Blackthorn Arena

Blackthorn Arena

PersonaeGame Studio · May 20, 2020 · Strategy, Simulation, CRPG, Real Time Tactics, Turn-Based Tactics

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Blackthorn Arena price by region

Blackthorn Arena costs £2.85 in the United Kingdom, €3.41 in Europe (EUR), $3.77 in the United States, $3.77 in Georgia (USD), zł15.02 in Poland, R$21.26 in Brazil, CA$22.79 in Canada, NZ$24.79 in New Zealand and A$28.95 in Australia right now.

Cheapest Blackthorn Arena offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.85 −82% £15.49 £2.85 6
Europe (EUR) €3.41 −80% €16.79 €3.41 8
United Statesyour region $3.77 −81% $19.99 $3.77 9
Georgia (USD) $3.77 −70% $12.49 $3.77 9
Poland zł15.02 −80% zł73.99 zł15.02 5
Brazil R$21.26 −71% R$73.99 R$21.26 4
Canada CA$22.79 CA$22.79 CA$32.50 3
New Zealand NZ$24.79 NZ$24.79 NZ$35.99 3
Australia A$28.95 A$28.95 A$36.50 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Blackthorn Arena

✦ AI summary

Manage your own gladiator arena by recruiting fighters, equipping them with hundreds of weapons and armor pieces, and sending them to battle across 14 unique arenas in a living, dynamic world where every gladiator has their own story. Choose between real-time or turn-based combat, combine 180+ skills to create legendary warriors, and compete against other players' teams online in this deep tactical RPG.


Enter The Freelands
Enter The Freelands, a realm of adventurers and fortune seekers, where the quest for wealth is above all else. You have just inherited the Blackthorn Arena, and how you manage it is up to you..

Features


  • 14 Arenas each with its own unique style
  • 16 Legendary Champions with their own powerful battle styles.
  • 7 Different Weapon types for your gladiators to master
  • 10 Unique Gladiator classes
  • 180 Different skills that can be combined to make the Ultimate Gladiator
  • More than unique enemy types! Players will encounter tough opponents in a variety of competitions and side exploration missions
  • 500 pieces of equipment, including Legendary Weapons and Armor Sets for players to obtain
  • Blackthorn Arena: Reforged features a Real-Time Combat System & a Traditional Turn-Based Combat System. Players can choose at the beginning of the Game.
  • Online challenges! Players can upload their Gladiators to our server and face off against Gladiators from all across the world

Core Gameplay



1) Assemble Your Gladiators


Buy slaves and train them into Gladiators. You will need to manage their attributes, skills, talents, and equip them with the best armor and weapons you can afford. Some of them may exhibit the capacity to become auxiliaries for your crew, such as cooks, healers, drillmasters, blacksmiths, etc.

2) Claim Your Glory


Send your Gladiators to fight in more than 14 diverse arenas or dispatch them to explore The Freelands for loot and secrets. Challenge champions of other arenas and take over their positions. Strive to become the most powerful arena master in the world.

3) Manage Your Arena


As your gladiators win battles in other arenas, you will gain money and reputation. Winning leads to new slaves, better equipment, and upgrades for your establishment when needed. Reputation is important too, as it highly effects the Arena's income.

Key Features



1) All Gladiators Are Living People


All Gladiators exist dynamically in the world – not just the ones affiliated with you, but also the gladiators in other Arenas. Gladiators will fight in different competitions held all over the world every day. They can die, get injured, or grow stronger, just as your gladiators do. Whenever you defeat other Gladiators, you can either spare their lives or execute them - which can lead to unexpected outcomes!

2) RPG Character Development


Blackthorn Arena offers players a cRPG character development system. Choose between multiple major attributes, weapon types, and combine over 100 combat skills to build a unique Gladiator. Your Gladiators will gain various traits during their Gladiatorial career, which will have a strong impact on competitions.

3) Diverse Equipment


Choose from over 500 pieces of armor and weapons, and not just for combat effectiveness but also for the aesthetic! Each set of armor has a unique appearance and will be reflected in the game’s advanced avatar system. There are also mysterious Legendary Weapons and Armor waiting for players to find and obtain them.

4) Abundant Events and Side Missions


As an arena master, you must deal with several events every day. Some of them may be opportunities while others spell disaster. Thus dealing with all kinds of emergencies also becomes an important and inevitable experience of managing an arena. Meanwhile, there are a large number of side missions in the game. Players can trigger them and send Gladiators to participate in the missions such as highway robberies, exploration of dungeons, beast hunting, and many other quests!

5) Hold Your Venationes! (beast Show)


Players can dispatch Gladiators to various exploration areas to discover, and capture rare and powerful creatures to put them into the arena as the finale of hosting Venationes.

6) A Variety Of Different Arena Rules


The battle between the arenas is not limited to just 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, or 4v4. At the same time, there are different battle modes such as venationes, exhibition, tag fight, throne challenge and tournament to challenge players’ ability.

7) Real-time Combat With A Tactical Pause


The game’s combat is based on real-time, but you can pause it at any moment to issue a command, switch between characters, or apply several other actions.

Blackthorn Arena — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Blackthorn Arena is praised by fans as an excellent arena-based gladiator game with satisfying gameplay loops and a solid engine, though it has a steep learning curve that requires veteran-level commitment to fully enjoy. Common complaints center on balance issues, content being locked behind progression, technical jankiness, and frustration with recent updates that some feel were poorly handled compared to simpler alternatives. Players who appreciate deep competitive mechanics find it worthwhile, but newcomers should be prepared for a challenging experience.

Recommended Nov 3, 2024
best gladiator/arena based game around. player has to be a veteran to really dive deeper into it and see what it has to offer. would love to see a more storytelling version in the sequel. The DS is amazing, so is the game loop and engine. Just needs a strong storyline with VOs, and its a made franchise.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 3, 2024
trashfire update/release, no one can get it, they should of just updated the game and been done w/ it and not made up try to go to THIER 3rd party site
2 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 23, 2026
A very good game.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 1, 2024
expect heavy jank!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 14, 2024
Had a lot fun actually.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 22, 2025
no balance, locks content.

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