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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

The first hi-res 2D fighter from the creators of the Guilty Gear series! BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel.

Player score

8.6/10

3,234 reviews

Released: 2008
Developer: Arc System Works
Platforms: 2 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: playable
Download: 10 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger?

The first hi-res 2D fighter from the creators of the Guilty Gear series! BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	19 November 2008
Developer	Arc System Works
Publisher	H2 Interactive, Arc System Works
Platforms	Arcade, Steam Deck
Genres	airdasher
Languages	8 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q597079, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger received?

Players86%positive of 3,234 · Very Positive

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	10 GB
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 247 most recent negative Steam reviews of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Performance and stutter43 of 247 (17%)
It's incredibly vanilla and has a ton of framerate issues.
Steam review, 14 February 2014 · 1 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpful
Deprived of online MP and achievements, poor controller support (only XInput I suppose), renders at a fixed resolution, comes with an annoying framerate bug which can require an OS restart, was released 4 years too late after many sequels had been released.
Steam review, 28 February 2015 · 0 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpful
Crashes and freezes11 of 247 (4%)
First of all, controls are terrible, even if you change controls, the menu and everything aside fighting phase just doesn't work, some buttons overlay, because you changed it to something else, now it crashes / collides with each other.
Steam review, 31 July 2024 · 3 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful
Game crashes on startup, despite my having a computer better than the Recommended specs.
Steam review, 29 June 2017 · 8 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 12 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

24 games overlap with BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, SOULCALIBUR VI and Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition.

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Common questions about BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

What platforms is BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on?

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is available on Arcade, Steam Deck. It first released in 2008.

How much does BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger?

86% of 3,234 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger download?

10 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger?

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger was developed by Arc System Works and published by H2 Interactive, Arc System Works.