Adventure · August 30, 2019

Blair Witch (2019)

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Your darkest fears will awaken in these woods. It’s 1996. A young boy disappears in the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville, Maryland. As Ellis, a former police officer with a troubled past, you join the search. What starts as an ordinary investigation soon turns into an endless nightmare as you confront your fears and the Blair Witch, a mysterious force that haunts the woods… Blair Witch is a first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of Blair Witch. A STORY OF THE HUMAN DESCENT INTO DARKNESS From the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed Layers of Fear, experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch. FIND THE WAY THROUGH THE HAUNTED WOODS Navigate your way through a cursed forest that warps and distorts both time and space. YES, YOU CAN PET THE DOG ​You're not going in alone: you have your trusty canine sidekick, Bullet, by your side. You can encourage him with treats, or discipline him for wandering off - but know that how you choose to treat him affects your story. YOUR SANITY AGAINST HER CURSE Stand against the horrors of the Blair Witch and the decaying sanity of a man burdened by his past. HOW WILL YOU FACE YOUR FEARS? As you delve deeper into the woods, how you react to danger and behave under pressure will ultimately teach you more about yourself.

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Peer Adventure titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 104
  • Horror · 103
  • Psychological Horror · 92
  • Indie · 90
  • First-Person · 64
  • Violent · 58
  • Dog · 56
  • Walking Simulator · 50
  • Dark · 49
  • Atmospheric · 48
  • Singleplayer · 44
  • Story Rich · 43
  • Investigation · 39
  • Survival Horror · 38
  • Cinematic · 35

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.2k Steam reviewsTop 32% in Adventure
Positive rating79% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 85%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 77 — top 86% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 73% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 7.2k reviews

5.7k positive · 1.5k negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.3/10

Curator recommendations

6.1k

Press Quotes

“Blair Witch is easily one of the best psychological horror games…” 9/10 – God is a Geek “Bloober Team’s Blair Witch is the best entry in the franchise since the original The Blair Witch Project.” 9/10 – Rely On Horror “Blair Witch is one of the most successfully terrifying horror games I’ve ever played.” 8.8/10 – IGN

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 30, 2019
DeveloperBloober Team SA
PublisherBloober Team NA
Base price$5.99 -80%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

25

Steam unlocks available

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Content Notes

Gameplay consists of graphic and depictions of physical violence, injuries and death.

Editions & Packages

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