Blue Fire Reviews

Blue Fire is ranked in the 44th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
GameSkinny
Top Critic
6 / 10 stars
Feb 12, 2021

Blue Fire is a promising experience with tight platforming let down by ropey combat, a lack of direction, and a range of technical issues.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2021

Ultimately, we’re left with a game that doesn’t appear to know exactly what it wants to be. Without the platforming, Blue Fire might have been a Souls-like adventure game. Without the combat, it would excel at precision platforming. But with both aspects in the mix, it doesn’t quite stick the landing of either.

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Feb 12, 2021

Mastering all of the challenges within Blue Fire's intricate world is one satisfying endeavour and its eerie atmosphere is top-notch.

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7.1 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2021

Never let it be said that the team behind Blue Fire lacked in ambition...

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5.5 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2022

Blue Fire is a strange experience, easy to love and hate simultaneously. Sometimes you find it amazing, other times terrible, it all depends on your patience. With references from several classics such as Zelda and Dark Souls, the title from Robi Studios even has an interesting world story, varied three-dimensional environments and platforming levels that cry out to be explored through creative mechanics and fun movement combinations. However, those same features that make it enjoyable to a certain extent are soon overshadowed by physics issues, demanding jumps, necessary backtracking, extremely monotonous combat, and confusing level design. What remains is a dubious game that becomes good one second and bad in the next.

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2.5 / 5.0
Feb 19, 2021

There are looks at splendor in Blue Fire when finishing Voids and clearing one’s path through dungeons, yet it’s eclipsed by specialized issues and some baffling plan decisions.

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Liked-a-lot
Aug 4, 2021

One of the best surprises of the year. A great platformer that takes us into a world where Dark Souls, The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario 64 co-exist.

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Game Forces PT
Samuel Sá
8 / 10.0
Mar 13, 2021

By drawing heavy inspiration from excellent titles such as the Zelda 3D games and A Hat in Time, Blue Fire took the risk of getting hurt by the comparisons with these acclaimed adventures. That alone shows the confidence of the devs in the game's worth - and after playing it, we confirmed that the journey through Penumbra is excellent and polished (besides the occasional crashes) and deserves the attention of the fans of the game's influences.

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 22, 2021

Blue Fire is an inconsistent masterpiece. It is incredibly enjoyable and offers moments of true brilliance but is often let down by its imprecise platforming and general shortcomings.

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Feb 23, 2021

An utter hidden gem and one platformer fans and adventure fans should lap up

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Liked
Mar 1, 2021

Blue Fire was a game I really wanted to like more than I did. I loved the art style and the doom and gloomy feel the game was going for, the main character is also instantly likeable. For the most part, I did enjoy the gameplay but the niggles I had with pathfinding and frustrating platformer sections did damper my experience. Though it didn’t fully light my fire I can see this being something special to other gamers. If you like your 3D adventures this is a game well worth looking into. Just be cautious if you’re not a platforming fan.

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 17, 2021

Overall, while Blue Fire does fall a bit more on the harder side of things which could turn some people away, it’s enjoyable and the challenges were welcome as it wasn’t simply another action, adventure, 3D Platformer. The skills that you learn only ever compile on top of one another and are never really just for the current set of challenges or dungeons that you find yourself in. As an added bonus, you look adorable while doing it!

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 16, 2021

I enjoyed my time with Blue Fire. After raging on some dungeon bosses and raising my blood pressure trying to navigate the way through crazy puzzles and platforming voids, I was able to beat this game right around the 20-hour mark. The game crashing bugs were annoying and will need to be addressed sooner rather than later. With all the Zelda and Hollow Knight influences, it was hard not to love this game. Blue Fire’s skills weren’t hard to learn, but mastering is a whole other topic that involves a ton of patience, a steady hand, a pillow to scream into, and taking a deep breath or two….or three…..or four.

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8.5 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2021
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7.4 / 10.0
Feb 12, 2021

Blue Fire features some great platforming antics and solid level design, but the mediocre combat-mechanics see it falling short of the titles that inspired it. The camera could be a little bit guilty of feeling clumsy in places too, though the instances of it are few and far enough between that it never feels like too big of an issue. There’s no doubting that nothing ever feels awful in Blue Fire and if you’re looking for a game that really excels with its platforming, then it will definitely be for you. If you were hoping for an adventure that offered a bit more depth and nuance in its design though, you might find that it doesn’t always hit the same highs across the board.

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80 / 100
Feb 11, 2021

Blue Fire takes elements from Hollow Knight and Legend of Zelda to develop a frantic and fun gameplay. Its approach is very reminiscent of other titles but it does it in good ways, knowing how to incorporate each element properly so as not to create a feeling of copying and acquiring its own style.

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Evan Norris
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Feb 11, 2021

The second half of the game suffers from some pacing and structural issues, but doesn't erase the outstanding first half's heady mix of dangerous exploration and dungeon diving.

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2021

I absolutely loved Blue Fire and think it is an amazing indie title worth your time. From its clear inspirations from the greats and its way of incorporating those action, adventure, RPG, and platforming elements into one game is fantastic. However, it does suffer that unpolished feeling of an indie.

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9.5 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2021

Blue Fire is a fantastic mix of 3D platforming, intense combat, and addictive free-form exploration. A somber story perked up by colorful characters makes this an experience you can't miss.

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Noisy Pixel
Orpheus Joshua
8 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2021

Blue Fire is a title that boasts magnificent exploration and platforming majesty. It demands strict attention and skillful maneuvers from players to get the most out of this experience as possible. While combat can become vexatious alongside the present technical issues, this is still an extraordinary title that any adventure genre aficionado should check out.

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