Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
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How do players who really played Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night rate it? TrueGG Rating 91.0%

Release date: Jun 18, 2019 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it about the same as Steam overall. Ratings tend to be steady from the first hours. Recent reviews are falling.

Think twice if you are

  • Players who want a brisk pace
  • Players who want variety (reports that it gets monotonous)
  • Players particular about controls and UI

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
91.0%
▼ −2.1 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 20+ hours (last 180 days) · 587 reviews

TrueGG, all time
96.5%
Steam overall
93.0%
Japanese, all time
94.8%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 7.9% of all reviews. Their positive share is 76.1%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (20h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 20 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h26%501–2 h38%322–5 h72%955–10 h77%10310–20 h81%22620–50 h90%43450–100 h93%121100–200 h100%27200+ h60%5Positive share by playtime0–1 h5026%1–2 h3238%2–5 h9572%5–10 h10377%10–20 h22681%20–50 h43490%50–100 h12193%100–200 h27100%200+ h560%

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h26.0%—50
1–2 h37.5%0.0%32
2–5 h71.6%100.0%95
5–10 h76.7%—103
10–20 h81.0%60.0%226
20–50 h90.1%81.3%434
50–100 h93.4%100.0%121
100–200 h100.0%—27
200+ h60.0%—5

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 20+ hours. 53% had 20+ hours and 2% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has a TrueGG Rating of 91.0%: the positive share among 587 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 20+ hours, close to Steam's overall 93.0%. Players who really play it broadly agree with the headline number (all time: 96.5%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 8% of the total, with 76% positive. The early hours do not split opinion much.

Negative reviews most often mention pacing (more than at launch), boredom, and controls and UI (more than at launch). Positive reviews praise how fun it feels and 前作・シリーズ.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 94.8%, similar to all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (93.3% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on the game's design (Movement & pacing, Boring / repetitive, Controls, UI & camera, Grind). These rarely change with updates, so the rating likely reflects the game itself. Judge by whether it suits you.

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Movement & pacing23% of negative reviews (8% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · more than at launch · 5 positive reviews say it improved
  • Boring / repetitive18% of negative reviews (4% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · ongoing since launch
  • Controls, UI & camera15% of negative reviews (4% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · more than at launch
  • Updates & developers13% of negative reviews (6% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · less than at launch · 5 positive reviews say it improved
  • Grind13% of negative reviews (9% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · more than at launch · 6 positive reviews say it improved

+ What players praise

  • Fun & feel40% of positive reviews (26% of negative)
  • Compared with earlier entries9% of positive reviews (6% of negative)
＋ 苦手＋ 探索型＋ secrets＋ 斬月＋ ヴァニア＋ 悪魔＋ プレイアブルキャラ＋ 良作− services− menu− away− loading− controls− epic− kill− online

Counted from 384 recent negative and 600 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating93.0%All time, all languages · 41,917 reviews
Adjusted rating93.3%Weighted by trust (95% range 93.0%–93.5%), +0.3pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews90.1%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−3.0pt vs overall) · 844 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review4%26%
Very short text22%8%
Key activated outside Steam35%35%
Received for free0%0%
Owns very few games4%2%
Over 100 reviews written10%14%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.810.78

