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BLUE REVOLVER cover art

BLUE REVOLVER

danbo · Stellar Circle · 2016-10-11

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 11, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 11, 2016 (Mac), Oct 11, 2016 (Linux)

Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!

BLUE REVOLVER is an Action and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 912 reviews).

3
playing now
98%
positive of 912 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 82 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–55k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 912 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.34 at Steam (2024-11-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13913920172026Week of 2017-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
200Oct 2016Aug 2026Oct 2016 — avg 7 · peak 48Jan 2017 — avg 2 · peak 12Apr 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2017 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 19Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2024 — avg 20 · peak 45Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.342016-10-122026-07-092016-10-12 — best price $13.492016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-04-01 — best price $9.742017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-11-22 — best price $9.742018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-06-21 — best price $7.492018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-02-04 — best price $7.492019-07-10 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $7.492020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-11-25 — best price $7.492021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-06-24 — best price $7.492021-11-01 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $9.742022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-09-25 — best price $7.492023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $7.492025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-07-02 — best price $7.492025-10-06 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-06-15 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
93.3%
earned "Insert Coin"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-10-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8370%41

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

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieRetroActionArcadeShooterDifficultBullet HellShoot 'Em Up

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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