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Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Ember Lab · 2022-09-26

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a $39.99 Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2022, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive rating of 92% from 17,612 reviews.

31
playing now
92%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,476
twitch viewers (latest)
1238.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
84/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (222 ratings)
43
Nexus mods (59k downloads)
4.49★
PlayStation Store rating (25,232 ratings)
82/100
opencritic · strong · 84% recommend · from 168 critics
13h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 17h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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.

Trailer

Kena: Bridge of Spirits trailer thumbnail

Kena: Bridge of Spirits - State of Play Trailer | PS5, PS4

≈422,700 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 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 3% of 27,960 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 352k–793k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,612 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 7 of 21 observed days (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

185202026-09-15 12:00 — 49 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 61 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 27 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 61 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 105 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 36 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 35 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 62 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 60 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 65 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 70 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 44 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 41 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 85 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 118 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 57 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 99 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 80 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 59 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 119 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 143 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 40 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 67 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
74150Oct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 477 · peak 2,349Dec 2022 — avg 640 · peak 1,552Feb 2023 — avg 311 · peak 877Apr 2023 — avg 161 · peak 432Jun 2023 — avg 91 · peak 543Aug 2023 — avg 135 · peak 332Oct 2023 — avg 80 · peak 176Dec 2023 — avg 242 · peak 525Feb 2024 — avg 97 · peak 238Apr 2024 — avg 95 · peak 236Jun 2024 — avg 133 · peak 431Aug 2024 — avg 98 · peak 209Oct 2024 — avg 67 · peak 176Dec 2024 — avg 189 · peak 425Feb 2025 — avg 86 · peak 201Apr 2025 — avg 82 · peak 188Jun 2025 — avg 65 · peak 217Aug 2025 — avg 63 · peak 135Oct 2025 — avg 85 · peak 257Dec 2025 — avg 98 · peak 312Feb 2026 — avg 218 · peak 917Apr 2026 — avg 89 · peak 204Jun 2026 — avg 75 · peak 248Aug 2026 — avg 70 · peak 164
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$11.992021-02-262026-10-092021-02-26 — 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 $39.992026-09-11 — best price $39.992026-09-25 — best price $39.992026-10-09 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5191342026-05-30 — 294 pageviews2026-06-03 — 410 pageviews2026-06-07 — 396 pageviews2026-06-11 — 306 pageviews2026-06-15 — 261 pageviews2026-06-19 — 315 pageviews2026-06-23 — 252 pageviews2026-06-27 — 235 pageviews2026-07-01 — 252 pageviews2026-07-05 — 238 pageviews2026-07-09 — 241 pageviews2026-07-13 — 205 pageviews2026-07-17 — 184 pageviews2026-07-21 — 188 pageviews2026-07-25 — 166 pageviews2026-07-29 — 171 pageviews2026-08-02 — 183 pageviews2026-08-06 — 148 pageviews2026-08-10 — 153 pageviews2026-08-14 — 149 pageviews2026-08-18 — 174 pageviews2026-08-22 — 201 pageviews2026-08-26 — 182 pageviews2026-08-30 — 209 pageviews2026-09-03 — 251 pageviews2026-09-07 — 155 pageviews2026-09-11 — 250 pageviews2026-09-15 — 197 pageviews2026-09-19 — 153 pageviews2026-09-23 — 235 pageviews2026-09-27 — 229 pageviews2026-10-01 — 519 pageviews2026-10-05 — 227 pageviews2026-10-08 — 162 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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-09-27 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DMagicActionNatureFantasyAdventureCinematicSouls-likeStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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