Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood overview

Overview

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood comes from Hermit Gamesmiths and is published by Hermit Gamesmiths. It arrived on Steam on May 28, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 04:13:48 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 9 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood has sold up to 270 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,058. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood overview details

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A personal tragedy forces Oni to push beyond the borders of her village, in search of an unspeakable horror. As she assembles the pieces of an ancient magical contract, Oni leaves a bloody trail behind her, careening towards darkness, death, and worse. Pain Thistledown is a small, personal story set in an epic fantasy world. It's a meditation on the pain and helplessness that we feel in the face of tragedy, and how we cope. Story Stories help us navigate our lives, stories move us, and make us better. Thistledown is a great story, told with deep respect. World We sought to make a world that felt real and bigger than the story itself, so we put in major work building the world of Thistledown, only 10% of which will be in the game. We made a world that feels like you are only glimpsing a bit of it, because you are. Characters You'll encounter sad, real stories as you explore the world. Characters are well-developed, varied, and real. Story Only Mode I believe everyone should be able to experience the story, so I've included a "Story Only" mode, which skips challenging platforming and all combat. Players of all skill levels can experience what Thistledown has to offer, without the need to reach a certain skill level. GAMEPLAY Thistledown is mechanically light, but I've worked to make the gameplay as satisfying as possible. Fight Oni carries an oversized thistle with her. You can make your way a little safer by killing things with it. Jump Oni is a Kouneli, a rabbit person. If nothing else works, she can always jump her way to safety. Explore What's going on? Explore the…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 04:13:48 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Story RichIndieEmotionalAdventurePixel GraphicsSingleplayerInteractive FictionShort2DFunnyPsychologicalRetroLinearCuteFemale Protagonist

Support and legal notes

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