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Bleed

Bleed

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

Released Jul 3, 2013 Developer Ian Campbell Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionIndiePlatformerFemale ProtagonistFast-Paced
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.7%positive1,882 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It might take you a bit to get comfortable playing Bleed. While the twin-stick, twin-trigger controls are simple, they are also fairly unintuitive. The bullet time trigger feels like the odd duck in the quartet, especially with the shooting stick pulling you away from it; I felt…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Bleed is a relatively short run-and-gun platformer that I felt was a fun little game to play through. The basic gameplay is that you platform, jump, dash, and slow time to navigate the levels, all while gunning down enemies as fast as possible by free aiming your mouse in any…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“good fun, I especially like being able to refight the bosses in arenas, and chose to fight different bosses at the same time, that option makes for a nice "comfort food game"”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
249all-time peak
0 50 100 2014 2016 2018 2020 59 avg · Jul 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

32achievements
5.8%median completion
2.0%rarest: Arcade Clear: V. Hard
41.9% of players 38.4% of players 35.9% of players 29.8% of players 23.4% of players 15.3% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.3% of players 10.9% of players 10.5% of players 9.8% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 7.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 41.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
41.9%Intrepid Explorer — Hidden achievement
38.4%Secret Mission 01: Gate Crasher
35.9%Story Clear: Easy — Clear Story Mode on Easy (or higher).
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Arcade Clear: V. Hard — Clear Arcade Mode on V. Hard.
2.0%Arcade Clear: Hard — Clear Arcade Mode on Hard (or higher).
2.3%Arcade Clear: Normal — Clear Arcade Mode on Normal (or higher).

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 10, 2016
Bleed 2 Announced!

http://www.bootdiskrevolution.com/press/images/bleed2.png Hey everyone! You may already know it exists, but I just *officially* announced the upcoming Bleed 2! It's got a trailer and a Steam page and

Aug 10, 2016
Bleed 2 Announced!

http://www.bootdiskrevolution.com/press/images/bleed2.png Hey everyone! You may already know it exists, but I just *officially* announced the upcoming Bleed 2! It's got a trailer and a Steam page and

Feb 21, 2015
Bleed for Linux Released!

http://bootdiskrevolution.com/gamefiles/bleed/press/linuxBleed.JPG Woohoo! Thanks to the enormous talent of Ethan Lee aka flibitijibibo, Bleed has finally been ported to Linux! I hope you enjoy the ga

Feb 21, 2015
Bleed for Linux Released!

http://bootdiskrevolution.com/gamefiles/bleed/press/linuxBleed.JPG Woohoo! Thanks to the enormous talent of Ethan Lee aka flibitijibibo, Bleed has finally been ported to Linux! I hope you enjoy the ga

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Platformer · Female Protagonist · Fast-Paced · 2D · Shooter · Pixel Graphics · Difficult · Local Co-Op · Singleplayer · Bullet Time (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements32
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.bootdiskrevolution.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP (or later) Processor: 2.0 Ghz dual core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB video card (XNA 4.0 compatible, Shader Model 2.0 or higher) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 350 MB HD space Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card Additional: Xbox 360 controller officially supported