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Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Ember Lab · 2022-09-26

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 15, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 21, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 21, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 15, 2024 (Xbox One), Sep 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

79
playing now
92%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (222 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 17h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

79 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a 2021 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ember Lab. The story follows Kena, a young spirit guide who uses her magical abilities to help deceased people move from the physical to the spirit world. The game is presented through a third-person perspective. The player uses Kena's staff for attacking enemies, and her pulse ability for defending against attacks. They are tasked with collecting small spirit companions known as the Rot, who help to complete tasks and battle against enemies.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 79 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,536 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~192/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 351k–790k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,552 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days · $28.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20222026Week of 2022-09-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,174 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,385 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,333 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,455 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

126232026-08-06 21:00 — 65 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 79 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 66 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 48 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 82 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 103 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 65 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 121 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 107 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 89 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 79 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 53 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 108 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 109 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 49 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 59 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 82 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 55 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 82 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 118 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 47 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 52 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 100 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 79 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$11.992021-02-262026-08-282021-02-26 — best price $39.992021-11-30 — best price $39.992021-12-11 — best price $39.992022-01-06 — best price $39.992022-03-15 — best price $39.992022-04-07 — best price $39.992022-06-17 — best price $39.992022-07-28 — best price $39.992022-09-06 — best price $39.992022-10-03 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992022-12-08 — best price $19.992022-12-13 — best price $39.992022-12-22 — best price $19.992023-01-19 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $15.992023-11-21 — best price $15.992023-12-04 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $15.992024-03-14 — best price $15.992024-05-10 — best price $13.992024-06-27 — best price $15.992024-11-27 — best price $13.992024-12-12 — best price $15.992024-12-19 — best price $13.992025-03-13 — best price $13.992025-06-26 — best price $15.992025-09-29 — best price $13.992025-12-12 — best price $13.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-02-11 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $31.992026-03-30 — best price $31.992026-06-17 — best price $19.992026-07-01 — best price $39.992026-08-28 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4271362026-05-30 — 294 pageviews2026-06-02 — 404 pageviews2026-06-05 — 364 pageviews2026-06-08 — 409 pageviews2026-06-11 — 306 pageviews2026-06-14 — 275 pageviews2026-06-17 — 427 pageviews2026-06-20 — 269 pageviews2026-06-23 — 252 pageviews2026-06-26 — 323 pageviews2026-06-29 — 206 pageviews2026-07-02 — 211 pageviews2026-07-05 — 238 pageviews2026-07-08 — 195 pageviews2026-07-11 — 176 pageviews2026-07-14 — 196 pageviews2026-07-17 — 184 pageviews2026-07-20 — 204 pageviews2026-07-23 — 172 pageviews2026-07-26 — 175 pageviews2026-07-29 — 171 pageviews2026-08-01 — 211 pageviews2026-08-04 — 194 pageviews2026-08-07 — 162 pageviews2026-08-10 — 153 pageviews2026-08-13 — 136 pageviews2026-08-16 — 201 pageviews2026-08-19 — 165 pageviews2026-08-22 — 201 pageviews2026-08-25 — 173 pageviews2026-08-27 — 177 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
93.1%
earned "Found a Friend"
26.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)59,99419%42
PS4 (PlayStation)24,34216%42
Steam (Steam)10,11211%41
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,91411%41
Switch 2 (Nintendo)1310%0

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

Player tags

3DMagicActionNatureFantasyAdventureCinematicSouls-likeStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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