Blade of Darkness on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.

Blade of Darkness is a violent, dark fantasy and difficult game developed by Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom and General Arcade and published by SNEG.
Released on October 07th 2021 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese and Russian.

It has received 2,249 reviews of which 2,048 were positive and 201 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 9.31€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, 8.1, 10
  • Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible for 1920x1080
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

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Feb. 2025
Bunch of kitties complaining about mechanics & difficulty. Game's atmospheric music and lighting system are beautiful. Makes it a really enjoyable journey. Mechanics are good, nothing to complain about a game from 2001. You just have to adapt and learn, which I find attractive.
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Dec. 2024
This game is great and I recommend it but there is a big caveat I feel the other reviewers ignore. This game is CLUNKY. Sometimes your weapon will just go through an enemy for no damage or you walk off a ledge because certain movement inputs make the character take two steps with instead of one. The clunk is not a deal breaker (especially since you have unlimited saves), but it was jarring after reading all the reviews that ignore the clunk. Like I said I still recommend and think it is a great game, just be ready for its age to show mechanically.
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Nov. 2024
This game offers surprisingly decent combat system, one of the best throughout the whole game history. This is achieved basically because you can feel the weight of every swing of the sword with a combination of detailed enemy injury system. This is a real mystery, how the game from such distant time does those basic fighting mechanics better than many today's games.
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Sept. 2024
This game came out over 20 years ago, there was never a game like it before and there has never been a game like it since. The best way I can describe the depth and satisfaction of the gameplay is to suggest it is like learning a musical instrument.
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May 2024
Pioneer of the original souls-like genre with unmatched gore and decapitations that are missing from today's games. Controls a bit clunky, but that's where skill comes in! Love it!
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Blade of Darkness
8.7
2,048
201
Online players
12
Developer
Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade
Publisher
SNEG
Release 07 Oct 2021
Platforms
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