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Lichdom: Battlemage cover art

Lichdom: Battlemage

Xaviant · Xaviant Games · 2014-08-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 22, 2016 (Xbox One), Apr 22, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Aug 26, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play the first game where the Mage is a total badass!

3
playing now
56%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
42/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Lichdom: Battlemage is a first-person action role-playing video game that was developed by independent American game developer Xaviant and published by Maximum Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, running on the CryEngine 3 game engine. It was released as an alpha version for Steam Early Access on March 19, 2014, and then fully released in North America on August 26, 2014. A console version was released on April 19, 2016 in North America and on April 22, 2016 in Europe.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 75k–181k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,011 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$1.49-85%
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-11-26) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 2 of 3 observed days · $0.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120172026Week of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-06-09 — best price $5.192015-06-21 — best price $39.992015-12-10 — best price $4.992016-02-15 — best price $3.992016-08-16 — best price $39.992016-11-01 — best price $39.992017-01-02 — best price $39.992017-07-05 — best price $39.992017-11-20 — best price $3.992018-11-01 — best price $39.992019-05-30 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $0.992020-03-25 — best price $8.992020-05-26 — best price $8.992020-06-23 — best price $8.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-01-11 — best price $8.992021-01-24 — best price $8.992021-02-05 — best price $8.992021-02-19 — best price $9.992021-03-03 — best price $9.992021-03-15 — best price $9.992021-03-27 — best price $9.992021-04-10 — best price $9.992021-04-22 — best price $9.992021-05-04 — best price $9.992021-05-16 — best price $9.992021-05-28 — best price $9.992021-06-08 — best price $7.342021-10-05 — best price $7.342021-12-03 — best price $7.342022-12-09 — best price $7.342023-08-22 — best price $9.992024-01-05 — best price $9.992024-04-04 — best price $9.992025-05-16 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
73%
earned "Apprentice"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,1541%59
PS4 (PlayStation)3,2002%40
Xbox One (Xbox)1,3351%39

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

Player tags

FPSRPGIndieMagicActionFantasyViolentAdventureDifficultAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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