Blade of Darkness

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App ID	1710170
App Type	Game
Developer	Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade
Publisher	SNEG
Franchise	SNEG
Supported Systems	Windows
Last Changenumber	30351352
Last Record Update	31 July 2025 – 15:05:11 UTC ()
Release Date	7 October 2021 – 17:01:28 UTC ()

😎 86.56%

2k reviews

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

Rebel Act Studios

metacritic_name

Blade of Darkness

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/blade-of-darkness?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

SNEG

eulas

0 ↴
id	1710170_eula_0
name	Blade of Darkness EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/1710170_eula_0
version	1

Store Release Date

7 October 2021 – 17:01:36 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

7 October 2021 – 17:01:28 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

15 March 2023 – 08:21:07 UTC () (1678868467)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,zh-cn,zh-tw
library_hero	en
library_logo	en,zh-cn,zh-tw
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

osextended

empty string

name_localized

spanish	Blade: The Edge of Darkness
french	Severance: Blade of Darkness
german	Severance: Blade of Darkness
italian	Severance: Blade of Darkness
schinese	黑暗之刃
tchinese	黑暗之刃

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Miles_Sound_System SDK, Python SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 16 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10721271

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

28 July 2021 – 21:48:01 UTC (), in changelist #12147257

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Korean				Yes
Japanese				Yes
Polish				Yes
Portuguese - Brazil				Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
schinese	capsule_231x87_schinese.jpg
tchinese	capsule_231x87_tchinese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg
tchinese	header_tchinese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image/schinese	library_600x900_schinese.jpg
image/tchinese	library_600x900_tchinese.jpg
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image2x/schinese	library_600x900_schinese_2x.jpg
image2x/tchinese	library_600x900_tchinese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image/schinese	logo_schinese.png
image/tchinese	logo_tchinese.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/schinese	logo_schinese_2x.png
image2x/tchinese	logo_tchinese_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	56d8d29179e9bfa0692db0df7668ec45d17d8f65.jpg
page_background_path	app/1710170
timestamp	9 October 2024 – 14:45:12 UTC

Trailers

545027 ↴
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trailer_category	0
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microtrailer/video/mp4	1710170/545027/5291e2bc76e2c88fd80d01985686fb7cbd00bdda/1750728317/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256933958/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1678870759

Steam charts

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13 players right now
28 24-hour peak
590 all-time peak 10 October 2021

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Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
42,277 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~45.3 k by Gamalytic
~71.0 k by VG Insights
~223.1 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
86.56% SteamDB Rating
2,142 90.5% positive reviews
226 9.5% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
7 October 2021	Steam Release	-
28 April 2023	⇄ Humble Bundle: Striking Soulslikes Bundle	-
6 June 2024	⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (June 2024)	-

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Blade of Darkness had an all-time peak of 590 concurrent players on 10 October 2021.

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Blade of Darkness

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