02-16 — best price $14.992023-04-09 — best price $19.992023-05-30 — best price $9.992023-06-06 — best price $19.992023-07-20 — best price $13.992023-12-15 — best price $8.392023-12-22 — best price $13.992024-05-18 — best price $6.992024-05-26 — best price $13.992024-08-17 — best price $6.992024-08-24 — best price $13.992024-12-08 — best price $3.492024-12-22 — best price $13.992025-02-15 — best price $3.492025-02-22 — best price $13.992025-05-30 — best price $3.492025-06-06 — best price $13.992025-10-06 — best price $2.792025-10-20 — best price $13.992026-01-29 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionPlatformerSingleplayer2D PlatformerPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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