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Vambrace: Cold Soul cover art

Vambrace: Cold Soul

Devespresso Games · Headup · 2019-05-28

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AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 28, 2019 (Xbox One), May 28, 2019 (Linux), Aug 29, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 29, 2019 (PlayStation 4), May 28, 2019 (Mac), May 28, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!

Vambrace: Cold Soul is an Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2019, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mixed (66% of 955 reviews).

1
playing now
66%
positive of 955 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.00★
PlayStation Store rating (461 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Vambrace: Cold Soul is a 2019 roguelike dungeon crawler role-playing video game developed by South Korean studio Devespresso Games. It was released for Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Set in a dark fantasy world, the game follows Evelia Lyric as she leads a series of expeditions to explore the haunted lost city of Icenaire, which is covered under a deep layer of ice, in order to solve the mystery behind the magical vambrace she wields. From Dalearch, the last safe region within Icenaire, players may craft items, compose parties of adventurers for an expedition that traverses the city's haunted ruins and prepare Lyric for an eventual confrontation against a powerful adversary known as the Shade King.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (155 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 955 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$2.49-90%
Steam$2.49-90%
GOG$2.49-90%
GamersGate$2.50-90%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2025-11-03) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 131 of 166 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
858520192026Week of 2019-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
202Jun 2019Jul 2026Jun 2019 — avg 20 · peak 88Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2021 — avg 8 · peak 36Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 18Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10Dec 2021 — avg 13 · peak 48Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Jul 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.002019-05-282026-10-152019-05-28 — best price $19.992019-11-18 — best price $23.252020-01-11 — best price $17.492020-02-18 — best price $16.992020-04-29 — best price $20.882020-07-18 — best price $24.992020-09-23 — best price $22.392020-11-02 — best price $12.492021-01-08 — best price $24.992021-03-04 — best price $24.992021-04-23 — best price $5.992021-06-14 — best price $6.252021-08-20 — best price $6.242021-10-27 — best price $6.242022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-04-06 — best price $21.132022-08-03 — best price $21.132022-12-01 — best price $18.362023-03-06 — best price $2.492023-06-23 — best price $1.992023-09-29 — best price $2.492023-12-30 — best price $24.992024-03-13 — best price $24.992024-06-10 — best price $3.512024-08-15 — best price $4.992024-11-11 — best price $1.782025-01-24 — best price $2.492025-04-17 — best price $2.492025-07-17 — best price $2.492025-10-07 — best price $1.242026-01-05 — best price $18.362026-04-03 — best price $2.792026-06-17 — best price $2.492026-08-26 — best price $2.492026-09-25 — best price $2.492026-10-15 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1412026-05-31 — 5 pageviews2026-06-04 — 4 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1 pageviews2026-06-12 — 5 pageviews2026-06-16 — 6 pageviews2026-06-20 — 8 pageviews2026-06-24 — 5 pageviews2026-06-28 — 8 pageviews2026-07-02 — 7 pageviews2026-07-06 — 4 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-14 — 4 pageviews2026-07-18 — 6 pageviews2026-07-22 — 3 pageviews2026-07-26 — 8 pageviews2026-07-30 — 5 pageviews2026-08-03 — 6 pageviews2026-08-07 — 5 pageviews2026-08-11 — 2 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1 pageviews2026-08-19 — 3 pageviews2026-08-23 — 8 pageviews2026-08-27 — 3 pageviews2026-08-31 — 5 pageviews2026-09-04 — 2 pageviews2026-09-08 — 5 pageviews2026-09-12 — 3 pageviews2026-09-16 — 7 pageviews2026-09-20 — 6 pageviews2026-09-24 — 8 pageviews2026-09-28 — 1 pageviews2026-10-02 — 14 pageviews2026-10-06 — 5 pageviews2026-10-09 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
81.3%
earned "Good Luck"
10.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Korean, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-05-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)5,4353%33
Steam (Steam)1,5002%54
PS4 (PlayStation)45314%34
PS4 (PlayStation)42811%34
PS4 (PlayStation)14212%34
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieFantasyAdventureRogue-likeRogue-liteStory RichTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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