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Blaster Master Zero

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2019-06-14

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Mar 09, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 01, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 29, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jun 14, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 09, 2017 (Nintendo 3DS), Jul 01, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

Blaster Master Zero is a 2019 Action game priced at $9.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 1101 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
93%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (428 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Blaster Master Zero is a 2017 action-adventure platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The game is the second reboot of Sunsoft's Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and was released worldwide in March 2017. It was subsequently ported to Windows in June 2019, PlayStation 4 in June 2020 and Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in July 2021. As in the NES original, the game's plot centers around Jason Frudnick, a young man who descends into a subterranean world to rescue a frog creature named Fred. Players control Jason behind the wheel of a tank vehicle called SOPHIA, exploring large environments and defeating various mutant enemies. Jason can also exit the tank to explore various areas into which the tank cannot venture. In addition to redone graphics and sound, Blaster Master Zero also adds various tweaks and features not seen in the NES game. A sequel, Blaster Master Zero 2, was released in 2019 with a third game Blaster Master Zero 3 in 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 76 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–66k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,101 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2020-09-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
858520192026Week of 2019-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
222Jun 2019Aug 2026Jun 2019 — avg 22 · peak 87Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 12Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 21Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 24Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2021 — avg 8 · peak 31Jun 2021 — avg 12 · peak 40Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 23Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$4.992019-06-142026-10-092019-06-14 — best price $8.992019-11-26 — best price $6.992020-01-23 — best price $6.992020-06-25 — best price $6.992020-10-29 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $4.992021-03-04 — best price $4.992021-06-05 — best price $4.992021-06-25 — best price $4.992021-09-25 — best price $4.992021-11-06 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-02-24 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $4.992022-10-27 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $4.992023-04-26 — best price $4.992023-09-15 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-01-31 — best price $4.992024-04-25 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-09-20 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-03-02 — best price $4.992025-04-25 — best price $4.992025-06-27 — best price $4.992025-09-18 — best price $4.992025-11-08 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-16 — best price $9.992026-05-11 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-09-04 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $9.992026-10-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

104302026-05-30 — 47 pageviews2026-06-03 — 32 pageviews2026-06-07 — 47 pageviews2026-06-11 — 30 pageviews2026-06-15 — 44 pageviews2026-06-19 — 45 pageviews2026-06-23 — 48 pageviews2026-06-27 — 43 pageviews2026-07-01 — 64 pageviews2026-07-05 — 40 pageviews2026-07-09 — 47 pageviews2026-07-13 — 47 pageviews2026-07-17 — 44 pageviews2026-07-21 — 44 pageviews2026-07-25 — 33 pageviews2026-07-29 — 71 pageviews2026-08-02 — 67 pageviews2026-08-06 — 47 pageviews2026-08-10 — 42 pageviews2026-08-14 — 38 pageviews2026-08-18 — 41 pageviews2026-08-22 — 47 pageviews2026-08-26 — 50 pageviews2026-08-30 — 76 pageviews2026-09-03 — 40 pageviews2026-09-07 — 56 pageviews2026-09-11 — 47 pageviews2026-09-15 — 61 pageviews2026-09-19 — 34 pageviews2026-09-23 — 55 pageviews2026-09-27 — 49 pageviews2026-10-01 — 39 pageviews2026-10-05 — 44 pageviews2026-10-09 — 44 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
74.8%
earned "THE FOREST DESTROYER"
37.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2019-06-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,6907%15
PS4 (PlayStation)1,38310%15
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)6824%15
Switch (Nintendo)2400%0

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

Player tags

2DAnimeRetroActionAdventurePlatformerMetroidvaniaSingleplayerSide ScrollerPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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