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Bladesong

SUN AND SERPENT creations · Mythwright · 2026-01-22

Steam

IndieRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 22, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The ultimate swordmaking game. Forge unique weapons with freeform blade shaping and modular hilts, perfectly balanced to your customers’ needs. Master the art of smithing and uncover the secrets of Eren Keep, a last haven of a dying world – or so they say.

95%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 128 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (471 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 18,324 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 30k–67k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,498 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.48-33%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.95 at GameBillet (2026-05-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 44 of 62 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44844820262026Week of 2026-01-22: 448 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 230 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$11.422026-01-162026-08-182026-01-16 — best price $19.992026-01-22 — best price $12.742026-01-24 — best price $17.992026-02-04 — best price $14.962026-02-06 — best price $14.442026-02-23 — best price $15.992026-03-25 — best price $19.792026-03-30 — best price $16.992026-04-07 — best price $13.542026-04-13 — best price $19.992026-04-17 — best price $16.792026-04-24 — best price $16.642026-05-02 — best price $16.842026-05-07 — best price $15.992026-05-14 — best price $11.422026-05-18 — best price $14.442026-05-20 — best price $19.792026-05-26 — best price $15.392026-05-28 — best price $15.462026-05-30 — best price $15.892026-06-11 — best price $15.992026-06-24 — best price $13.452026-06-26 — best price $13.482026-07-03 — best price $18.492026-07-13 — best price $14.442026-07-16 — best price $15.992026-07-28 — best price $15.612026-07-31 — best price $11.422026-08-09 — best price $16.842026-08-11 — best price $15.892026-08-17 — best price $11.422026-08-18 — best price $13.48
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
48.7%
earned "Earning Your Keep"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, German, Japanese, Polish, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5060%30

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.

Recent updates

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