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Blackthorn Arena: Reforged

Fantasy arena management with gladiator training and real-time battles

PersonaeGame Studio · Published by Light Up Games · Released Nov 2, 2024

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
63% of 911
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
17
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
May 26, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Blackthorn Arena: Reforged?

This fantasy strategy and management game puts you in charge of an inherited gladiator arena in the Freelands. You buy and train fighters, choose their skills and equipment, then send them into real-time arena contests or exploration missions. Wins earn money and reputation for arena upgrades, and you can switch to automatic battles.

For you if...

  • +you like managing fighters, equipment, and arena upgrades
  • +you want challenging contests with an automatic battle option

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based combat to real-time arena fights
  • −you want to avoid time pressure from tournaments

What players say

63% of 911 reviews are positive

Players praise the gladiator-management loop and its challenge. They report bugs affecting fighter behavior and saved equipment, and complain about uneven difficulty and the timed Spring Games tournament.

Players over time

▲ +8% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 28 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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How many players finish Blackthorn Arena: Reforged?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «The ultimate champion», 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

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Blackthorn Arena: Reforged system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor
Intel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz) / AMD FX-6300 X6 (3.5 GHz)
Graphics
2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
Notes
SSD Required!!!

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor
Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
Graphics
4 GB, GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
Notes
SSD Required!!!

Does Blackthorn Arena: Reforged have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Blackthorn Arena: Reforged run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • 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
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
38
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish.

Does Blackthorn Arena: Reforged 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

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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