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X-Blades cover art

X-Blades

Gaijin Entertainment · Topware Interactive · 2009-04-30

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NudityViolentActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 06, 2009 (Xbox 360), Apr 30, 2009 (PlayStation 3)

In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.

X-Blades is a Nudity, Violent, Action, and Adventure game released in 2009, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 3226 reviews).

3
playing now
62%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
47/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
53/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 6.5h · completionist 9.8h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$12.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

X-Blades is a hack and slash video game developed by Gaijin Entertainment and originally released in November 2007 by 1C Company in the Russian language for Microsoft Windows under the title Ониблэйд. It was later released as X-Blades for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows in 2009. The player assumes the role of Ayumi who wields two pistol-blades. The game received mixed reviews from critics. A reboot/sequel, Blades of Time, was released in 2012.

Trailer

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 111% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 64 Nudity games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 129k–258k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,226 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$1.29-87%
GameBillet$2.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.75 at Savemi (2019-10-26) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 68 of 74 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

15802026-09-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 127 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 30 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3670Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2012 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2013 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2013 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2014 — avg 4 · peak 27Aug 2014 — avg 8 · peak 36Jan 2015 — avg 9 · peak 59Jun 2015 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2015 — avg 51 · peak 201Apr 2016 — avg 25 · peak 61Sep 2016 — avg 12 · peak 35Feb 2017 — avg 20 · peak 70Jul 2017 — avg 18 · peak 549Dec 2017 — avg 77 · peak 834May 2018 — avg 65 · peak 2,721Oct 2018 — avg 48 · peak 1,147Mar 2019 — avg 51 · peak 1,182Aug 2019 — avg 29 · peak 1,200Jan 2020 — avg 56 · peak 3,995Jun 2020 — avg 62 · peak 545Nov 2020 — avg 21 · peak 144Apr 2021 — avg 57 · peak 522Sep 2021 — avg 113 · peak 2,886Feb 2022 — avg 47 · peak 946Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 18 · peak 970May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 29Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 12Feb 2026 — avg 367 · peak 9,981Jul 2026 — avg 18 · peak 205Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 178
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.862015-01-012026-10-012015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-04-01 — best price $9.252015-07-08 — best price $12.332016-03-11 — best price $9.992017-04-12 — best price $2.002017-11-13 — best price $2.502018-03-19 — best price $0.992018-08-02 — best price $9.992019-01-10 — best price $0.992019-05-10 — best price $1.992019-10-24 — best price $1.992020-01-28 — best price $9.992020-06-03 — best price $9.992020-07-15 — best price $9.992020-08-22 — best price $9.992020-10-04 — best price $8.892020-11-19 — best price $8.892021-01-10 — best price $8.382021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-03-27 — best price $8.382021-05-04 — best price $8.292021-08-02 — best price $9.992021-12-02 — best price $9.992022-02-21 — best price $2.492022-06-13 — best price $2.492022-08-23 — best price $0.992022-11-22 — best price $1.002023-01-27 — best price $7.892023-05-12 — best price $0.992023-08-25 — best price $2.002024-01-31 — best price $8.982024-06-01 — best price $9.492024-09-03 — best price $8.892025-03-13 — best price $6.492025-12-01 — best price $2.002026-05-01 — best price $1.292026-07-01 — best price $1.292026-10-01 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

133302026-05-30 — 65 pageviews2026-06-03 — 83 pageviews2026-06-07 — 82 pageviews2026-06-11 — 50 pageviews2026-06-15 — 71 pageviews2026-06-19 — 39 pageviews2026-06-23 — 55 pageviews2026-06-27 — 67 pageviews2026-07-01 — 46 pageviews2026-07-05 — 47 pageviews2026-07-09 — 53 pageviews2026-07-13 — 63 pageviews2026-07-17 — 48 pageviews2026-07-21 — 62 pageviews2026-07-25 — 40 pageviews2026-07-29 — 59 pageviews2026-08-02 — 57 pageviews2026-08-06 — 60 pageviews2026-08-10 — 56 pageviews2026-08-14 — 59 pageviews2026-08-18 — 43 pageviews2026-08-22 — 47 pageviews2026-08-26 — 63 pageviews2026-08-30 — 68 pageviews2026-09-03 — 76 pageviews2026-09-07 — 133 pageviews2026-09-11 — 72 pageviews2026-09-15 — 57 pageviews2026-09-19 — 55 pageviews2026-09-23 — 49 pageviews2026-09-27 — 72 pageviews2026-10-01 — 57 pageviews2026-10-05 — 64 pageviews2026-10-09 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing3 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2017-05-15, latest 2024-06-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)10,43135%38
Xbox 360 (Xbox)6,60513%37
Xbox 360 (Xbox)1,90144%37

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGAnimeActionNudityFantasyViolentAdventureBeat 'em upSingleplayerThird Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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