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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger cover art

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Arc System Works · 2014-02-13

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 04, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Aug 20, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2010 (Xbox 360), Nov 19, 2008 (Arcade)

The first hi-res 2D fighter from the creators of the Guilty Gear series! BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel.

5
playing now
86%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. Its name is a combination of the words "blaze" and "blue" when the title is rendered in rōmaji, and of the words "brave" and "blue" when rendered in katakana. As Japanese people usually follow the katakana rendering, the Japanese pronunciation is made similar to the word "bray", entirely omitting the "z" sound. The game was released for the arcade in 2008, and for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2009, and Microsoft Windows in 2010. A port for the PlayStation Portable, titled BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable, was also released in 2010. It is the first game of the main series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 77 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 81k–194k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,233 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.64-14%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.90 at GameBillet (2025-10-09) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 46 of 80 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-11 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.81$0.952015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-04-03 — best price $6.392015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-11-05 — best price $9.992016-04-28 — best price $1.992016-11-03 — best price $9.992017-04-24 — best price $9.992017-09-06 — best price $9.992018-06-22 — best price $1.492018-11-28 — best price $9.492019-07-08 — best price $9.992019-11-10 — best price $1.492020-03-17 — best price $9.792020-08-06 — best price $1.492020-10-29 — best price $1.232021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-04-01 — best price $1.492021-06-17 — best price $1.192021-10-20 — best price $9.992022-01-18 — best price $8.582022-04-23 — best price $8.992022-07-25 — best price $1.492022-10-10 — best price $9.992023-01-22 — best price $9.992023-04-28 — best price $1.502023-08-28 — best price $1.492024-02-06 — best price $9.992024-05-02 — best price $1.492024-08-05 — best price $1.492024-10-29 — best price $1.242025-02-05 — best price $1.492025-05-19 — best price $9.992025-08-25 — best price $9.162025-10-13 — best price $9.382025-11-22 — best price $1.122026-01-06 — best price $9.692026-08-18 — best price $8.992026-08-20 — best price $8.64
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

362452026-05-28 — 89 pageviews2026-05-31 — 65 pageviews2026-06-03 — 52 pageviews2026-06-06 — 82 pageviews2026-06-09 — 61 pageviews2026-06-12 — 62 pageviews2026-06-15 — 67 pageviews2026-06-18 — 65 pageviews2026-06-21 — 62 pageviews2026-06-24 — 149 pageviews2026-06-27 — 148 pageviews2026-06-30 — 152 pageviews2026-07-03 — 142 pageviews2026-07-06 — 109 pageviews2026-07-09 — 155 pageviews2026-07-12 — 91 pageviews2026-07-15 — 86 pageviews2026-07-18 — 94 pageviews2026-07-21 — 90 pageviews2026-07-24 — 99 pageviews2026-07-27 — 95 pageviews2026-07-30 — 103 pageviews2026-08-02 — 88 pageviews2026-08-05 — 68 pageviews2026-08-08 — 98 pageviews2026-08-11 — 78 pageviews2026-08-14 — 99 pageviews2026-08-17 — 98 pageviews2026-08-20 — 80 pageviews2026-08-23 — 97 pageviews2026-08-25 — 93 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360, GFWL (Xbox)15,3197%50
Windows 8 (Xbox)66941%10

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

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeActionArcadeFighting2D FighterControllerStory RichBeat 'em up

Census log

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

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