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VenusBlood HOLLOW International

Ninetail · JAST · 2022-01-06

SteamGOG

AdventureRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Dec 10, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

War hangs like the sword of Damocles over Helvetia, a land ruled by four Dark Lords. In this age of blood and strife, Leonhardt Arknoah, a war hero and leader of the Varganian Empire's secret task force, steps onto the battlefield once more, the flames of ambition burning brightly within him.

96%
positive of 314 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$31.49
steam price (US)

In ancient times, the Holy Land of Helvetia flourished under the goddess Elnath's protection. Then the demons came—pouring out from the land below, overrunning the holy land and defeating the goddess through violent war—bringing about an age of darkness. The humans who once lived peacefully under the goddess' protection are now ruled over by the four demon queens, known as the Dark Lords. Any humans deemed worthless have their souls farmed to create Tactica, a crystalline object used as a material for weapons and as fuel. However, a new conflict arises as rumors of Empress Karvia's plans to ta(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (105 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 27,615 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.3k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 314 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$44.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $31.49 at GOG (2025-02-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 26 of 53 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
979720222026Week of 2022-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$44.99$31.492021-12-102026-10-122021-12-10 — best price $38.242022-01-21 — best price $44.992022-03-12 — best price $40.492022-07-07 — best price $44.992022-08-22 — best price $38.242022-10-24 — best price $44.992022-12-12 — best price $35.992023-01-31 — best price $44.992023-03-23 — best price $44.992023-06-29 — best price $35.992023-08-28 — best price $35.992023-11-02 — best price $44.992023-12-05 — best price $35.992024-01-24 — best price $44.992024-02-22 — best price $35.992024-03-20 — best price $44.992024-05-01 — best price $35.992024-06-27 — best price $33.742024-08-06 — best price $35.992024-10-08 — best price $44.992024-11-26 — best price $33.742025-01-03 — best price $44.992025-02-28 — best price $31.492025-04-03 — best price $44.992025-08-18 — best price $31.492025-10-07 — best price $31.492025-12-18 — best price $31.492026-02-12 — best price $31.492026-03-26 — best price $44.992026-05-10 — best price $44.992026-08-25 — best price $44.992026-09-18 — best price $44.992026-09-23 — best price $44.992026-09-28 — best price $31.492026-10-03 — best price $31.492026-10-08 — best price $44.992026-10-12 — best price $44.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

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

Player tags

2DAnimeDemonsFantasyStrategyStory RichDark FantasyStrategy RPGTactical RPGVisual Novel

Census log

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

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