Blades of Time
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure built around rewinding time in combat
Gaijin Entertainment Corporation · Released Apr 20, 2012
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 2,721
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 17 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Jan 10, 2017
Metacritic: 63/100 (critic reviews)
What is Blades of Time?
Treasure hunter Ayumi travels to an ancient island filled with monsters in this third-person action adventure. You fight with swords, guns, combos, and spells, and rewind time during battles and puzzles. A separate Outbreak mode supports co-op and player-versus-player play.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with different attacks in hack-and-slash fights
- +you like puzzles mixed into an action adventure
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action games without time-based puzzles
- −you want exploration with little combat
What players say
79% of 2,721 reviews are positive · 88% of 17 in the last 30 days
Players praise the range of combat abilities and the ways time rewind changes fights. Common complaints include clunky controls, frustrating puzzles, and weak writing and voice acting. Some players also report trouble launching the game.
How many players finish Blades of Time?
9.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Your Fire Is Nothing», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Blades of Time system requirements
Minimum: x1300 256 MB, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Blades of Time?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 2.6GHz or AMD 3500+
- Graphics
- Ati Radeon x1300 256 MB or nVidia GeForce 7300 GS
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon 7750 or nVidia GTX 470
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Does Blades of Time have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Blades of Time run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish - Spain.
Does Blades of Time use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- Hack and Slash
- Adventure
- Third Person
- Singleplayer
- Fantasy
- Spectacle fighter
- Time Manipulation
- Character Action Game
- RPG
- Nudity
- Controller
- Multiplayer
- Beat 'em up
- Sexual Content
1 DLC available.
