Blade of Darkness

Blade of Darkness

Rebel Act Studios · October 7, 2021 · Dark Fantasy, Violent, Difficult, Souls-like, Action

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$5.99
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Steam
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Standard Edition · Steam
$14.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$14.99
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Blade of Darkness price by region

Blade of Darkness costs £1.86 in the United Kingdom, €2.09 in Europe (EUR), $2.39 in the United States, $5.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$7.79 in Canada, A$8.79 in Australia, NZ$9.49 in New Zealand, zł9.79 in Poland and R$13.22 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Blade of Darkness offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £1.86 −63% £4.99 £1.86 7
Europe (EUR) €2.09 −65% €5.99 €2.09 8
United Statesyour region $2.39 −60% $5.99 $2.39 8
Georgia (USD) $5.99 −60% $5.99 — 3
Canada CA$7.79 −60% CA$7.79 — 3
Australia A$8.79 −60% A$8.79 — 3
New Zealand NZ$9.49 −60% NZ$9.49 — 3
Poland zł9.79 −60% zł19.99 zł9.79 5
Brazil R$13.22 −60% R$19.59 R$13.22 4

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 Blade of Darkness

✦ AI summary

Choose one of four legendary warriors and hack through hordes of orcs, demons, and monsters in this gory dark fantasy quest to save the world from Chaos. This remastered classic returns with modernized graphics, widescreen support up to 4K, and enhanced controls while preserving the brutal combo-based combat and interactive puzzle-filled environments that defined the action-adventure genre.

A grim new threat looms over The Central Kingdoms. The borders protected by the fierce King’s Knights are no longer secure. The fearsome orc clans, more numerous than ever, lurk on all roads. The proud nomadic peoples of the steppes are on the alert, for strange beasts prowl the darkness. Not even the stout dwarves, hidden in their underground palaces, seem safe from threat - from the unknown tunnels of its mines, a foul army of hideous creatures advances inexorably.

Chaos seizes the World. Only the memory of the oldest recalls the exploits of a hero and a few warriors, who in other times fought against the forces of Chaos. Ianna, the mother of all living beings, gave the hero a powerful sword to enter the abyss and defeat evil. But that happened a long time ago. A new hero is needed, a chosen one who is worthy to wield the Sword and destroy the enemy... this time forever.

FOUR PLAYABLE CHARACTERS

Pick your Champion of Ianna — Tukaram, the Barbarian; Naglfar, the Dwarf; Sargon, the Knight; or Zoe, the Amazon — each with unique strengths, weaknesses, and fighting skills, as you hack ‘n slash your way through a blood-drenched quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.

BLOODY & GORY COMBAT

Learn devastating combo attacks and use them to slice your opponents into pieces. Hack off your foes’ limbs, then use them as weapons!

A DETAILED & DARK FANTASY WORLD

Battle orcs, trolls, golems, demons, skeletons, and scores of malevolent enemy creatures as you explore treacherous tombs, frozen fortresses, demon spires, deserts, temples, and palaces.

INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

Destroy in-game objects with fire or your fists as you solve puzzles and disarm traps that combine physics, hydraulic systems, and lethal traps!

NEW HD GRAPHICS FOR A GENRE-DEFINING GAME

We are happy to bring Blade of Darkness back to life, now in full HD. It's an enduring classic that, at the time of its release, inspired many games in the action-adventure genre through its approach to combat. With this edition we've re-engineered the game to work on modern PC hardware, upscaled the textures, added widescreen support up to 4K resolution, improved anti-aliasing, HDR, bloom, motion blur, reworked camera, added gamepad support and improved its overall stability. At the same time, the gameplay, content, and the story are untouched — featuring all the game’s quirks and charm.

Blade of Darkness — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Blade of Darkness is a beloved retro slasher that successfully captures the atmospheric gameplay that made the original a classic, earning praise from longtime fans for its enduring appeal and charm despite its age. However, players consistently complain about frustrating control issues, imprecise hitboxes, awkward jumping mechanics, and compatibility problems on modern hardware and Steam Deck, which significantly hamper the experience.

Recommended Aug 12, 2026
This has been one of my favorite games since my childhood. Amazing atmosphere, amazing gameplay.. hands down... I used to play it a lot with my father and recently completed it again with my wife.
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Not recommended Aug 18, 2026
Невероятно кривой высер. Ремастер вышел в 2021 году, а по ощущениям единственно что поменялось - графика. Любой кувырок или отскок на лестнице отправляет тебя у ♥♥♥♥ на метров 10 в рандомное направление, повезёт, если перс забагается, ударившись об стену, так хотя бы демеджа от падения будет меньше. Дефолтное управление отдельный момент, забиндить ♥♥♥♥♥ прыжок на пкм это пик управления на клаво/мыше. Хитбоксы поражают воображение, особенно хитбоксы косы, в половине случаев, несмотря на то, что лезвие косы проходит ровно через модельку врага, урон засчитывается как карты лягут. Левельная система тоже душит, внешне модельки противников разных левелов совсем не отличаются, но да ладно, проблем всех псевдо рпг игр. (Стоит отметить что кадры я лочил на 60(хотя в ремастере игры такой мысли даже возникнуть не должно), чтобы проверить, измениться хоть что либо, но увы, результат даже не нулевой, а отрицательный, камеру с 60 кадрами пидорасить начинает ещё сильнее) Вопрос, как такое (технически) убогое нечто может продаваться за хоть что-то? 2/10, около неиграбельно(По итогу случился софт лок, на моменте со священным пламенем. Игра во!.).
3 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 7, 2026
очень рад что сей шедевр переиздали в стим. Помню в конце нулевых запустить его была уже тотальная проблема на современных видеокартах. Сходу перерошел за варвара. И примерно так же матерился как и 20 лет назад из-за дурацких прыжков и комб, к которым еще надо привыкнуть. Боялся что "спустя 25 лет будет не то". Но зря пугался. Даже сейчас это вполне годный слешер, тем более за свои деньги (купил по скидке естественно). В общем кто хочет прикоснуться к "золотым временам" игростроя, пока игры не начали делать на поток, подстраиваясь под большинство - вот он вас шанс. Вы испытаете просто неимоверное количество попаболи из-за ситуаций в которых ваш герой двигается несколько не так как вы от него ожидаете )). Я играл на "хардкор", т.е. 1-2 сейва на уровень. И к концу игры уже перестал ломать клаву и разбивать мониторы и постиг дзен непобедимого потрошителя гоблинов и прочего сброда отлетающего от круговерти топора. Крепкие 8/10. Ну или 7, если ваш глаз уж очень напрягается от квадратных голов и низкополигональной графики.
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Please make a sequel!<3
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Love the game, but not working on steam devices / it breaks run with second input on directional pad, with official gamepad setting even with ps4 setting. Please get off that it works well on deck or steam machine, it doesn`t.
Recommended Aug 9, 2026
this is d good shi*

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