Varied, handcrafted tactical battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Literally every single fight in the game is handcrafted and to some extend different from the others”
Steam review · 35.5 h played ↗
Blackguards
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Mixed · 64%Mixed · 64%Daedalic Entertainment2014Turn-Based Strategy · RPG · Strategy
−90%$9.99$0.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A punishing old-school hex tactical RPG with handcrafted battles, dark humor and a complex ruleset. Skip it if missed 90% shots, difficulty spikes, crashes or no respec would infuriate you.
Great for
Patient turn-based tactics fans and Dark Eye lovers who enjoy hard, puzzle-like fights and build planning
Main risk
Brutal RNG and unfair difficulty, plus no respec, can leave you stuck or frustrated
What players love
Likable characters and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I adored the main characters and genuinely felt that each line of dialogue between them was solid gold.”
Steam review · 51.8 h played ↗
Challenging, rewarding difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“If your looking for a game that will constantly challenge you to find the way to win each battle or string of battles, this is the one.”
Steam review · 64.7 h played ↗
Deep character building
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“If you enjoy making your own choices on your characters abilities, skills, and talents it is one of the best.”
Steam review · 187.1 h played ↗
Dark, grey-morality story
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“rather than playing as yet another group of heroes out to save the world the companions in game are murderers, thieves and drug addicts”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Lots of content for a low price
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“For 50hours of a serviceable story and pleasant world, it's a steal.”
Steam review · 46.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Hit chances feel broken (RNG)
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“never, not once, ever experienced a game that fails so many allegedly random rolls as this one”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Unfair difficulty and brutal spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the ridiculous spike in difficulty from one fight to another”
Steam review · 29.3 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“After the tutorial the game keeps crashing near every 5 minutes”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Complex, unclear builds and no respec
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There's no respec.”
Steam review · 89.4 h played ↗
Broken achievements and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Achievements seem broken (not fully implemented, impossible to obtain)”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Slow combat, no animation skip
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Repetitive, utterly slow combat without any option to speed up animations.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bits versions)
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 8600 GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bits versions)
Processor2.4 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 275, ATI Radeon 4770 Series or higher
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bits versions)
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 8600 GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Storage20 GB available space
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