Blackguards on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.

Blackguards is a rpg, turn-based and strategy game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on January 22nd 2014 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Turkish, Polish and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 3,726 reviews of which 2,316 were positive and 1,410 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.00€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bits versions)
  • Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600 GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers

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Jan. 2025
I can honestly recommend this game a lot! I'm having a blast with it. I love the combat system, characters development, locations design, it's constantly fresh. And most of all - the brilliant storytelling!
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Jan. 2025
SHORT You get what you pay for, the game has several issues, but I think it's fun. I would recommend this game to turn-based game lovers (only if it's on 90% sale). LONG Blackguards is a turn-based RPG, the game has an intriguing story and pretty decent voice acting. If you like Baldur's Gate 3 or XCOM, you'll enjoy the gameplay, but don't expect the same level of quality. The skill and talent system may seem complex at first, but experienced players will get the hang of it pretty quickly. Despite the complex system, there's no way to re-spec your companions, you're stuck with the default composition. The game is quite clunky and feels unfinished in many aspects, it lacks a lot of polish. The worst examples of this are random crashes (there are guides on Steam teaching a simple fix), questlines out of order, and completely bugged achievements. It should take you between 5 and 15 hours to complete the game, depending on how far you go into the side quests. Is it worth it? Well, when this game is 90% off it's practically free, so if you like this style of game, I think it's worth it, I had a lot of fun with it. Just remember to fix the crashes. And if you're going to do the achievements, check out my guide! :)
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Oct. 2024
For a game that is 10 years old it is still very playable. Enjoy the RPG style where you can build what you like. If you enjoy making your own choices on your characters abilities, skills, and talents it is one of the best.
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Aug. 2024
One of the best turn based RPG I have played. It has straightforward story, but it is replayable with the same fun as before. Most recommended.
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June 2024
I can't help myself replaying Blackguards again and again! Very interesting character building, adorable story, very talanted screenplay, especially dialogues, voice actors did incredible job!
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Blackguards
6.1
2,316
1,410
Online players
2
Developer
Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Release 22 Jan 2014
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