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Bladed fury cover art

Bladed fury

NEXT Studios · 2018-12-17

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 17, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 14, 2022 (iOS), Mar 25, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 25, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 13, 2021 (Android)

An action game set in the Ancient China, bringing players addictive experiences with its unique Chinese traditional art-style and sound design.

1
playing now
87%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
3.9h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

At the beginning of the Warring States Period, Tian, an officer under Duke Kang of Qi, set a trap that killed the Duke, exiled Ji, the younger princess, and put Shu, the elder princess, under house arrest. This event established the Tian family as the ruler of Qi. Ji tried to seek justice, but failed repeatedly. During her journey, she encountered ancient deities like Hou Yi and Jingwei, who helped her obtain the powers of Soul Slivers, and eventually returned to the Palace to finish what she started. As the dust settled, Ji realized this was the beginning of a new world...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (846 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 79k–190k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,163 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2022-01-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
71771720182026Week of 2018-12-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992018-12-182026-08-302018-12-18 — best price $6.992019-02-04 — best price $6.992019-02-19 — best price $6.992019-06-13 — best price $6.992019-08-15 — best price $6.992019-10-03 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $3.992019-11-10 — best price $5.992019-11-26 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $4.992020-01-23 — best price $4.992020-02-06 — best price $4.992020-04-24 — best price $5.992020-06-25 — best price $4.992020-08-07 — best price $5.492020-10-02 — best price $4.992020-10-29 — best price $3.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $4.492021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-04-15 — best price $3.992021-06-24 — best price $3.992021-09-09 — best price $2.992021-09-29 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-03-26 — best price $1.992022-06-23 — best price $1.992022-12-22 — best price $1.992023-01-16 — best price $1.992023-03-16 — best price $1.992023-06-29 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "Survival"
14.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)2,8461%13
Steam (Steam)2,0885%24
PS4 (PlayStation)2902%13
PS4 (PlayStation)2124%13
PS4 (PlayStation)128%13
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGAnimeIndieActionCasualViolentAdventureAction RPGPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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