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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 301 sampled Steam reviews (255 positive / 46 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing24% mention it
- Combat13% mention it
- Visuals & art13% mention it
- World & exploration12% mention it
- Music & audio11% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing30% mention it
- Controls & UI28% mention it
- Progression & loot22% mention it
- Combat20% mention it
- Visuals & art17% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
61%
41 reviews
5-15h
77%
61 reviews
15-40h
92%
144 reviews
40-100h
92%
53 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 79 | 39 |
| Creator reviews (1 tracked) | – | 100 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 90% | 84 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 90% | 84 | 258 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 738 total reviews in window · weighted 228.8 up / 26.7 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (74)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 100
- 80
- 80
“Blasphemous is a fascinating and intricate game with bias in dark Catholicism that offers a host of enemies, abilities and locations for painstaking research. Well executed bosses with original mechanics and a powerful atmosphere should please fans of the genre, despite some issues with platforming and goals closer to the end of the story.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“While lacking in sheer variety, what's there is solid. The art style and atmosphere is spectacular, and combat is intense and bloody.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Blasphemous is a beautifully crafted Soulslike/Metroidvania action game set in a delightfully unhinged, deliriously gory world filled with well-designed enemies, satisfyingly meaty combat and some truly memorable and grotesque boss battles.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Even though its bursting with a strong identity, Blasphemous struggles to find its own footing in a crowded genre. There are glimpses of what could’ve been an amazing game, but much of it its bogged down due to its over reliance on a dull skill system.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Blasphemous is a merciless Metroidvania with a satisfying combat, despite the weak platforming, its boss fights are extremely entertaining and the art style is amazing, as it establishes a very engaging setting.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Blasphemous is a highly stylized and brutally challenging action platformer set in a world of great religious reverence, may be too difficult for some players, also in terms of the cruelty of the themes”
read full review ↗ - 80
“From first glance during a Direct there was no question that Blasphemous, visually, was something pretty special...”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Blasphemous is an admirable piece of art. It does the whole metroidvania thing in a much less tedious way than most indie games do these days, and is bolstered by its distinct flavour and style.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Blasphemous is a great addition to the genre and it truly feels like a unique creation able to stand fine on its own without taking too much from other games out there. The world and lore are fantastic and enough to keep anyone with a passing interest engrossed to the very end.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Blasphemous might be derivative, but it's one of the best, if not the best Metroid-like I've played this year. Not only is it downright gorgeous, but the gameplay is uniformly excellent and hunting for its many secrets make it a puzzle well worth exploring. ”
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Patch history
- ❗Update RequiredOct 3, 2025
- Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide – Free Update Out Now!Dec 9, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin - Live Now!Feb 18, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Steam Awards - Vote Blasphemous for the 'Labor of Love' award!Nov 27, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- The Stir of Dawn - Bug Fix & Optimisation Patch 1 Live Now!Aug 24, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- The Stir of Dawn Free DLC - Live Now!Aug 4, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #2 - Live Now!Jan 16, 2020
- Blasphemous - Patch 2 Live Now!Dec 17, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Developer UpdateOct 22, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Patch #1 - Hotfix #1Oct 3, 2019
- Patch 1 - Bug Fixes!Sep 25, 2019
- Blasphemous Launch - A thank you to the community!Sep 24, 2019significant · resets scoring window