Blade of Darkness

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A grim new threat looms over The Central Kingdoms. The borders protected by the fierce King’s Knights are no longer secure.

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Developer:
Fire Falcom
Publisher:
SNEG
Release date:
07 October 2021
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Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (18)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (725)

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Description


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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
64-bit Windows 7, 8.1, 10
Processor:
Dual Core 2Ghz Processor
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
DirectX 11 compatible for 1920x1080
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
3 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
64-bit Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 Processor
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 950 / Radeon R7 370 for 4K
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
3 GB available space

User reviews

Soulnd
Recommended | 07 Jan 2026
47.1h played

I remember playing this around the time it came out. Was super hard, but I loved all the heroes and their different weapons and moves. Finally beat it with everyone again after 20+ years and unlocked all achievments!

Helpful: 10
Deliq
Recommended | 01 Dec 2025
30 min played

This is flat out better than the new God of War, DmC 5 and Dark Souls. Someone please show me a game with better gameplay than BoD. I still play it after almost 25 years.

Helpful: 33
hauntingexperience
Recommended | 16 Feb 2026
5.1h played

This is the game Dark Souls WISHES it was. Better level design, infinitely better combat with dismemberment and player effects, and it values the player's time. While there are many instant kill spots (bridges, traps,

Helpful: 13
rshirubaagan
Recommended | 02 Apr 2026
45.9h played

Another classic game from my backlog. At the beginning (the first two levels), the feeling of regret is total: clunky controls, empty scenarios, camera issues, rough gameplay, and bugs: enemies stuck in some walls, and

Helpful: 9
JSizzle
Not recommended | 18 Jan 2026
2.0h played

Beware this game is broken on Steam Deck. It literally will not run. You will have to go into the beta branch and roll back to the previous stable version. This will launch but then you hit the second major issue.

Helpful: 14
iMeHm3t|™|
Not recommended | 23 Apr 2026
10.6h played

It took me 2 days straight to get the game to work running and another day to be able to play with the controller. After reaching map 4 and saving in the sewers, my save file got corrupted... I'm done playing this game.

Helpful: 5