Steam app 1710170 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:43 UTC
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.
361 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
60 months, October 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 190 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 171 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Blade of Darkness was released on 7 Oct, 2021.
Blade of Darkness is a game developed in 2001. According to official ratings from that time, It contains animated violence, blood, and gore. Might not be appropriate for all audiences.
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A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
56 achievements in total.
34 developer announcements, Oct 2021 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Save 60% on Blade of Darkness during the SNEG Sale. Ends Wednesday!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…
sneg_pawelSave 60% on Blade of Darkness during the SNEG Publisher Sale. Ends Monday!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…
sneg_pawelDear Guardians! We are happy to announce that in Q4 2026 we will re-release another European cult-classic, Dark Earth. This action-adventure game from 1997 was developed by French studio Kalisto Entertainment. It captivated audiences with…
sneg_pawelSave 60% on Blade of Darkness during the Steam Summer Sale!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…
sneg_pawelThe Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure is now available on Steam!Originally developed by Troika Games and released in 2003, this beloved adaptation of the iconic, genre-defining DUNGEONS & DRAGONS module returns for a…
SNEG TeamDear Blade of Darkness Community, Your feedback has been invaluable to us, today we are releasing the following updates based on your input: 1. Camera Settings Update: We've listened to your feedback and are reverting to the camera settings…
SNEG TeamLast months were quite busy working on the major update for the Blade of Darkness. We've checked your feedback, talked to some of you directly and as a result came up with the list of improvements that we want to implement. Let's go…
SNEG TeamWe're happy to introduce a beta release of native Mac & Linux versions of Blade of Darkness based on the latest v109 build. Mac version should work on systems starting from MacOS 10.9 (Mavericks) and up to the latest M1+ chips. With Linux…
WinterDwarf- fixed an issue with rotating objects (e.g. bridges with levers)
Patch notes- fixed bugs related to levers - fixed a fullscreen related issue
Patch notes- Controller’s VDFs are now bundled with the game - Updated Steam controller configuration localization - Fixed levers and gates visual overshoot bug - Fixed gamepad disconnection message having a background - Fixed problems with dynamic…
Patch notesv94 BETA (Jan 20, 2022) - VSync turned 'On' now should be fixing the micro stutter issue - improved movement behaviour on gamepad - fixed issues with corrupted saves files (existing broken saves won't work) - fixed lava/poison position at…
WinterDwarf- fixed critical F1 and ESC issue in the Chinese version of the game
Patch notes- fixed not saving changes in the layout - fixes to game load procedure
Patch notesv86 (Dec 18, 2021, hotfix) - fix for a game crash occurring after the intro video for Russian and Chinese versions
Patch notesFull Controller Support - v83 (Dec 17, 2021) The new update brings full controller support to the Blade of Darkness. The key changes introduced in the new build: - full controller support - optional smoothed camera (OPTIONS --> VIDEO)…
WinterDwarfA BETA branch release. Today we introduce our WIP version of the controller support. What's new: - full controller support across the game - optional new smoothed camera feature - fully functional gamepad layout - Playstation & Xbox…
WinterDwarfWe've heard you loud and clear - playing with the keyboard and mouse shouldn't be the only available option. Today we would like to announce upcoming support for controllers and optional camera stabilization features. As these two go hand…
WinterDwarfWe are a small team and we really love the games we work on and Blade of Darkness is a special one for us. We'll appreciate it if community can support us in the Labor of Love nomination.
SNEG Team{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41045809/b3864221beb72cc5a5b995f2ff7509947b01b7ae.pngFollowing the game's release, we're focused on addressing critical issues some of you encountered while playing the game and you might've noticed our dedication to…
WinterDwarf- fixes for stereo sound issues - rendering related fixes
Patch notes- fixed rendering related crashes - a second attempt to fix a loading saves issue on Temple of Ianna level - corrected an issue with recognition of achievements - added trigger for lower difficulty level achievements upon completion of the…
Patch notes- fixed an issue with loading saves on Temple of Ianna level - fixed crashes related to save/load procedure
Patch notes- fixed crash when there were too many entities - fixed some missing localization texts in the Mines of Kelbegen - fixed wrong memory access in the input manager - fixed crash caused by too many shadows - added a message box when a GPU is…
Patch notes- fixes an issue related to using objects and weapons introduced in v66
Patch notes- fixed various localization mistakes (EN, ES) - fixed random crashes when picking up objects in hand - reinstated correct intro videos
Patch notes- hotfix for Windows v10.0.19041
Patch notes- fixed game getting stuck after creating saves (e.g. Dal Gurak Tower, two golems) - fixed various random runtime crashes - fixed game crashes upon exiting the application - fixed compatibility with some specific Windows version - fixed…
Patch notesJoin the Blade of Darkness stream hosted by fartpancakes. Let's see if the knowledge of Dark Souls games will help to succeed in this game.
SNEG TeamRetro stream presented by FrasWhar. Join to check out what does he think about the game.
SNEG TeamJoin this stream to see PennyMeowy playing Blade of Darkness. "Soulsborne" genre fan will check out the game that appeared years before From Software games and was one of the pioneers of this genre in the West.
SNEG TeamJoin the Blade of Darkness stream hosted by fartpancakes. Let's see if the knowledge of Dark Souls games will help to succeed in this game.
SNEG TeamJoin to check out how Blade of Darkness plays and feels today and discuss whether this game could be called the one that pioneered the "soulsborne" genre.
SNEG TeamStream will take place on 3rd of October at 12:00pm CEST. Join to check out how Blade of Darkness plays and feels today and discuss whether this game could be called the one that pioneered the "soulsborne" genre.
SNEG TeamWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (recommended) | bin\bin\Blade.exe | windows | ||
| (old version) | classic\Bin\Blade.exe | windows | ||
| configurator (old version) | classic\Bin\nglide_config.exe | windows | ||
| Launch on Linux | bin/bin/Blade | 64 | branch update_2023 | |
| Launch | Blade.app | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
gameinstall | Save | * and below |
gameinstall | classic/Save | * and below |
gameinstall | SavesDir | *.sav |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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