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Blood West

Hyperstrange · New Blood Interactive · 2023-12-05

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ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 10, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 16, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

41
playing now
90%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
20h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

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

After you die your soul moves on to where it suppose to. Heaven or hell. But if the body is denied its rest six feet under, the soul is doomed to stick around a little longer. The world's gone mad, broken, and cursed, and the last thing worthy of faith and reverence is the double-barreled shotgun at your side. They say that dead men tell no tales? Well, I do have one hell of a story to tell you... In Blood West one quest after another, the spirits of the land lead you towards even greater challenges. And whatever your path may be - things will get rough. For hell is empty and all the devils a(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,103 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~138/week).
  • · Review velocity up 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 133k–300k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,663 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 50 of 89 observed days · $18.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
62562520222026Week of 2022-02-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

136302026-08-07 00:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 42 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 94 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 70 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 62 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 104 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 63 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 65 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 116 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 97 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 46 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 85 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 51 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 32 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 93 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 65 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 34 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 60 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 70 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 36 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 45 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 66 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002022-02-102026-08-302022-02-10 — best price $11.992022-09-15 — best price $11.242022-12-22 — best price $11.242023-04-06 — best price $11.242023-07-24 — best price $11.242023-11-03 — best price $24.992024-02-27 — best price $17.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-06-05 — best price $17.492024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-09-23 — best price $24.992024-11-05 — best price $24.992024-12-05 — best price $11.992025-01-20 — best price $24.992025-03-03 — best price $24.992025-04-21 — best price $24.992025-05-20 — best price $12.492025-06-16 — best price $24.992025-08-01 — best price $24.992025-09-06 — best price $18.362025-09-29 — best price $8.492025-10-20 — best price $9.992025-11-18 — best price $9.992025-12-15 — best price $24.992026-01-11 — best price $24.992026-02-20 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $7.492026-04-09 — best price $8.492026-04-24 — best price $24.992026-05-21 — best price $24.992026-05-30 — best price $18.712026-06-17 — best price $24.992026-07-25 — best price $18.742026-08-26 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

702026-08-26 20:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
77.8%
earned "I Live Again"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

6 supported languages: English, German, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2921%59
PS5 (PlayStation)1373%60
Xbox Series (Xbox)1081%59

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

FPSRPGRetro1990'sActionHorrorShooterStealthWesternOpen World

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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