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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

TiGames · Astrolabe Games · 2021-10-02

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Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 07, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jul 12, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 27, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 27, 2023 (Xbox One), Oct 03, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 07, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $15.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 7243 reviews).

20
playing now
86%
positive of 7.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (3.7k downloads)
4.18★
PlayStation Store rating (5,410 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 20h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$15.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a 2021 metroidvania video game developed by TiGames and published by Bilibili. It was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on September 7, 2021, followed by a Windows port on October 3, 2021. The game launched on the Nintendo Switch in July 2022. It also released for Xbox Series X/S in June 2023. The game received positive reviews from critics, citing its graphics, world and gameplay.

Trailer

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch trailer thumbnail

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch - Launch Trailer | PS5, PS4

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 426 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity up 82% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,273 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 145k–326k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,243 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 15 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.9k2.9k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 2,907 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7492026-09-15 12:00 — 74 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 46 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 21 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 9 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 23 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 23 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 21 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 27 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 29 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 31 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 18 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 34 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 48 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 26 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 44 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 33 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 23 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
73311Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 733 · peak 4,991Dec 2021 — avg 83 · peak 222Feb 2022 — avg 57 · peak 215Apr 2022 — avg 22 · peak 56Jun 2022 — avg 24 · peak 83Aug 2022 — avg 17 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 24 · peak 127Dec 2022 — avg 23 · peak 68Feb 2023 — avg 24 · peak 66Apr 2023 — avg 19 · peak 87Jun 2023 — avg 13 · peak 46Aug 2023 — avg 16 · peak 86Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 39Dec 2023 — avg 35 · peak 116Feb 2024 — avg 32 · peak 107Apr 2024 — avg 24 · peak 153Jun 2024 — avg 29 · peak 113Aug 2024 — avg 17 · peak 51Oct 2024 — avg 22 · peak 73Dec 2024 — avg 19 · peak 59Feb 2025 — avg 17 · peak 44Apr 2025 — avg 21 · peak 57Jun 2025 — avg 16 · peak 48Aug 2025 — avg 19 · peak 59Oct 2025 — avg 16 · peak 52Dec 2025 — avg 35 · peak 126Feb 2026 — avg 30 · peak 84Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 67Jun 2026 — avg 41 · peak 112Aug 2026 — avg 28 · peak 82
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.002021-10-032026-10-092021-10-03 — best price $26.992021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-01-27 — best price $23.992022-05-09 — best price $29.992022-10-25 — best price $20.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-05-10 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-11-07 — best price $13.492023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-02-15 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-05-03 — best price $29.992024-06-18 — best price $10.492024-07-25 — best price $0.002024-09-14 — best price $10.492024-10-18 — best price $10.492024-11-27 — best price $10.492024-12-20 — best price $10.492025-02-10 — best price $10.492025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-04-24 — best price $8.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-12-18 — best price $4.792026-02-25 — best price $15.992026-05-31 — best price $4.792026-07-09 — best price $15.992026-08-28 — best price $29.992026-09-12 — best price $4.792026-09-25 — best price $29.992026-10-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

513292026-05-30 — 51 pageviews2026-06-03 — 54 pageviews2026-06-07 — 83 pageviews2026-06-11 — 48 pageviews2026-06-15 — 46 pageviews2026-06-19 — 31 pageviews2026-06-23 — 44 pageviews2026-06-27 — 34 pageviews2026-07-01 — 44 pageviews2026-07-05 — 37 pageviews2026-07-09 — 33 pageviews2026-07-13 — 44 pageviews2026-07-17 — 41 pageviews2026-07-21 — 35 pageviews2026-07-25 — 43 pageviews2026-07-29 — 45 pageviews2026-08-02 — 53 pageviews2026-08-06 — 42 pageviews2026-08-10 — 38 pageviews2026-08-14 — 41 pageviews2026-08-18 — 50 pageviews2026-08-22 — 42 pageviews2026-08-26 — 513 pageviews2026-08-30 — 204 pageviews2026-09-03 — 82 pageviews2026-09-07 — 77 pageviews2026-09-11 — 51 pageviews2026-09-15 — 37 pageviews2026-09-19 — 44 pageviews2026-09-23 — 71 pageviews2026-09-27 — 54 pageviews2026-10-01 — 32 pageviews2026-10-05 — 39 pageviews2026-10-08 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
94.8%
earned "Outsider"
21.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-12-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)12,82030%44
Windows (Xbox)12,5786%43
PS4 (PlayStation)2,43337%44
Steam (Steam)2,42613%43
PS4 (PlayStation)1,28331%44
Switch (Nintendo)730%0
Switch (Nintendo)60%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

2.5DIndieRetroActionCombatLinearAdventureSteampunkPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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