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VenusBlood GAIA International

Ninetail · JAST · 2023-09-26

Steam

AdventureRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jul 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on the impossible quest to rescue the decaying world of Palastra in this dungeon defense SRPG, interwoven with a story of epic proportions!

67%
positive of 119 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$33.74
steam price (US)

Centuries have passed, and the world has grown still, heralding the beginning of the Twilight Age. Now, the oceans have receded, birthrates have plummeted for all races, and an unknown plague ravages the land. Grotesque creatures of unknown origin roam the lands... However, hope shines amidst the darkness. A new energy source discovered by Theofrad, the Archduke of the Sorcerous City of Energeia, may hold the key to saving the realm -- Ether. The Holy Dragon Empire Granleyd has outlawed the use of Ether as heresy, declaring a holy war on Energeia. And so begins Theofrad's uphill battle agains(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (38 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 27,615 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.4k–5.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 119 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $33.74 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320232026Week of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$44.99$33.742023-09-262026-10-082023-09-26 — best price $40.492023-10-03 — best price $44.992023-12-22 — best price $35.992024-01-04 — best price $44.992024-02-08 — best price $38.242024-02-13 — best price $44.992024-03-14 — best price $38.242024-03-21 — best price $44.992024-04-25 — best price $38.242024-05-09 — best price $44.992024-06-27 — best price $40.492024-07-11 — best price $44.992024-09-30 — best price $40.492024-10-07 — best price $44.992024-11-27 — best price $40.492024-12-04 — best price $44.992024-12-19 — best price $35.992025-01-02 — best price $44.992025-01-21 — best price $35.992025-01-31 — best price $44.992025-03-13 — best price $35.992025-03-20 — best price $44.992025-06-27 — best price $35.992025-07-10 — best price $44.992025-09-29 — best price $33.742025-10-06 — best price $44.992025-12-18 — best price $33.742026-01-05 — best price $44.992026-02-13 — best price $35.992026-02-22 — best price $44.992026-03-19 — best price $35.992026-03-26 — best price $44.992026-04-26 — best price $35.992026-05-10 — best price $44.992026-06-25 — best price $33.742026-07-09 — best price $44.992026-09-14 — best price $33.742026-09-21 — best price $44.992026-10-01 — best price $33.742026-10-08 — best price $44.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-03-25 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DRPGWarJRPGAnimeFantasyStrategyTacticalAdventureManagement

Census log

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

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