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Boons & Burdens

FromLefcourt · 2024-07-16

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 26, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

70%
positive of 76 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 15,271 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 76 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.79 at Steam (2026-04-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 14 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520242026Week of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$1.792024-01-162026-08-102024-01-16 — best price $99.992024-02-26 — best price $4.492024-03-05 — best price $4.992024-04-15 — best price $4.992024-05-22 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-07-19 — best price $5.992024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-10-07 — best price $5.992024-12-11 — best price $5.992025-01-02 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $5.992025-03-31 — best price $5.992025-05-12 — best price $5.992025-06-23 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-08-25 — best price $5.992025-10-06 — best price $5.992025-10-20 — best price $5.992025-11-04 — best price $5.992025-12-04 — best price $2.992025-12-11 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-01-10 — best price $5.992026-01-26 — best price $5.992026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-04-12 — best price $5.992026-06-15 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $5.992026-08-10 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGActionDemonsFantasyShooterColorfulTop-DownAction RPGRogue-like

Census log

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

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