Blade and Burden overview

Derrick Adams | Jan 17, 2025 | game

Released

0players observed · 7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC

Action Adventure Indie Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score91% positive

Blade and Burden dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score91% positive
Total reviews11
Release dateJan 17, 2025
DeveloperDerrick Adams
PublisherGear Shift Studios

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Derrick Adams Publisher: Gear Shift Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Blade and Burden comes from Derrick Adams and is published by Gear Shift Studios. It arrived on Steam on Jan 17, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, 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

Blade and Burden's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 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 91% positive across 11 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Blade and Burden is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10 or Newer	Intel i3 2100	4 GB RAM	GeForce 8 series/AMD Radeon HD 7000	2 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	10.15	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Blade and Burden has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Blade and Burden overview details

Blade and Burden combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Blade and Burden is a rogue lite dungeon crawler where choices aren't as simple as they seem. Play as adventurers who slash, roll, and solve their way through an absurd palace while subjected to the whims of a mysterious observer. Will you break the cycle and remove your burden? Choose Your Hero: Different adventurers have been called to the tower, each with their own burdens they carry. Choose which story to follow and fight your way through the challenges using the special abilities each one possesses. Defeat Your Foes: Each hero's path is plagued by monsters, cursed duelists, and deceitful tricksters. Overcome these foes to complete your purpose. Discover Secrets: Make your way through the palace and find new items to unlock, new comrades to join your team, and secrets of the past.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Blade and Burden is listed as a game with $5.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Blade and Burden
Steam App ID	1974560
Type	game
Release date	Jan 17, 2025
Developer	Derrick Adams
Publisher	Gear Shift Studios
Price	$5.99
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Action, Adventure, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	10
Negative reviews	1
Total reviews	11
Positive percent	91%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 17, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	13 August 2025 - 19:00:27 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Daywalker	No description
No Ordinary Rabbit!	No description
Dungeon Tycoon	No description
Big Spender	No description
Poker Face	No description
Ramblin' & Gamblin'	No description
Memories...	No description
A Burden No Longer	No description
Hell's Bells	No description
It Says Gullible in the Bushes	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1974560
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1974560/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1974560
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Blade and Burden

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Blade and Burden?

Blade and Burden's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 7 September 2026 - 16:54:31 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Blade and Burden growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Blade and Burden?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (83.3%), Papua New Guinea (16.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (53.8%), Papua New Guinea (9.3%), China (7.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (64.4%), Papua New Guinea (9.2%), China (5.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.8%), China (9%), Papua New Guinea (7.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Blade and Burden?

Blade and Burden currently sits at 91% positive across 11 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 10 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Blade and Burden have?

Blade and Burden currently has about 113 tracked Steam followers as of 9 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Blade and Burden?

Blade and Burden is currently listed at $5.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

91% positive, 10 positive, 1 negative

Price and discount

$5.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 17 January 2025

DLC and packages

Blade and BurdenBuy Blade and Burden #713040$5.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or Newer Processor: Intel i3 2100 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 8 series/AMD Radeon HD 7000 Storage: 2 GB available space

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