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Blade of Darkness

Blade of Darkness

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.

Released Oct 7, 2021 Developer Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade Publisher SNEG Platforms Windows ViolentDark FantasyDifficultSouls-likeAction
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.9%positive2,279 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“oldschool classic! souls game before the souls games”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Best Game Ever , Best Weapons and Finishing Moves , Fighting , Maps and Puzzles. Old But Gold”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“This is the game Dark Souls WISHES it was. Better level design, infinitely better combat with dismemberment and player effects, and it values the player's time. While there are many instant kill spots (bridges, traps, etc), you can usually sus them out just by looking. It leads…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
3724-hour peak
562all-time peak
0 100 200 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 167 avg · Oct 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

56achievements
17.2%median completion
2.0%rarest: Express Darkness
77.4% of players 57.2% of players 44.4% of players 31.7% of players 30.2% of players 30.0% of players 26.7% of players 26.4% of players 26.2% of players 25.2% of players 24.6% of players 24.5% of players 23.0% of players 23.0% of players 22.9% of players 22.6% of players 22.0% of players 21.6% of players 20.8% of players 20.7% of players 20.6% of players 20.6% of players 20.5% of players 19.0% of players 18.8% of players 18.4% of players 18.3% of players 17.4% of players 17.2% of players 16.1% of players 15.6% of players 15.5% of players 14.2% of players 14.0% of players 14.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.9% of players 13.8% of players 13.8% of players 13.7% of players 13.2% of players 13.2% of players 12.5% of players 12.4% of players 10.8% of players 10.5% of players 9.4% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 7.3% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 2.0% of players 77.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.4%First Blood — Kill the first enemy
57.2%Basic Swings — Complete a basic controls tutorial
44.4%A New Beginning — Watch the game's intro till the end
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Express Darkness — Complete the game in one run, in 8 hours or less without using saves a single time
4.4%Dead end — Choose not to destroy the evil completely
4.6%You are awesome! — Complete the game with the saves rating 'AWESOME!'

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$5.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US5.99 USD−60%
EU4.99 EUR−60%
UK4.55 GBP−60%
Australia8.60 AUD−60%
Canada6.99 CAD−60%
Japan608 JPY−60%
Brazil11.59 BRL−60%
China20.00 CNY−60%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.3 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$6.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 25, 2026
Blade of Darkness - now 60% off

Save 60% on Blade of Darkness during the SNEG Publisher Sale. Ends Monday! Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneere

Jul 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2026
Blade of Darkness - now 60% off

Save 60% on Blade of Darkness during the Steam Summer Sale! Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsbor

Dec 10, 2025
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May 15, 2024
Blade of Darkness Major Update

Dear Blade of Darkness Community, Your feedback has been invaluable to us, today we are releasing the following updates based on your input: 1. Camera Settings Update: We've listened to your feedback

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsViolent · Dark Fantasy · Difficult · Souls-like · Action · Combat · RPG · Gore · Dark · Atmospheric · Third Person · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Simplified Chinese, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements56
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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