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 20.4 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 2019-06: +6,517 / −266 2019-07: +3,198 / −103 2019-08: +309 / −30 2019-09: +185 / −14 2019-10: +208 / −22 2019-11: +1,140 / −25 2019-12: +700 / −23 2020-01: +496 / −23 2020-02: +380 / −12 2020-03: +338 / −30 2020-04: +461 / −30 2020-05: +504 / −34 2020-06: +494 / −20 2020-07: +618 / −56 2020-08: +377 / −32 2020-09: +582 / −40 2020-10: +216 / −9 2020-11: +509 / −21 2020-12: +444 / −49 2021-01: +552 / −42 2021-02: +288 / −26 2021-03: +192 / −10 2021-04: +190 / −16 2021-05: +305 / −23 2021-06: +207 / −18 2021-07: +354 / −29 2021-08: +188 / −10 2021-09: +250 / −28 2021-10: +199 / −25 2021-11: +288 / −26 2021-12: +233 / −18 2022-01: +194 / −24 2022-02: +150 / −14 2022-03: +101 / −10 2022-04: +105 / −27 2022-05: +162 / −34 2022-06: +143 / −14 2022-07: +153 / −18 2022-08: +100 / −10 2022-09: +129 / −15 2022-10: +141 / −5 2022-11: +249 / −23 2022-12: +167 / −12 2023-01: +214 / −20 2023-02: +119 / −14 2023-03: +207 / −17 2023-04: +157 / −18 2023-05: +123 / −15 2023-06: +127 / −14 2023-07: +204 / −17 2023-08: +130 / −19 2023-09: +222 / −20 2023-10: +120 / −22 2023-11: +231 / −30 2023-12: +209 / −30 2024-01: +184 / −12 2024-02: +163 / −28 2024-03: +153 / −18 2024-04: +128 / −17 2024-05: +196 / −30 2024-06: +169 / −41 2024-07: +147 / −19 2024-08: +110 / −22 2024-09: +126 / −21 2024-10: +109 / −14 2024-11: +102 / −21 2024-12: +124 / −17 2025-01: +123 / −23 2025-02: +104 / −14 2025-03: +102 / −16 2025-04: +76 / −10 2025-05: +101 / −15 2025-06: +123 / −18 2025-07: +122 / −16 2025-08: +127 / −14 2025-09: +78 / −21 2025-10: +111 / −12 2025-11: +68 / −8 2025-12: +96 / −31 2026-01: +76 / −24 2026-02: +81 / −16 2026-03: +59 / −13 2026-04: +69 / −15 2026-05: +76 / −27 2026-06: +68 / −14 2026-07: +173 / −40 2026-08: +91 / −24 2026-09: +86 / −27 2026-10: +86 / −19 2019/062020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 92.8% 2024-02: update2024-05: update2024-06: update 2019-06: 96.1%2019-07: 96.9%2019-08: 91.2%2019-09: 93.0%2019-10: 90.4%2019-11: 97.9%2019-12: 96.8%2020-01: 95.6%2020-02: 96.9%2020-03: 91.8%2020-04: 93.9%2020-05: 93.7%2020-06: 96.1%2020-07: 91.7%2020-08: 92.2%2020-09: 93.6%2020-10: 96.0%2020-11: 96.0%2020-12: 90.1%2021-01: 92.9%2021-02: 91.7%2021-03: 95.0%2021-04: 92.2%2021-05: 93.0%2021-06: 92.0%2021-07: 92.4%2021-08: 94.9%2021-09: 89.9%2021-10: 88.8%2021-11: 91.7%2021-12: 92.8%2022-01: 89.0%2022-02: 91.5%2022-03: 91.0%2022-04: 79.5%2022-05: 82.7%2022-06: 91.1%2022-07: 89.5%2022-08: 90.9%2022-09: 89.6%2022-10: 96.6%2022-11: 91.5%2022-12: 93.3%2023-01: 91.5%2023-02: 89.5%2023-03: 92.4%2023-04: 89.7%2023-05: 89.1%2023-06: 90.1%2023-07: 92.3%2023-08: 87.2%2023-09: 91.7%2023-10: 84.5%2023-11: 88.5%2023-12: 87.4%2024-01: 93.9%2024-02: 85.3%2024-03: 89.5%2024-04: 88.3%2024-05: 86.7%2024-06: 80.5%2024-07: 88.6%2024-08: 83.3%2024-09: 85.7%2024-10: 88.6%2024-11: 82.9%2024-12: 87.9%2025-01: 84.2%2025-02: 88.1%2025-03: 86.4%2025-04: 88.4%2025-05: 87.1%2025-06: 87.2%2025-07: 88.4%2025-08: 90.1%2025-09: 78.8%2025-10: 90.2%2025-11: 89.5%2025-12: 75.6%2026-01: 76.0%2026-02: 83.5%2026-03: 81.9%2026-04: 82.1%2026-05: 73.8%2026-06: 82.9%2026-07: 81.2%2026-08: 79.1%2026-09: 76.1%2026-10: 81.9% 2019/062020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Updates and ratings before and after

DateAnnouncement2 months before → after
2024-06-11 Classic II: Dominique's Curse DLC for Ritual of the Night is Now Available! 87% → 86% (−1.1pt)
2024-05-09 Chaos and Versus Modes Are Live | Update 1.5 Notes 89% → 84% (−4.9pt)
2024-02-05 Free Shantae Cosmetic Pack DLC 90% → 89% (−1.4pt)

