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Blue Fire cover art

Blue Fire

Robi Studios · Graffiti Games · 2021-02-04

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 01, 2021 (Google Stadia), Jul 09, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 04, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Feb 04, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Q3 2026 (Android)

Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.

Blue Fire is a $3.99 Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2021, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 3112 reviews).

3
playing now
81%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
34
Nexus mods (1.1k downloads)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (291 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 8.7h · completionist 13h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Blue Fire trailer thumbnail

Blue Fire - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 91 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (293 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 62k–140k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,112 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.09 at WinGameStore (2026-07-28) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 42 of 109 observed days · $2.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23423420212026Week of 2021-02-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-14 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
804Feb 2021Aug 2026Feb 2021 — avg 80 · peak 286Apr 2021 — avg 35 · peak 203Jun 2021 — avg 12 · peak 35Aug 2021 — avg 43 · peak 111Oct 2021 — avg 36 · peak 105Dec 2021 — avg 25 · peak 61Feb 2022 — avg 19 · peak 55Apr 2022 — avg 11 · peak 31Jun 2022 — avg 16 · peak 44Aug 2022 — avg 14 · peak 33Oct 2022 — avg 15 · peak 42Dec 2022 — avg 13 · peak 36Feb 2023 — avg 9 · peak 26Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 29Jun 2023 — avg 9 · peak 26Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 27Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2024 — avg 9 · peak 26Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 28Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Oct 2024 — avg 37 · peak 195Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2025 — avg 7 · peak 23Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.092021-01-252026-10-142021-01-25 — best price $19.592021-04-02 — best price $14.992021-05-21 — best price $12.692021-07-16 — best price $11.992021-09-21 — best price $11.992021-11-23 — best price $9.992022-01-24 — best price $8.492022-03-11 — best price $8.492022-05-11 — best price $14.172022-06-27 — best price $16.792022-08-18 — best price $9.992022-10-10 — best price $7.992022-12-03 — best price $19.992023-01-18 — best price $19.992023-03-18 — best price $19.992023-05-08 — best price $6.592023-07-03 — best price $6.802023-09-07 — best price $6.792023-11-01 — best price $5.592023-12-24 — best price $5.992024-02-08 — best price $5.192024-03-19 — best price $6.602024-04-30 — best price $4.992024-06-17 — best price $3.402024-08-05 — best price $3.992024-09-24 — best price $4.802024-11-21 — best price $4.802025-01-23 — best price $4.992025-04-14 — best price $3.202025-07-17 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992026-01-02 — best price $19.992026-06-05 — best price $7.992026-09-06 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
82.9%
earned "Enter the Void"
17.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-03-25, latest 2021-11-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,69918%22
Xbox One (Xbox)3,2998%22
PS4 (PlayStation)54637%23
PS4 (PlayStation)53938%23
Switch (Nintendo)1540%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—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

3DCuteActionSurrealStylizedControllerPlatformerSouls-likeExplorationMetroidvania

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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