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Choose one of four heroes to fight Chaos with weapon combos and explore trap-filled levels in a dark fantasy world.
Released 07 Oct 2021
Fight With Directional Combos
Use Limbs as Weapons
Choose Four Distinct Heroes
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.
Developed by Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade · Published by SNEG
A new champion must face the forces of Chaos and pursue the Sword of Ianna to save the world. Choose from four heroes—the Barbarian, Dwarf, Knight, or Amazon—each with different strengths, weapons, and fighting styles.
Combat centers on directional attacks, combos, blocks, and dodges. Time and position your strikes carefully against dangerous enemies; fights can end in dismemberment, and severed limbs can be used as weapons.
Explore castles, temples, mines, and other dark-fantasy locations for paths, equipment, and secrets. Solve puzzles, destroy objects, and navigate traps involving physical and mechanical systems. Defeating enemies grants experience and raises your character’s level.
Reviewers often praise the distinctive, combo-driven combat, its bloody dismemberment, and the dark atmosphere of its fantasy levels. Exploration, hidden items, and the different playable heroes also appeal to players, including those who return to replay the game. Some reviews temper that enjoyment with complaints about dated, clunky controls and other rough edges.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 56 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 75/100 View on Metacritic |
