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NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

24 Entertainment · NetEase Games · 2021-08-11

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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale

Releases: Aug 12, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 13, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Dec 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Jun 23, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Dive into the legends of the Far East in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT; team up with friends in fast-paced melee fights for a Battle Royale experience unlike any other. Find your playstyle with a varied cast of heroes with unique skills. More than 40 million players have already joined the fray, play free now!

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is an Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play game released in 2021, priced at free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 302114 reviews) and an owner estimate of 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000.

51,982
playing now
73%
positive of 303k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
460
twitch viewers (latest)
61/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (56 ratings)
72/100
opencritic · fair · 38% recommend
53h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

51,982 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Naraka: Bladepoint is a free-to-play wuxia action battle royale game developed by 24 Entertainment and published by NetEase Games Montreal. It is a game where up to 60 players fight each other to be the last one standing. The game incorporates martial arts-inspired melee combat and features a rock-paper-scissors combat system. There are vast arsenals of melee and ranged weapons to choose from, as well as a grappling hook that can be used for both combat and traversal. In addition, each hero has unique skills and talents, allowing for customization to suit your play style. The game was released for Windows in August 2021 and was ported to Xbox Series X/S on June 23, 2022. An Xbox One version was later released on December 22, 2022. PlayStation 5 port of the game was released on July 13, 2023, and the game was made free-to-play on that date. Naraka: Bladepoint has sold more than 6 million copies globally since its launch in August 2021.

Trailer

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Thriving
  • · 51,982 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 8,352 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,044/week).
  • · Review velocity down 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (29,627 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Epic Game Store (2022-08-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23k23k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 23,450 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6,177 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15,841 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3,634 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8,643 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,576 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12,008 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,980 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7,206 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,209 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3,725 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,399 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,416 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,059 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3,234 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,073 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,463 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,025 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3,172 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,307 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,594 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,318 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3,320 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,107 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6,476 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,211 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4,306 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,483 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,584 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,378 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,386 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8,327 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3,693 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11,587 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,960 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4,084 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,315 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,042 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,373 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,681 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,614 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,280 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,581 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,084 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,775 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,201 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9,362 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5,272 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8,191 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,777 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5,929 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,767 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5,444 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,081 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7,253 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,861 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4,443 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,674 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5,212 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,779 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5,169 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,564 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6,076 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,762 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4,894 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,597 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4,728 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,617 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4,889 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,511 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7,316 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,188 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5,916 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,535 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4,460 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,758 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,870 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,475 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3,254 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,244 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3,261 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,413 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,440 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,063 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,256 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,004 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,045 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,304 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,403 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,286 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,136 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,284 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,098 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,038 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,545 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,301 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,333 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 959 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 932 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,150 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 709 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,201 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 581 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 843 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 511 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 337 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 367 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 304 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 385 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 501 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 101 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

