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

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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 2,279 reviews of which 2,071 were positive and 208 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.98€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Blade of Darkness into these genres:

Violent Dark Fantasy Difficult Souls-like Action Combat RPG Gore Dark Atmospheric Third Person Action RPG Action-Adventure Hack and Slash Fantasy Lore-Rich Moddable Singleplayer Narration Replay Value

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2026
Is this a janky game? Yes. Do I enjoy it? Again yes. I love my jank ass rpgs. A friend of a friend described this game as "playing the video to Ronnie James Dio's Holy Diver." and they are 100% correct. To put it short, this game ♥♥♥♥♥.
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57 hours played
May 2026
As already established in many reviews on the page this is not a ''soulslike" game, since it has been originally published in 2001. At the time, these games were referred to simply as hack and slash which this title represents almost flawlessly, with just a sprinkle of RPG elements (and of course the juicy gore). The pivotal point of the game is its control/combat system that will either make you love this game or hate it. If you are a person who enjoys fighting games (SF, MK, KI etc.) then you will find that learning curve of the combat and enemy encounter in general is very straightforward. If you place yourself in the other group, most likely is that you will face a big challenge before you get a hang of it however, it is not impossible. Regardless of this, the game is stil difficult and requires calculated approach to enemy encounters. From personal perspective, it is enjoyable just as much as the original release and credit must be given to SNEG for given effort to make it work on modern systems. If you decide to give it a go, make sure to install either Titanium or The Mighty Dwarf Mod that fix many small but iritating bugs. Enjoy!
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46 hours played
April 2026
Another classic game from my backlog. At the beginning (the first two levels), the feeling of regret is total: clunky controls, empty scenarios, camera issues, rough gameplay, and bugs: enemies stuck in some walls, and weird character behavior after loading a save game (this is frequent, so, prepare to save in multiple points to avoid some disaster). Now, after reaching level 3 (Mines of Kelbegen), the game starts getting better and better, especially in terms of graphics (the real-time lighting engine still looks impressive even after 25 years), level design (now you understand the "feeling" in those "empty scenarios" it's not just about performance decision, also is part of the game design related to the exploration), and music. The music and special effects are awesome, nothing more to say 10/10 in this aspect. Let me share some recommendations: - Choose the Knight in your first run, my mistake was choosing the Barbarian. I beat the game with this "Zangief" guy but the second run with the Knight is mooore enjoyable. The Barbarian is more slow and requires more adaptation if you're a rookie in this game. - Be patient and push through the obvious lack of “modern playability", remember, this is a 2001 game with some internal improvements to get it work in modern setups. Step by step, you’ll get used to it. In my case, it took three full levels to feel comfortable with the controls and understand which weapon is better according to your character (this is crucial too). - Adjust the FOV to your liking. Personally, 105 worked great for me. Also I decreased the camera speed movement, by default is too fast and can cause headaches. - Use a controller (I used the Xbox One Controller, it works like a charm). This is totally a personal preference, but I found it much more enjoyable this way. Trust me, a second run is even more fun once you understand the mechanics and how to fight each enemy.
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47 hours played
Jan. 2026
I remember playing this around the time it came out. Was super hard, but I loved all the heroes and their different weapons and moves. Finally beat it with everyone again after 20+ years and unlocked all achievments! Fun times. :))
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56 hours played
Dec. 2025
This is flat out better than the new God of War, DmC 5 and Dark Souls. Someone please show me a game with better gameplay than BoD. I still play it after almost 25 years.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Blade of Darkness is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

No, Blade of Darkness is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Blade of Darkness received 2,071 positive votes out of a total of 2,279 achieving a rating of 8.69.
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Blade of Darkness was developed by Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom and General Arcade and published by SNEG.

Yes, Blade of Darkness is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Blade of Darkness is not playable on MacOS.

No, Blade of Darkness is not playable on Linux.

Blade of Darkness is a single-player game.

No, Blade of Darkness does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Blade of Darkness does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Blade of Darkness does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Blade of Darkness is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Blade of Darkness.

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Release 07 Oct 2021
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