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Blair Witch

Bloober Team SA · Bloober Team NA · 2019-08-30

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AdventureIndie

Franchise: The Blair Witch Project · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 25, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 30, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 03, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Aug 30, 2019 (Xbox One)

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

14
playing now
79%
positive of 8.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (114 ratings)
5.6h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 15h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Blair Witch is a 2019 survival horror game developed by Bloober Team and published by Lionsgate Games, it was based on the film series of the same name, the game is set in 1996, two years after the events of The Blair Witch Project (1999) and follows a former police officer Ellis Lynch as he joins the search in Black Hills Forest for a missing boy, Peter.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 416 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~52/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 203k–487k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,112 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.65-84%
IndieGala$4.69-84%
Gamesplanet$5.16-83%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.85-80%
WinGameStore$5.99-80%
GOG$5.99-80%
GamersGate$6.00-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.39 at GameBillet (2023-12-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 92 of 133 observed days · $0.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
55455420192026Week of 2019-08-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2502026-08-06 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$4.322019-06-102026-08-302019-06-10 — best price $29.992019-11-26 — best price $20.992020-02-20 — best price $19.792020-05-17 — best price $29.992020-09-09 — best price $14.982021-01-04 — best price $29.992021-05-04 — best price $10.192021-09-13 — best price $29.992022-01-05 — best price $29.992022-03-11 — best price $8.992022-06-23 — best price $8.992022-10-28 — best price $8.992023-01-11 — best price $26.952023-02-24 — best price $5.392023-05-01 — best price $6.492023-06-13 — best price $22.982023-07-25 — best price $7.492023-09-14 — best price $7.492023-11-21 — best price $5.992024-01-08 — best price $4.492024-02-17 — best price $29.992024-03-26 — best price $5.992024-04-27 — best price $29.992024-06-04 — best price $26.112024-08-10 — best price $23.892024-11-05 — best price $26.112025-01-26 — best price $22.982025-05-01 — best price $29.992025-09-17 — best price $29.092025-11-11 — best price $29.992026-01-01 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $4.322026-05-08 — best price $26.112026-06-30 — best price $5.282026-08-12 — best price $4.652026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

272962026-05-30 — 100 pageviews2026-06-02 — 148 pageviews2026-06-05 — 202 pageviews2026-06-08 — 188 pageviews2026-06-11 — 161 pageviews2026-06-14 — 180 pageviews2026-06-17 — 100 pageviews2026-06-20 — 130 pageviews2026-06-23 — 248 pageviews2026-06-26 — 129 pageviews2026-06-29 — 111 pageviews2026-07-02 — 103 pageviews2026-07-05 — 134 pageviews2026-07-08 — 106 pageviews2026-07-11 — 110 pageviews2026-07-14 — 100 pageviews2026-07-17 — 112 pageviews2026-07-20 — 128 pageviews2026-07-23 — 123 pageviews2026-07-26 — 130 pageviews2026-07-29 — 112 pageviews2026-08-01 — 119 pageviews2026-08-04 — 96 pageviews2026-08-07 — 146 pageviews2026-08-10 — 153 pageviews2026-08-13 — 99 pageviews2026-08-16 — 114 pageviews2026-08-19 — 143 pageviews2026-08-22 — 111 pageviews2026-08-25 — 122 pageviews2026-08-27 — 119 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
82.7%
earned "The idol"
9.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)38,3633%25
PS4 (PlayStation)7,50117%26
Steam (Steam)5,0496%25
PS4 (PlayStation)19735%26
Switch (Nintendo)340%0

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

Player tags

DogDarkIndieHorrorViolentAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

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

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