Blade of Darkness
Third-person dark fantasy action RPG with gory, combo-based combat
Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade · Published by SNEG · Released Oct 7, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 2,590
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 21 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 14
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- May 15, 2024
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is Blade of Darkness?
In this single-player action RPG, you choose one of four warriors and fight through dark fantasy levels as the forces of Chaos threaten the kingdoms. You learn attack combos, battle creatures such as orcs and demons, navigate traps, and solve environmental puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult melee fights that reward learning combos
- +you like dark fantasy levels with traps and puzzles
- +you want warriors with different strengths and fighting skills
Not for you if...
- −you want forgiving fights with little need to practice
- −you prefer open worlds over separate, trap-filled levels
What players say
90% of 2,590 reviews are positive · 85% of 21 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat system, different character moves, and dark fantasy atmosphere, but often describe the controls as clunky and attacks as inconsistent. They also report crashes, corrupted saves, controller problems, and recent startup failures on handheld PCs.
Screenshots and trailer
Blade of Darkness system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 7, 8.1, 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 2Ghz Processor
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible for 1920x1080
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 Processor
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 950 / Radeon R7 370 for 4K
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 56
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Russian.
Tags
- Violent
- Dark Fantasy
- Difficult
- Souls-like
- Action
- Combat
- RPG
- Gore
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Third Person
- Action RPG
- Action-Adventure
- Hack and Slash
- Fantasy
- Lore-Rich
Recent updates
- May 15, 2024 · Blade of Darkness Major Update
- Mar 15, 2023 · Blade of Darkness Major Update
- Apr 26, 2022 · v109 (Apr 26, 2022)
- Apr 23, 2022 · v107 (Apr 23, 2022)
- Apr 14, 2022 · v104 (Apr 14, 2022)
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