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Blade Symphony

Puny Human · 2014-05-07

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: May 07, 2014 (Mac), May 07, 2014 (Linux), May 07, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Prove you are the world's greatest swordsman! Engage in tactical 1 vs. 1 sword fighting, 2 vs. 2, or sandbox FFA, or capture Control Points in a tactical slash-em-up.

0
playing now
66%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Blade Symphony was a multiplayer action video game developed by American indie studio Puny Human for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. The game focuses on sword-based duelling, it is reminiscent of and inspired by Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Following a Steam Early Access release in April 2013, the game was officially released in May 2014.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (388 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2017-12-22) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24624620172026Week of 2017-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012022-03-022015-01-01 — best price $8.992015-02-09 — best price $9.992015-03-18 — best price $9.992015-05-20 — best price $2.992015-06-11 — best price $4.992015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-09-10 — best price $2.492015-12-04 — best price $10.002016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $1.992016-05-16 — best price $3.392016-05-23 — best price $9.992016-09-08 — best price $1.492016-11-09 — best price $4.992016-11-19 — best price $0.992016-11-29 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $0.992017-05-25 — best price $4.992017-06-23 — best price $1.502017-09-21 — best price $4.992017-10-21 — best price $4.992017-11-16 — best price $0.992017-12-22 — best price $0.492018-01-25 — best price $4.992018-04-12 — best price $0.502018-05-24 — best price $4.992018-08-30 — best price $1.992018-09-30 — best price $4.992018-10-31 — best price $0.492018-11-15 — best price $0.502018-11-27 — best price $0.992018-12-27 — best price $0.992019-01-24 — best price $0.992019-02-05 — best price $0.492019-06-28 — best price $0.982022-03-02 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
22.8%
earned "Touchy Feely"
2.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller Support1 DLC

19 supported languages: English, Japanese, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, French, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,5654%26

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

Player tags

PvPIndieNinjaActionSci-fiParkourFightingStrategyTacticalSwordplay

Census log

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

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