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Blade of Darkness

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App ID 1710170
App Type Game
Developer , ,
Publisher SNEG
Franchise SNEG
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28989326
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 20:46:26 UTC ()
Release Date 7 October 2021 – 17:01:28 UTC ()
😎 86.62%
2k reviews
22
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 75
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community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher SNEG
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1710170_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 7 October 2021 – 17:01:36 UTC ()
osarch 64
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)
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name_localized
spanishBlade: The Edge of Darkness
frenchSeverance: Blade of Darkness
germanSeverance: Blade of Darkness
italianSeverance: Blade of Darkness
schinese黑暗之刃
tchinese黑暗之刃
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
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:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Tags

👊 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

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp9 October 2024 – 14:45:12 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 22 players right now
  • 22 24-hour peak
  • 590 all-time peak 10 October 2021
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Store data

  • 8,238 followers
  • 2,083 positive reviews
  • 217 negative reviews
  • 90.57% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 42,277 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 86.62% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,083 90.6% positive reviews
  • 217 9.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
7 October 2021 – 17:01 Steam Release -
28 April 2023 – 22:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Striking Soulslikes Bundle -
6 June 2024 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (June 2024) -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 22 players live playing Blade of Darkness on Steam.

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

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