Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge

Strategy RPG with blacksmithing, town management, and semi-automated squad battles

Ragnarocket · Released Sep 22, 2025

Adventure Indie Massively Multiplayer RPG Simulation Strategy

Third-party account required

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 646
Recent reviews: Mixed; 53% of 13 in 30 days
Players: 129; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 5 days ago; Oct 23, 2026
Minimum PC: HD2600XT; 8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge?

In this free-to-play medieval fantasy RPG, you craft weapons, armor, and runes for a squad of warriors and mages. Equipment affects their damage and movement in PvE fights and online PvP, while town upgrades unlock crafting technologies. You can also join clans to share resources and fight bosses together.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with equipment to improve your heroes
+you like developing a town alongside your squad

Not for you if...

−you want direct control over every attack

What players say

71% of 646 reviews are positive · 53% of 13 in the last 30 days

One player praises forging equipment and putting it to use in battle, while another enjoys the straightforward gear progression. Recurring complaints focus on slow production, pressure to pay for faster progress, and limited gameplay depth.

Screenshots and trailer

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Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge system requirements

Minimum: HD2600XT, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 7th
Graphics: NV GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD2600XT
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Alternative non-required auth methods include RR (Ragnarocket platform at Battlesmiths.com), as well as Google, Apple, Facebook and other socials, depending on the region. (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 71
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Korean, Czech, Traditional Chinese.

Does Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam