The Game Census
FADE cover art

FADE

Knight by Night · 2020-12-08

Steam

ActionAdventureRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: TBD (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Xbox Series X|S), TBD (PlayStation 5)

FADE is a classic Third person Action RPG. Travel to the land of Baltane and stop a twisted cult from finishing a ancient and twisted ritual. Face powerful bosses, collect loot, and fight horrific beings. Solo developed.

64%
positive of 70 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$24.99
steam price (US)

In the land of Baltane, the king has passed away due to unknown circumstances. His son, King Gaillard has taken his place only to find a slew of issues undertaking the kingdom. In this time of turmoil, a hero of no renown arrives to make an impact with an unknown origin. Fade is a Narrative Driven Action RPG that combines the combat of the souls series with the narrative direction of Fable. In Fade players will be tasked with exploring the settlements of Celeste, Solemn, Whisper, and The Baltane Capital in order stop the Wildlings Lords and their destructive plot. Take on side quests and side(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 63% of 14,906 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 70 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2024-01-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920202026Week of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$3.742020-12-092026-03-262020-12-09 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $5.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-08-20 — best price $19.992021-09-22 — best price $14.992021-10-28 — best price $12.742021-11-01 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $12.742022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $7.492022-07-07 — best price $14.992023-12-31 — best price $4.992024-01-01 — best price $3.742024-01-05 — best price $4.992024-01-08 — best price $3.742024-01-15 — best price $4.992024-03-17 — best price $3.742024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-12-20 — best price $13.742025-01-02 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $18.742026-03-26 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Player tags

RPGActionSandboxAdventureSwordplayAction RPGOpen WorldSouls-likeDark FantasyThird Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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