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THE LAST BLADE cover art

THE LAST BLADE

SNK CORPORATION · 2016-08-31

SteamGOG

Action

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

Releases: Aug 31, 2016 (Linux), Aug 31, 2016 (Mac), Mar 13, 2012 (Wii), Jan 29, 1998 (Neo Geo AES), Mar 26, 1998 (Neo Geo CD), Aug 31, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

“THE LAST BLADE”, the first entry in the legendary 2D weapons-based fighting game series from SNK set during the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate, returns for another joust! Sharpen your blade, and be ready for some of the most epic battles on Steam!

THE LAST BLADE is a 2016 Action game priced at $9.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 247 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
74%
positive of 247 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

The Last Blade is a fighting game developed and released by SNK for the Neo Geo system in 1997. It was also ported to several home systems. A sequel, The Last Blade 2, was released in 1998. A second sequel, The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny, was released in 2000.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 27% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 6.2k–15k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 247 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at GOG (2025-03-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 85 of 98 observed days · $5.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620162026Week of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20Sep 2016Aug 2026Sep 2016 — avg 2 · peak 17Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 8Jan 2017 — avg 1 · peak 10Mar 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Sep 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 1 · peak 4
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.892016-01-062026-10-142016-01-06 — best price $4.992017-08-07 — best price $5.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992019-06-10 — best price $2.992019-08-27 — best price $4.992019-11-28 — best price $1.992020-02-08 — best price $8.112020-05-12 — best price $5.282020-06-18 — best price $3.752020-07-17 — best price $9.992020-09-20 — best price $7.342020-11-25 — best price $4.992021-01-31 — best price $7.342021-04-05 — best price $5.992021-06-08 — best price $7.342021-07-15 — best price $4.992021-09-01 — best price $9.992021-10-24 — best price $9.992021-12-06 — best price $7.342022-02-08 — best price $7.342022-04-11 — best price $4.992022-06-19 — best price $9.992022-08-03 — best price $7.342022-11-04 — best price $5.992023-01-16 — best price $4.992023-05-25 — best price $7.342023-08-17 — best price $9.992024-02-22 — best price $5.992024-08-13 — best price $1.792025-01-18 — best price $5.992025-07-08 — best price $9.992025-12-16 — best price $9.992026-05-26 — best price $8.322026-08-18 — best price $8.132026-09-14 — best price $5.992026-10-04 — best price $5.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

76332026-05-31 — 65 pageviews2026-06-04 — 51 pageviews2026-06-08 — 66 pageviews2026-06-12 — 69 pageviews2026-06-16 — 43 pageviews2026-06-20 — 58 pageviews2026-06-24 — 58 pageviews2026-06-28 — 69 pageviews2026-07-02 — 48 pageviews2026-07-06 — 44 pageviews2026-07-10 — 50 pageviews2026-07-14 — 53 pageviews2026-07-18 — 45 pageviews2026-07-22 — 72 pageviews2026-07-26 — 49 pageviews2026-07-30 — 53 pageviews2026-08-03 — 58 pageviews2026-08-07 — 57 pageviews2026-08-11 — 52 pageviews2026-08-15 — 40 pageviews2026-08-19 — 59 pageviews2026-08-23 — 76 pageviews2026-08-27 — 47 pageviews2026-08-31 — 58 pageviews2026-09-04 — 61 pageviews2026-09-08 — 61 pageviews2026-09-12 — 51 pageviews2026-09-16 — 53 pageviews2026-09-20 — 50 pageviews2026-09-24 — 75 pageviews2026-09-28 — 58 pageviews2026-10-02 — 46 pageviews2026-10-06 — 35 pageviews2026-10-09 — 45 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
22%
earned "Perfect"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play Together1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-01-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)47815%10

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

Player tags

2DAnimeActionArcadeClassicFightingSwordplay2D FighterController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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