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The Lightning Struck Orphan

The Lightning Struck Orphan overview

Blackthornprod | May 22, 2025 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC

IndieStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)406
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,621
  • Review score69% positive

The Lightning Struck Orphan dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)406
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,621
  • Review score69% positive
  • Total reviews13
  • Release dateMay 22, 2025
  • DeveloperBlackthornprod
  • PublisherBlackthornprod

Genres: Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: BlackthornprodPublisher: Blackthornprod

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Game overview

Overview

The Lightning Struck Orphan comes from Blackthornprod and is published by Blackthornprod. It arrived on Steam on May 22, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Lightning Struck Orphan's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 13 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Lightning Struck Orphan is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10Intel(R) Pentium(R) cpu N3540 2.16GHz2 GB RAMIntel(R) HD Graphics512 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Lightning Struck Orphan has sold up to 406 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,621. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Lightning Struck Orphan overview details

The Lightning Struck Orphan combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

We combined deckbuilding and spacial puzzles to create The Lightning Struck Orphan. It is Tetris/Patchwork meets Slay the Spire. Build a powerful deck of spells and go on a pilgrimage through the gothic city of Akastel. Each spell takes up space on your board, forcing you to optimize and make difficult decisions on what to place and in what order. You'll feel creative, smart, and occasionally very powerful when you unleash devastating combos on the creatures of Akastel. 80+ Spells to combine in creative ways, making for an large variety of unique decks. 28 Unique combat encounters. 4 Boss fights Learn, pray, fight, choose between branching paths, meet haunting characters. Handmade by the Blackthorn Brothers, Noa & Liam Calice. With music by Ellen Senior.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Lightning Struck Orphan is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 69% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Lightning Struck Orphan
Steam App ID2626660
Typegame
Release dateMay 22, 2025
DeveloperBlackthornprod
PublisherBlackthornprod
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Positive reviews9
Negative reviews4
Total reviews13
Positive percent69%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 22, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Victory!No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2626660
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2626660/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2626660
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Lightning Struck Orphan

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 The Lightning Struck Orphan?

The Lightning Struck Orphan's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 23:18:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 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 The Lightning Struck Orphan 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 The Lightning Struck Orphan?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Australia (28.6%), United States (28.6%), Finland (28.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.9%), Australia (16.4%), Finland (15.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.4%), Australia (18.9%), Finland (17.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.5%), Australia (13.9%), Finland (12.5%). 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 The Lightning Struck Orphan?

The Lightning Struck Orphan currently sits at 69% positive across 13 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 9 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Lightning Struck Orphan have?

The Lightning Struck Orphan currently has about 77 tracked Steam followers as of 19 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 The Lightning Struck Orphan?

The Lightning Struck Orphan is currently listed at $4.99 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

Mixed

69% positive, 9 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

1

Platform releases
  • Steam 15 May 2025

DLC and packages

The Lightning Struck orphanBuy The Lightning Struck Orphan #942083$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) cpu N3540 2.16GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 512 MB available space

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