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Deepening Fire

Deepening Fire

Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle

Released Apr 19, 2023 Developer VeryBigDog Publisher Merlion Games, ETime Studio Platforms Windows DifficultSouls-likeExplorationMetroidvaniaPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

71.9%positive640 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“My kind of game. One of the best ever. Parry skill is a must. Brilliant 10/10”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“GG. If you like Salt and Sanctuary try this.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Sluggish movement, feels like I was hit with permanent "slow movement" spell, dodging is mostly pointless and everything is based on block/counter during combat. Doesn't help that on Steamdeck it forces you to one resolution that is so pixelated you literally have 3 pixels for…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-11 via SteamCharts.

257all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 48 avg · Apr 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

59achievements
16.4%median completion
1.9%rarest: Deepening Fire
86.6% of players 77.0% of players 64.6% of players 43.3% of players 42.3% of players 42.2% of players 40.3% of players 40.2% of players 38.7% of players 33.4% of players 33.2% of players 31.8% of players 31.6% of players 31.1% of players 30.3% of players 29.1% of players 28.9% of players 28.0% of players 25.0% of players 24.4% of players 23.8% of players 21.9% of players 21.1% of players 20.4% of players 20.0% of players 19.0% of players 18.2% of players 17.2% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 14.5% of players 13.6% of players 13.0% of players 12.3% of players 12.2% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.3% of players 10.3% of players 10.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 2.7% of players 1.9% of players 86.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.6%The First Flame — Activated a Firebrand for the first time
77.0%Defender — Defeated Defender
64.6%You Shall Not Pass — Defeated Irracil's Shadow
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%Deepening Fire — Obtained all achievements
2.7%Ruin Begone — Defeated all ruinous invaders
3.8%New Look — Unlock new appearance editing options

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$2.39lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US11.99 USD
EU11.79 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia17.75 AUD
Canada15.49 CAD
Japan1,400 JPY
Brazil38.49 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

China≈$7.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$13

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Sep 20, 2023
50% off丨Deepening Fire-2023 STEAM CHINA SHOWCASE

Get 50% off Deepening Fire during the STEAM CHINA SHOWCASE! Don't miss out on your chance to restore the chaotic world. Sale Period: 10:00 AM on the Sept. 21st to 10:00 AM on the 27th (PDT). https://s

Jun 29, 2023
Summer Sale丨25% off

Don't miss out on your chance to restore the chaotic world. Get 25% off Deepening Fire during the Steam Summer Sale! Check it out and be sure to check out all the other great games taking part. Sale P

Apr 25, 2023
1.0.4更新内容

1.0.4更新： -调整灾祸模式下的游戏难度 -增加1600*900分辨率

Apr 24, 2023
1.0.3 Update notes:

1.0.3 Update notes: -Add the "Handle Vibration" option -Add the 'Show/Hide Helmets' option -After obtaining the "Small Bell", one can still hold the "Broken Bell" -Resume the game after pause, and the

Apr 23, 2023
1.0.2 Update notes:

1.0.2 Update notes: -Add custom mouse button settings (Recommended configuration scheme) -Optimize call out menu at any time

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsDifficult · Souls-like · Exploration · Metroidvania · Platformer · Side Scroller · Singleplayer · Controller · Action RPG · Indie · Action-Adventure · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements59
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card