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X-Blades
In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Beautiful gem, worthy to be played at least once in a life time, sequel after this one seems promising as well. 8/10”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“[h1]Flashy Hack-and-Slash Action That Feels Stuck in Its Time[/h1] After spending some time with X-Blades, the first thing that stood out to me was how much it feels like a product of the late 2000s action game era. It tries to combine fast hack-and-slash combat, flashy magic…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“[h1] In My Memories, This Game Looked Way Better… [/h1] Is it "Gooner May Cry" ? - Yes, if Ayumi convinced you to buy it at full price. This is a solid “meh” game, balancing perfectly between bad and “it’s… okay, I guess.” Only a few things are actually good: - music (the main…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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X-Blades Digital Deluxe Content and Soundtrack available
today we released the Digital Deluxe Content which contains: - Strategy Guide - Multilingual - 192 pages (PDF) - Highly-Detailed World Map with treasures and upgrades (PDF) - Fan Artbook - 72 pages (P
X-Blades Digital Deluxe Content and Soundtrack available
today we released the Digital Deluxe Content which contains: - Strategy Guide - Multilingual - 192 pages (PDF) - Highly-Detailed World Map with treasures and upgrades (PDF) - Fan Artbook - 72 pages (P
Linux and Mac ports available now!
Dear players, After short and fruitful Beta Test, we are presenting Linux Wine and Mac Wineskin ports of the game. Thank You very much to all players who took part in Beta! All reported bugs was fixed
Linux and Mac ports available now!
Dear players, After short and fruitful Beta Test, we are presenting Linux Wine and Mac Wineskin ports of the game. Thank You very much to all players who took part in Beta! All reported bugs was fixed
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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.
| Genres | Nudity, Violent, Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Female Protagonist · Hack and Slash · RPG · Adventure · Anime · Nudity · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Character Action Game · Violent · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.x-blades.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP 2/ Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel/AMD Dual Core 1.5 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: with Shader 2.0 support and 128 MB RAM (Geforce FX 7+, ATI Radeon X2-series) DirectX: 9.0c Hard Drive: 4 GB free hard disc space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible Misc: Keyboard, Mouse