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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 · Perspectives: First person

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.

Blair Witch is a 2019 Adventure, Indie game priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Mostly Positive (79% of 8200 reviews) sentiment.

6
playing now
79%
positive of 8.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (114 ratings)
9
Nexus mods (2.6k downloads)
4.09★
PlayStation Store rating (3,107 ratings)
5.6h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 15h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Blair Witch trailer thumbnail

Blair Witch (2016 Movie) - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 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 4% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 205k–492k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,200 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$4.79-84%
GOG$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 123 of 169 observed days · $0.40 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

4642026-09-15 12:00 — 21 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 26 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 17 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 20 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 46 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 27 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 24 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 17 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 14 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 16 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 34 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 29 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 25 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1935Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 193 · peak 1,064Dec 2019 — avg 22 · peak 63Mar 2020 — avg 23 · peak 172Jun 2020 — avg 15 · peak 62Sep 2020 — avg 15 · peak 55Dec 2020 — avg 21 · peak 79Mar 2021 — avg 11 · peak 35Jun 2021 — avg 8 · peak 30Sep 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 43Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Sep 2022 — avg 9 · peak 31Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 29Mar 2023 — avg 7 · peak 28Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Sep 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Dec 2023 — avg 14 · peak 37Mar 2024 — avg 14 · peak 57Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 41Sep 2024 — avg 8 · peak 24Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 30Mar 2025 — avg 14 · peak 48Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 33Sep 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19Dec 2025 — avg 13 · peak 33Mar 2026 — avg 8 · peak 32Jun 2026 — avg 15 · peak 42Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 41
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$4.322019-06-102026-10-142019-06-10 — 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 $4.652026-09-07 — best price $5.992026-09-27 — best price $5.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

272962026-05-30 — 100 pageviews2026-06-03 — 155 pageviews2026-06-07 — 272 pageviews2026-06-11 — 161 pageviews2026-06-15 — 154 pageviews2026-06-19 — 111 pageviews2026-06-23 — 248 pageviews2026-06-27 — 133 pageviews2026-07-01 — 99 pageviews2026-07-05 — 134 pageviews2026-07-09 — 98 pageviews2026-07-13 — 104 pageviews2026-07-17 — 112 pageviews2026-07-21 — 140 pageviews2026-07-25 — 118 pageviews2026-07-29 — 112 pageviews2026-08-02 — 131 pageviews2026-08-06 — 149 pageviews2026-08-10 — 153 pageviews2026-08-14 — 110 pageviews2026-08-18 — 105 pageviews2026-08-22 — 111 pageviews2026-08-26 — 130 pageviews2026-08-30 — 201 pageviews2026-09-03 — 173 pageviews2026-09-07 — 190 pageviews2026-09-11 — 166 pageviews2026-09-15 — 140 pageviews2026-09-19 — 171 pageviews2026-09-23 — 153 pageviews2026-09-27 — 189 pageviews2026-10-01 — 150 pageviews2026-10-05 — 132 pageviews2026-10-08 — 144 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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2019-08-30 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DogDarkIndieHorrorViolentAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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