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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night cover art

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

ArtPlay · 505 Games · 2019-06-18

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Bloodstained · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 18, 2019 (Xbox One), Jul 06, 2021 (Google Stadia), Jun 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Wii U), Dec 04, 2020 (iOS), Jun 25, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

253
playing now
93%
positive of 42k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (212 ratings)
27h
to beat · rushed 8.2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

253 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a 2019 action role-playing game developed by indie studio ArtPlay and published by 505 Games. The game is considered a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, and was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in June 2019, for Amazon Luna in October 2020, for Android and iOS in December 2020, and for Stadia in July 2021.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 253 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 878 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~110/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,783 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.0M–2.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 41,603 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$7.91-80%
GreenManGaming$8.00-80%
IndieGala$8.89-78%
WinGameStore$8.99-78%
Gamesplanet$9.49-76%
GOG$9.99-75%
Humble Store$9.99-75%
GOG$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.15 at GameBillet (2026-06-26) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 122 of 144 observed days · $4.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.5k6.5k20192026Week of 2019-06-01: 6,517 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3,198 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,140 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3171382026-08-06 21:00 — 138 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 159 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 238 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 156 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 221 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 287 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 191 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 247 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 317 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 209 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 169 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 273 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 160 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 182 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 276 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 142 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 166 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 256 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 204 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 180 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 185 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 152 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 198 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 230 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 155 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 179 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 163 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 185 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 207 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 253 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.80$3.152019-05-232026-08-302019-05-23 — best price $35.992019-08-08 — best price $35.992019-11-21 — best price $39.992020-01-17 — best price $27.992020-03-04 — best price $33.492020-05-15 — best price $22.992020-07-19 — best price $34.892020-09-11 — best price $34.892020-10-26 — best price $23.992020-12-07 — best price $19.992021-02-01 — best price $33.892021-03-22 — best price $19.992021-05-08 — best price $39.992021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-11-01 — best price $15.992022-01-06 — best price $31.902022-04-18 — best price $39.992022-07-29 — best price $35.952022-10-31 — best price $10.602023-01-19 — best price $10.842023-06-11 — best price $13.992023-11-07 — best price $39.992024-02-19 — best price $31.992024-05-10 — best price $39.992024-08-08 — best price $33.192024-11-05 — best price $31.912025-01-26 — best price $8.702025-04-08 — best price $4.992025-07-26 — best price $31.912025-10-29 — best price $10.002026-02-09 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $9.992026-06-26 — best price $3.152026-08-21 — best price $32.792026-08-30 — best price $7.91
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5532042026-05-29 — 261 pageviews2026-06-01 — 270 pageviews2026-06-04 — 271 pageviews2026-06-07 — 449 pageviews2026-06-10 — 325 pageviews2026-06-13 — 315 pageviews2026-06-16 — 306 pageviews2026-06-19 — 291 pageviews2026-06-22 — 328 pageviews2026-06-25 — 360 pageviews2026-06-28 — 324 pageviews2026-07-01 — 296 pageviews2026-07-04 — 334 pageviews2026-07-07 — 285 pageviews2026-07-10 — 284 pageviews2026-07-13 — 259 pageviews2026-07-16 — 277 pageviews2026-07-19 — 261 pageviews2026-07-22 — 271 pageviews2026-07-25 — 264 pageviews2026-07-28 — 260 pageviews2026-07-31 — 276 pageviews2026-08-03 — 294 pageviews2026-08-06 — 230 pageviews2026-08-09 — 230 pageviews2026-08-12 — 205 pageviews2026-08-15 — 211 pageviews2026-08-18 — 204 pageviews2026-08-21 — 275 pageviews2026-08-24 — 265 pageviews2026-08-26 — 511 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1302026-08-28 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
93.9%
earned "Shardbinder"
31.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements6 DLC

10 supported languages: Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)32,5891%57
Xbox One (Xbox)28,3261%57
PS4 (PlayStation)26,0412%57
PS4 (PlayStation)12,0603%57
PS4 (PlayStation)2,6954%57
Windows (Xbox)1,4273%57
PS4 (PlayStation)7226%57
Switch (Nintendo)4670%0
Switch (Nintendo)80%0
Switch (Nintendo)40%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

RPG2.5DAnimeActionGothicCraftingAdventurePlatformerExplorationDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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