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Blasphemous

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Quick read

Blasphemous is a grim, religious-horror metroidvania with deliberate combat.

What kind of game is it?

Authored 2D map, checkpoint prayer, execution-style attacks. Exploration gates are abilities and keys, and the map stays between sittings.

Who is it for?

For players who seek a penitent walk: parry, pray, and keep the map.

How it plays
Loop
Metroidvania exploration
Sessions
Long sessions
Progression
Campaign
Players
Single-player
Structure
Metroidvania
Tone
Dark · Brutal

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

  • Progression80

    Estimate

  • Social18

    Estimate

  • Session commitment82

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Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release
released

2019-09-10

Review score
89.8%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count
67,186

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price
$6.24

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages
10
Demo
No
Early Access
No
Players
Single-player

How many people play Blasphemous?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies
1.7M – 3.7M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue
$5.2M – $18M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

Median playtime
23.6 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 14.1–40 h. 4% under 2 h.

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

  • English38%
  • Spanish (Spain)21%
  • Simplified Chinese10%
  • Spanish (Latin America)8%
  • Portuguese (Brazil)8%
  • Russian3%

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

Cvstodia's iconography is the hook.

Core mechanics

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Genre / subgenre

Subgenres: Souls like 2d.

Steam genre: metroidvania.

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Sources

Store price checked 13 Sept 2026.

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