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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic cover art

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

MAGES. Inc. · Rocket Panda Games · 2015-01-23

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 30, 2014 (PlayStation Vita), Feb 27, 2013 (Xbox One), Feb 27, 2013 (Xbox 360), Jan 23, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!

1
playing now
83%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
58/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is a beat 'em up developed and published by Mages under the 5pb. brand, and originally released on February 27, 2013 for the Xbox 360. It is a spin-off of the fighting game Phantom Breaker.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,830 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 76k–183k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,053 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.74-15%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at WinGameStore (2026-04-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 43 of 56 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
666620172026Week of 2017-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1112026-08-06 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-242026-08-262015-01-24 — best price $9.592015-05-26 — best price $2.992015-06-18 — best price $5.992015-11-25 — best price $2.992016-02-05 — best price $2.992016-03-13 — best price $11.992016-07-04 — best price $11.992016-10-03 — best price $11.992016-11-29 — best price $11.992017-04-03 — best price $11.992017-06-12 — best price $11.992017-11-10 — best price $11.992018-01-04 — best price $11.992018-05-21 — best price $11.992018-10-05 — best price $11.992018-11-28 — best price $11.992019-01-04 — best price $11.992019-05-06 — best price $11.992019-12-03 — best price $11.992020-01-02 — best price $11.992020-05-06 — best price $11.992020-08-24 — best price $11.992020-11-02 — best price $11.992020-12-01 — best price $11.992021-02-15 — best price $11.992026-01-31 — best price $11.512026-03-23 — best price $11.512026-04-10 — best price $1.142026-04-23 — best price $11.992026-05-11 — best price $1.502026-05-26 — best price $14.992026-06-02 — best price $1.192026-06-17 — best price $12.742026-07-06 — best price $1.492026-07-15 — best price $14.992026-07-23 — best price $11.992026-08-01 — best price $1.472026-08-16 — best price $14.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8552026-05-28 — 13 pageviews2026-05-31 — 7 pageviews2026-06-03 — 15 pageviews2026-06-06 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 32 pageviews2026-06-12 — 20 pageviews2026-06-15 — 18 pageviews2026-06-18 — 17 pageviews2026-06-21 — 7 pageviews2026-06-24 — 42 pageviews2026-06-27 — 17 pageviews2026-06-30 — 8 pageviews2026-07-03 — 67 pageviews2026-07-06 — 39 pageviews2026-07-09 — 31 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-15 — 14 pageviews2026-07-18 — 19 pageviews2026-07-21 — 22 pageviews2026-07-24 — 11 pageviews2026-07-27 — 24 pageviews2026-07-30 — 9 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-05 — 7 pageviews2026-08-08 — 15 pageviews2026-08-11 — 15 pageviews2026-08-14 — 18 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 15 pageviews2026-08-23 — 26 pageviews2026-08-25 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
87.9%
earned "A New Battle"
19.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements5 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeCo-opRetroActionArcadeBeat 'em upLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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