Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Steam Deck Playable

ArtPlay · Metroidvania · Jun 18, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

93%
Very Positive
42k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 85 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 42k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
18% of themes are praise36% are divided46% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
After spending more than 20 hrs, i can safetely say this game runs very well and with no crashes, graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is what matters most.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
OST was amazing!
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Gameplay87 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters109 reviews
75%
Graphics50 reviews
68%
Difficulty29 reviews
83%
Steam Deck6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat85 reviews
71%
Crashes20 reviews
40%
Interface12 reviews
33%
Performance7 reviews
71%
Controls6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
57
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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