Blood Vial

Blood Vial

Steam Deck Playable

Dillon Steyl · Boomer Shooter · May 4, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $3.49.

96%
Very Positive
321 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 262 sampled reviews

Based on 321 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 262 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There is some replayability in the 'Decide' cards and different builds, but other than that, once you beat the game, theres nothing to do.
43 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
The result is an intense arcade-style FPS that feels energetic, creative, and surprisingly addictive despite its relatively compact scale.
8 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
good art style and music
7 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Amazing, the music was top notch and the overall sound effects were enough to tell me what was going on but not enough to annoy me.
6 of 262 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 love4 themes
Gameplay43 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat33 reviews
91%
Story and characters9 reviews
89%
Difficulty8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
2
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.