79k5.6k2026-08-06 16:00 — 45,815 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 34,878 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 8,059 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 70,804 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 28,029 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 14,702 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 34,847 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 9,982 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 42,042 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 30,448 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 6,672 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 74,187 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 22,194 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 16,987 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 43,772 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 11,541 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 43,220 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 30,234 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 6,547 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 67,272 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 17,664 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 13,545 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 34,009 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 9,202 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 45,603 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 37,732 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 7,926 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 65,005 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 17,062 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 11,971 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 29,683 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 8,773 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 34,840 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 31,105 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 5,648 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 66,359 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 24,252 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 11,901 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 41,487 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 51,982 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#32#402026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #362026-08-07 — #362026-08-08 — #362026-08-09 — #362026-08-10 — #362026-08-11 — #362026-08-12 — #352026-08-13 — #322026-08-14 — #322026-08-15 — #332026-08-16 — #332026-08-17 — #352026-08-18 — #352026-08-19 — #352026-08-20 — #352026-08-21 — #352026-08-22 — #362026-08-23 — #362026-08-24 — #382026-08-25 — #382026-08-26 — #372026-08-27 — #372026-08-28 — #372026-08-29 — #372026-08-30 — #40
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
27272026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 14 new positive2026-08-07: 9 new negative2026-08-08: 20 new positive2026-08-08: 14 new negative2026-08-09: 20 new positive2026-08-09: 18 new negative2026-08-10: 16 new positive2026-08-10: 7 new negative2026-08-11: 10 new positive2026-08-11: 17 new negative2026-08-12: 11 new positive2026-08-12: 8 new negative2026-08-14: 27 new positive2026-08-14: 7 new negative2026-08-15: 15 new positive2026-08-15: 10 new negative2026-08-16: 7 new positive2026-08-16: 12 new negative2026-08-17: 18 new positive2026-08-17: 13 new negative2026-08-18: 11 new positive2026-08-18: 9 new negative2026-08-19: 12 new positive2026-08-19: 15 new negative2026-08-20: 16 new positive2026-08-20: 9 new negative2026-08-21: 8 new positive2026-08-21: 9 new negative2026-08-22: 18 new positive2026-08-22: 8 new negative2026-08-23: 10 new positive2026-08-23: 11 new negative2026-08-24: 15 new positive2026-08-24: 5 new negative2026-08-25: 5 new positive2026-08-25: 13 new negative2026-08-26: 16 new positive2026-08-26: 8 new negative2026-08-27: 7 new positive2026-08-27: 8 new negative2026-08-28: 7 new positive2026-08-28: 12 new negative2026-08-29: 6 new positive2026-08-29: 16 new negative2026-08-30: 4 new positive2026-08-30: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$0.002021-06-132026-08-262021-06-13 — best price $19.992021-11-17 — best price $19.992021-12-17 — best price $0.002022-01-06 — best price $19.992022-02-25 — best price $19.992022-05-06 — best price $19.992022-06-26 — best price $19.992022-08-18 — best price $9.992022-09-29 — best price $9.992022-10-18 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $9.992022-12-15 — best price $9.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-02-15 — best price $9.992023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-03-15 — best price $9.992023-03-21 — best price $19.992023-04-06 — best price $9.992023-04-26 — best price $9.992023-05-02 — best price $19.992023-05-09 — best price $19.992024-02-11 — best price $0.002026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

620562026-05-28 — 80 pageviews2026-05-31 — 81 pageviews2026-06-03 — 67 pageviews2026-06-06 — 268 pageviews2026-06-09 — 153 pageviews2026-06-12 — 145 pageviews2026-06-15 — 74 pageviews2026-06-18 — 101 pageviews2026-06-21 — 108 pageviews2026-06-24 — 117 pageviews2026-06-27 — 77 pageviews2026-06-30 — 107 pageviews2026-07-03 — 113 pageviews2026-07-06 — 107 pageviews2026-07-09 — 181 pageviews2026-07-12 — 95 pageviews2026-07-15 — 71 pageviews2026-07-18 — 70 pageviews2026-07-21 — 84 pageviews2026-07-24 — 75 pageviews2026-07-27 — 103 pageviews2026-07-30 — 117 pageviews2026-08-02 — 117 pageviews2026-08-05 — 75 pageviews2026-08-08 — 84 pageviews2026-08-11 — 80 pageviews2026-08-14 — 75 pageviews2026-08-17 — 56 pageviews2026-08-20 — 99 pageviews2026-08-23 — 106 pageviews2026-08-25 — 96 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.8k1562026-08-18 11:12 — 3,107 viewers2026-08-21 17:12 — 3,570 viewers2026-08-26 19:15 — 709 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 531 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 156 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 204 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 678 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 431 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 503 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 634 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 590 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1,004 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 490 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 553 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 773 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 389 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 468 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1,084 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 3,131 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 1,810 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 1,559 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1,276 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 599 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 768 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 727 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 586 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 2,948 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 333 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 926 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 931 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 394 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 589 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 460 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
66.7%
earned "And So It Begins"
21.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller SupportHDR available4 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal, Vietnamese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21,3362%40
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)17,5131%40
PS5 (PlayStation)10,5452%41

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

PvPAnimeActionMatureFightingSurvivalSwordplayMultiplayerMartial ArtsThird Person

Census log

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

Recent updates

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