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Pocket Bravery

Statera Studio · PQube · 2023-08-31

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 09, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 31, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (PlayStation 4), TBD (PlayStation 5), Apr 10, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 10, 2025 (Xbox One)

Inspired by classic fighting games from the 90's such as Street Fighter, Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, 'Pocket Bravery' channels the 'Neo Geo Pocket' aesthetic for a modern fighting game with a retro twist!

Pocket Bravery is an Action and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 730 reviews).

2
playing now
89%
positive of 730 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (520 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Pocket Bravery is an indie fighting game developed by Brazilian company Statera Studios and published by PQube and PixelHeart. The game was created in pixel art inspired by the chibi aesthetic of the Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix game and the Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting games. And influenced by the retro 2D games like Street Fighter, Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters which it pays homage to. The game was announced in April 2020, and during its development there were several tests and even championships, in addition to two beta phases, a closed beta that started on August 10, 2023, exclusively for people who donated to the game, and an open beta in the following day. Pocket Bravery was released on August 31, 2023, and was later released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on April 10, 2025. The creation of Pocket Bravery was somewhat turbulent due to a lack of funding and distrust among the gaming community due to the controversies surrounding the game Trajes Fatais, on which producer Jonathan Silva had previously worked on. Despite the disbelief, the project managed to win over the public, raising funds that not only made its release pos

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (213 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 15k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 730 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$10.99-45%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Humble Store (2024-12-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 61 of 98 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18518520232026Week of 2023-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 03:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.992023-08-232026-10-082023-08-23 — best price $19.992023-10-12 — best price $14.892023-11-16 — best price $19.992023-12-02 — best price $19.992023-12-28 — best price $15.992024-01-22 — best price $17.992024-02-14 — best price $17.992024-03-18 — best price $14.392024-04-08 — best price $15.992024-05-09 — best price $15.292024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-08-01 — best price $19.992024-08-30 — best price $15.292024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-11-16 — best price $19.992024-12-06 — best price $17.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-02 — best price $15.992025-03-03 — best price $14.992025-03-24 — best price $15.292025-04-17 — best price $11.472025-05-03 — best price $12.692025-06-20 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-07-25 — best price $10.842025-08-22 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $14.992025-11-18 — best price $19.992025-11-30 — best price $19.992025-12-26 — best price $13.642026-01-30 — best price $13.992026-03-03 — best price $19.992026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-05-14 — best price $9.322026-06-02 — best price $19.992026-07-10 — best price $18.492026-08-09 — best price $16.842026-08-24 — best price $9.322026-10-08 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2732026-06-04 — 17 pageviews2026-06-08 — 24 pageviews2026-06-12 — 17 pageviews2026-06-16 — 15 pageviews2026-06-20 — 13 pageviews2026-06-24 — 17 pageviews2026-06-28 — 22 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 19 pageviews2026-07-10 — 6 pageviews2026-07-14 — 18 pageviews2026-07-18 — 17 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 8 pageviews2026-07-30 — 7 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 7 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 12 pageviews2026-08-23 — 17 pageviews2026-08-27 — 9 pageviews2026-08-31 — 17 pageviews2026-09-04 — 14 pageviews2026-09-08 — 13 pageviews2026-09-12 — 20 pageviews2026-09-16 — 27 pageviews2026-09-20 — 13 pageviews2026-09-24 — 12 pageviews2026-09-28 — 13 pageviews2026-10-02 — 6 pageviews2026-10-06 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
47.6%
earned ""Button Masher""
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play Together8 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2024-07-19, latest 2026-05-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3941%55
PS5 (PlayStation)1580%55
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)880%55
PS4 (PlayStation)490%55
Switch (Nintendo)180%0
PS4 (PlayStation)100%55

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

Player tags

RetroActionArcadeFightinge-sports2D FighterHand-drawnStory RichBeat 'em upCompetitive

Census log

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

Recent updates

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