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Flamebreak

Nimbly Games · 2015-10-16

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 16, 2015 (Linux), Oct 16, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2015 (Mac)

Flamebreak is a roguelite action RPG featuring a unique blend of twinstick meets MOBA arena combat. Each procedurally generated run presents new challenges while your randomized hero's race, weapon, and skills inspire new playstyles and character builds.

94%
positive of 532 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (56 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 18,678 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 532 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-04-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
545420152026Week of 2015-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-10-162026-03-262015-10-16 — best price $8.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-06-11 — best price $4.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-23 — best price $3.392017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-10-27 — best price $1.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-06-22 — best price $2.492018-11-01 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $2.492019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $2.492020-04-30 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $0.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $0.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $3.492024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $0.992026-03-26 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
44.3%
earned "Phoenix Slayer"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7166%24

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

Player tags

RPGDwarfIndieActionRogue-likeRogue-liteReplay ValueAction RoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterProcedural Generation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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