Picked automatically from the titles of Steam announcements by the developer (one per month, last 3 years, up to 10). The dotted lines mark those months. Before and after are the positive rates of the two months before and after (excluding the month itself); shown as "—" under 50 reviews or when the two months after are not complete. An update is not necessarily the cause of a change.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 5 10 15 20 2026-09-19: +4 / −2 2026-09-20: +4 / −3 2026-09-21: +5 / −0 2026-09-22: +2 / −1 2026-09-23: +4 / −1 2026-09-24: +3 / −0 2026-09-25: +3 / −0 2026-09-26: +4 / −2 2026-09-27: +2 / −0 2026-09-28: +2 / −0 2026-09-29: +2 / −0 2026-09-30: +2 / −1 2026-10-01: +2 / −1 2026-10-02: +3 / −2 2026-10-03: +3 / −0 2026-10-04: +1 / −1 2026-10-05: +0 / −2 2026-10-06: +3 / −1 2026-10-07: +1 / −2 2026-10-08: +2 / −1 2026-10-09: +6 / −0 2026-10-10: +4 / −1 2026-10-11: +0 / −2 2026-10-12: +3 / −2 2026-10-13: +5 / −1 2026-10-14: +5 / −1 2026-10-15: +8 / −1 2026-10-16: +11 / −0 2026-10-17: +10 / −1 2026-10-18: +19 / −0 09/1909/2610/0310/1010/17
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2019-066,51726696.1%
2019-073,19810396.9%
2019-083093091.2%
2019-091851493.0%
2019-102082290.4%
2019-111,1402597.9%
2019-127002396.8%
2020-014962395.6%
2020-023801296.9%
2020-033383091.8%
2020-044613093.9%
2020-055043493.7%
2020-064942096.1%
2020-076185691.7%
2020-083773292.2%
2020-095824093.6%
2020-10216996.0%
2020-115092196.0%
2020-124444990.1%
2021-015524292.9%
2021-022882691.7%
2021-031921095.0%
2021-041901692.2%
2021-053052393.0%
2021-062071892.0%
2021-073542992.4%
2021-081881094.9%
2021-092502889.9%
2021-101992588.8%
2021-112882691.7%
2021-122331892.8%
2022-011942489.0%
2022-021501491.5%
2022-031011091.0%
2022-041052779.5%
2022-051623482.7%
2022-061431491.1%
2022-071531889.5%
2022-081001090.9%
2022-091291589.6%
2022-10141596.6%
2022-112492391.5%
2022-121671293.3%
2023-012142091.5%
2023-021191489.5%
2023-032071792.4%
2023-041571889.7%
2023-051231589.1%
2023-061271490.1%
2023-072041792.3%
2023-081301987.2%
2023-092222091.7%
2023-101202284.5%
2023-112313088.5%
2023-122093087.4%
2024-011841293.9%
2024-021632885.3%
2024-031531889.5%
2024-041281788.3%
2024-051963086.7%
2024-061694180.5%
2024-071471988.6%
2024-081102283.3%
2024-091262185.7%
2024-101091488.6%
2024-111022182.9%
2024-121241787.9%
2025-011232384.2%
2025-021041488.1%
2025-031021686.4%
2025-04761088.4%
2025-051011587.1%
2025-061231887.2%
2025-071221688.4%
2025-081271490.1%
2025-09782178.8%
2025-101111290.2%
2025-1168889.5%
2025-12963175.6%
2026-01762476.0%
2026-02811683.5%
2026-03591381.9%
2026-04691582.1%
2026-05762773.8%
2026-06681482.9%
2026-071734081.2%
2026-08912479.1%
2026-09862776.1%
2026-10861981.9%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-1942
2026-09-2043
2026-09-2150
2026-09-2221
2026-09-2341
2026-09-2430
2026-09-2530
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2026-09-2720
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2026-10-0121
2026-10-0232
2026-10-0330
2026-10-0411
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2026-10-0631
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2026-10-0821
2026-10-0960
2026-10-1041
2026-10-1102
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2026-10-1351
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days81.4%226
Last 180 days81.3%1,091
All time93.0%41,917
Japanese, last 180 days76.9%26
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