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Blackthorn Arena: Reforged

PersonaeGame Studio · Light Up Games · 2024-11-02

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 02, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Re-experience the thrill and challenges of managing a Gladiator arena in this management/simulation game. With new content, new graphics, Quality of Life updates, and all DLCs packed into this new experience, this is how Blackthorn Arena was meant to be experienced.

Blackthorn Arena: Reforged is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed sentiment (67% of 1001 reviews).

10
playing now
66%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (193 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–45k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,005 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.84 at GameBillet (2026-08-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 76 of 113 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12312320242026Week of 2024-11-02: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-11-02: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-11-09: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-09: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-11-16: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-11-16: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-23: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-23: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-30: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-11-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-07: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-21: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-28: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-04: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-15: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3652026-09-15 03:00 — 17 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 27 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 18 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 33 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 36 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 21 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 17 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 33 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 22 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 27 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 22 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 33 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 22 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 36 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 25 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
50315Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 503 · peak 1,762Dec 2024 — avg 142 · peak 393Jan 2025 — avg 64 · peak 164Feb 2025 — avg 57 · peak 132Mar 2025 — avg 45 · peak 129Apr 2025 — avg 38 · peak 90May 2025 — avg 39 · peak 107Jun 2025 — avg 32 · peak 76Jul 2025 — avg 30 · peak 65Aug 2025 — avg 27 · peak 57Sep 2025 — avg 20 · peak 44Oct 2025 — avg 24 · peak 52Nov 2025 — avg 22 · peak 50Dec 2025 — avg 22 · peak 42Jan 2026 — avg 22 · peak 48Feb 2026 — avg 20 · peak 50Mar 2026 — avg 19 · peak 41Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 36May 2026 — avg 22 · peak 55Jun 2026 — avg 19 · peak 46Jul 2026 — avg 19 · peak 48Aug 2026 — avg 20 · peak 49
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$7.842024-11-022026-08-152024-11-02 — best price $19.992025-02-09 — best price $24.992025-03-19 — best price $18.742025-04-07 — best price $16.242025-04-19 — best price $15.102025-05-01 — best price $16.242025-05-18 — best price $12.492025-06-16 — best price $20.722025-07-02 — best price $10.592025-07-15 — best price $24.992025-07-25 — best price $10.192025-09-04 — best price $12.492025-10-01 — best price $10.192025-10-15 — best price $17.492025-11-04 — best price $20.722025-11-14 — best price $11.512025-11-23 — best price $9.092025-12-03 — best price $9.192025-12-10 — best price $9.842025-12-25 — best price $11.372026-01-12 — best price $24.992026-01-30 — best price $24.992026-02-10 — best price $24.992026-03-03 — best price $24.992026-03-13 — best price $24.992026-03-25 — best price $24.742026-04-17 — best price $21.492026-05-03 — best price $24.992026-05-14 — best price $9.962026-05-20 — best price $10.392026-06-02 — best price $21.482026-06-14 — best price $21.052026-06-26 — best price $9.852026-07-24 — best price $9.992026-08-01 — best price $7.842026-08-13 — best price $21.052026-08-15 — best price $21.05
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
66%
earned "Auspicious beginning"
14.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2024-11-15, latest 2025-03-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1490%38

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

Player tags

CRPGFantasyCraftingMedievalStrategyManagementSimulationCity BuilderDark FantasyStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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