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BlazBlue Centralfiction cover art

BlazBlue Centralfiction

Arc System Works · 2017-04-25

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Franchise: BlazBlue · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 06, 2016 (PlayStation 3), Oct 06, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Nov 19, 2015 (Arcade), Apr 26, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Combining a 2D fighting game with a visual novel, the BlazBlue series continues on with massive fan support! The latest installation, BlazBlue: Centralfiction, serves as the ending to the Azure Saga, revealing the hidden truth of the world!

336
playing now
94%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 336 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 590 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~74/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 307k–736k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,267 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.06 at AllYouPlay (2020-12-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 46 of 66 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
90590520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 905 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4921942026-08-06 22:00 — 336 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 279 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 492 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 386 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 354 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 451 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 332 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 345 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 389 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 318 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 228 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 427 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 305 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 276 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 418 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 283 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 231 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 417 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 352 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 272 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 357 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 258 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 373 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 270 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 300 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 356 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 199 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 345 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 336 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$3.962017-04-262026-08-132017-04-26 — best price $31.992017-09-05 — best price $31.992017-11-23 — best price $23.592018-05-24 — best price $19.992018-11-05 — best price $39.992019-02-11 — best price $39.992019-08-01 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $7.992020-03-09 — best price $7.992020-07-24 — best price $7.632020-09-26 — best price $39.992020-11-12 — best price $7.992020-12-30 — best price $7.192021-02-15 — best price $39.992021-04-11 — best price $39.192021-06-21 — best price $39.992021-09-20 — best price $5.992021-12-13 — best price $5.392022-01-28 — best price $15.992022-04-04 — best price $39.992022-06-23 — best price $10.992022-08-29 — best price $13.192022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-02-06 — best price $9.992023-06-19 — best price $39.992023-11-13 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $6.482024-05-12 — best price $10.002024-08-26 — best price $37.162024-11-08 — best price $27.992025-03-16 — best price $7.822025-06-26 — best price $9.992025-08-25 — best price $31.042025-10-09 — best price $8.632025-11-20 — best price $6.482025-12-18 — best price $3.962026-04-20 — best price $9.992026-08-13 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

12102026-08-26 19:15 — 13 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 37 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
51.6%
earned "FINISH HIM!"
7.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,3152%48
PS4, PS3 (PlayStation)10,7198%53

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

AnimeActionArcadeNudityFightingDifficult2D FighterControllerStory RichMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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