Released Oct 7, 2021 $5.99 · −60% Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Blade of Darkness

By Rebel Act Studios · published by SNEG

Violent Dark Fantasy Difficult Souls-like Action Combat RPG Gore DarkAtmosphericThird PersonAction RPG

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Reviews 2,432 Very Positive

Players yesterday 10 at the busiest moment

Owners 100K–200K estimated

Blade of Darkness is a game tagged Violent, Dark Fantasy and Difficult by Rebel Act Studios, released Oct 7, 2021. It has 2,432 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 100K–200K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Crowned In Steel, Forlorn Outcast and Mortal Shell.

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.

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Crowned In Steel 82% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
Forlorn Outcast 79% match · Dark Fantasy, Difficult, Souls-like
Mortal Shell 78% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014 77% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
The Depths of Despair 77% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
Valor & Blade 77% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
Blade Morphosis 75% match · Dark Fantasy, Difficult, Souls-like
Bloodfang 75% match · Violent, Souls-like, Action
Sancticide 75% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
Morbid: The Lords of Ire 75% match · Violent, Dark Fantasy, Difficult

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Everything Steam lists for Blade of Darkness · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID1710170

Release dateOct 7, 2021

Last change number39323160

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade
Publisher: SNEG
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: SNEG
Metacritic: 75

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$5.99

On sale40 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$5.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

AustraliaA$AUD

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
12420050	public	May 15, 2024
8627191	rollback	Mar 15, 2023
8649130	beta	Apr 29, 2022

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228988	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1710171	—	All	1.98 GB	1.03 GB	813489550445129355
1710172	— German	All	116.2 MB	93.4 MB	8187090139481249460
1710173	— French	All	107.8 MB	95.4 MB	8858023652913874992
1710174	— English	All	123.9 MB	99.6 MB	3572187089189912583
1710175	— Italian	All	101.9 MB	90.1 MB	1564159561626561294
1710176	— Spanish	All	104.5 MB	91.2 MB	7795362237243780692
1710177	— Schinese	All	123.9 MB	99.6 MB	7435194191743970448
1710178	— Russian	All	132.0 MB	104.9 MB	5812503735055409006
1710179	—	Linux	—	—	4555044610275810599
1906820	—	macOS	1.33 GB	968.0 MB	5443867286267693129

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	12420050	May 15, 2024	Open
rollback The last most stable version of the game	8627191	Mar 15, 2023	Open
beta WIP builds	8649130	Apr 29, 2022	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Blade of Darkness

Executable	Systems	Description
bin\bin\Blade.exe	Windows	(recommended)
classic\Bin\Blade.exe	Windows	(old version)
classic\Bin\nglide_config.exe	Windows	configurator (old version)
bin/bin/Blade	All · 64-bit	Launch on Linux
Blade.app	macOS

Space per player256.0 MB

Filesup to 240

Save locations3

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
gameinstall	Save	*	All
gameinstall	classic/Save	*	All
gameinstall	SavesDir	*.sav	All

Achievements

Achievements560 hidden

Most unlocked77.4%First Blood

Rarest2%Express Darkness

First Blood Kill the first enemy 77.4%
Basic Swings Complete a basic controls tutorial 57.2%
A New Beginning Watch the game's intro till the end 44.2%
Fortress of Tel-Halaf Complete Fortress of Tel-Halaf level 31.7%
Mines of Kelbegen Complete Mines of Kelbegen level 30.3%
Defeat The Troll of Kelbegen Kill The Troll of Kelbegen 30.1%
Defeat the burning skeleton Kill the burning skeleton 26.7%
Tombs of Ephyra Complete Tombs of Ephyra level 26.4%
Defeat the stone golem Kill the stone golem 26.2%
Chaos Knight encounter Survive the first encounter with Chaos Knight for Sargon 25.2%
Island of Karum Complete Island of Karum level 24.7%
Vampire - round one Defeat the vampire for the first time 24.6%
Tabriz Complete Tabriz`s story level 23%
Defeat Ragnar Kill the knight at Tabriz 23%
The Cental Kingdoms Gaze at the map of the Kingdom a little longer 23%
Kashgar Complete Kashgar, Tukaram`s story level 22.7%
Carnage at Shalatuwar Kill Orc cheaftan, his minions and minotaur 22.1%
Shalatuwar Fortress Complete Shalatuwar Fortress level 21.7%

All 56 achievements

The Oasis of Nejeb Complete The Oasis of Nejeb level 20.9%
Fortress of Nemrut Complete Fortress of Nemrut level 20.8%
The Gorge of Orlok Complete The Gorge of Orlok level 20.7%
Defeat the Guardian of Birr Kill Guardian of Birr 20.7%
Vampire round two Defeat the vampire for the second time 20.6%
Temple of Al Farum Complete Temple of Al Farum level 19.1%
Defeat 2 stone golems Kill 2 stone golems 18.9%
Forge of Xshathra Complete Forge of Xshathra level 18.5%
Kill lava golem, Guardian of Uri-Sabrig Kill lava golem, Guardian of Uri-Sabrig 18.4%
The Temple of Ianna Complete The Temple of Ianna level 17.5%
Survivor Survive an encounter with Chaos Knight 17.3%
Defeat Meskalamdug Kill Meskalamdug 16.2%
Tower of Dal Gurak Complete Tower of Dal Gurak level 15.7%
Defeat Dal Gurak Kill Dal Gurak 15.6%
Kill the iron golems in the Abyss Kill the iron golems in the Abyss 14.3%
Defeat lava golem in the Abyss Kill lava golem in the Abyss 14.1%
Defeat the Chaos Knight in the Abyss Kill Chaos Knight in the Abyss 14%
Defeat Meskalamdug in the Abyss Kill Meskalamdug in the Abyss 14%
Bright future Choose to go to the Abyss and destroy the evil 13.9%
Defeat the vampire in the Abyss Kill the vampire in the Abyss 13.9%
Abyss Complete Abyss level 13.8%
Defeat the Lord of Darkness in the Abyss Kill the Lord of Darkness in the Abyss 13.8%
Marakamda Complete Marakamda, Zoe`s story level 13.3%
Defeat the demon Kill the demon at Marakamda 13.3%
Defeat the Troll at Kazel Zalam Kill the Troll of Kazel Zalam 12.6%
Kazel Zalam Complete Kazel Zalam, Naglfar`s story level 12.4%
Normal run Complete the game with the saves rating 'NORMAL' 10.8%
Lend a hand Kill an enemy with a limb 10.5%
Rebel Act Forever Watch the credits 9.4%
That's bold Complete the game with the saves rating 'BOLD' 8.9%
Sargon, the knight Complete the game as Sargon, a knight 8.8%
Tukaram, the barbarian Complete the game as Tukaram a barbarian 7.4%
A heroic deed Complete the game with the saves rating 'HEROIC' 6.7%
Zoe, the amazon Complete the game as Zoe, an amazon 6.5%
Nagfar, the dwarf Complete the game as Naglfar, a dwarf 4.9%
You are awesome! Complete the game with the saves rating 'AWESOME!' 4.7%
Dead end Choose not to destroy the evil completely 4.4%
Express Darkness Complete the game in one run, in 8 hours or less without using saves a single time 2%

Update history

Oct 24, 2026 · 19:03 #39323160
- appid removed
- common.ReleaseState added released
- common.releasestate removed
- config.launch.4.config.BetaKey added update_2023
- config.launch.4.config.betakey removed

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Blade of Darkness

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Europe 5

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Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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