Blue Fire Reviews

Blue Fire is ranked in the 44th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
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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7.4 / 10.0
Feb 24, 2021

Blue Fire is full of little gems and totally deserves your attention.

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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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73 / 100
Feb 10, 2021

Its focus on challenging platforming sections makes it stand out from other adventure games that rely on tried and tested methods. Wall-running and dashing across complex courses is a thrill and will appeal to those who enjoy challenging platformers. However, its lack of focus and mixture of mechanics may deter fans of those franchises that influenced the game.

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7.3 / 10.0
Jul 10, 2021

‎Blue Fire is a mix of several titles with some successes and mistakes, which do not completely hinder the gameplay or the fun, but that can annoy if you get stuck at some point in the game. Despite the good of exploration while running and jumping through Penumbra, you can lose a lot of time because of the game's glitches.‎

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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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Drew Hurley
Top Critic
7 / 10
Jun 7, 2022

There's a slow burn to this fire, but it's certainly worth waiting for it to catch and see the sparks. Blue Fire offers up a challenging, and dynamic 3D platforming experience that is sure to make it a cult hit with those brave enough to persevere through the frustrating opening - but 'cult' it will remain, with little chance of garnering attention from wider audiences, sadly, as there are just too many issues to elevate this to something more. The recycling of areas in that second half combined with the flimsy fundamentals stops this from becoming a classic.

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6.9 / 10.0
Apr 2, 2021

Blue Fire is a fun and surprisingly engaging game, and fans of the 3D platforming genre will enjoy the challenges it provides. Adventure and open-world exploration fans, on the other hand, might not find the repetition that endearing. If all you want is to hop and dash around, smash objects, and swing your ridiculously oversized swords, Blue Fire is worth a try.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 28, 2017

Blue Fire is an enjoyable platforming experience and an otherwise decent game in all other aspects. While Void challenge rooms are fun to play through and navigate, Blue Fire's combat and world-level design outside of Void rooms leave a lot to be desired. If Blue Fire leaned into its platforming, I would be highly recommending it for everyone out there.

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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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6 / 10
Feb 22, 2021

What Blue Fire has to offer in the platforming department is undeniably impressive. It does a great job of making simple mechanics engaging and interesting to learn while still providing a fair and balanced challenge. It is a pity that the game shows its lack of polish in some areas, especially the frequent crashes to desktop, something that is hard to forgive in a game with an already frustrating save system

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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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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 19, 2021

Blue Fire is a game that does its best to tie together the best parts of other games, but doesn't quite make it work. Its platforming is great and offers a great challenge, but combat and level design needs work. What's there is good, but it could be much better.

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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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5 / 10
Feb 19, 2021

Blue Fire's exceptional platforming isn't enough to distract from frustrating backtracking and lackluster combat.

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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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5 / 10
Feb 4, 2021

Blue Fire is a game I wanted to like, but couldn't due to its poor focus and loads of ill-considered design issues. Between the balance issues, bugs, and creeping frustrations, there's a lot stacked against the game.

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3.5 / 10.0
Jul 26, 2021

Blue Fire had all the potential to become a top-notch Zelda clone for PlayStation's audience, but misses the mark significantly with dated level design, unwieldy controls and an unforgiving checkpoint system.

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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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