Stunning pixel art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“It's dark and detailed design is absolutely stunning. Every moment feels so carefully crafted.”
Steam review · 80.2 h played ↗
Blasphemous
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%The Game Kitchen2019Metroidvania · Souls-like · Action
The verdict
A gorgeous, atmospheric Spanish-Catholic dark-fantasy Metroidvania with great bosses and music, but clunky platforming, instant-death spikes and obscure quests. Skip it if you hate janky movement.
Great for
Metroidvania and Souls fans who value art, atmosphere, lore and bosses over smooth movement
Main risk
Clunky, unforgiving platforming and obscure, missable quests that practically require a guide
What players love
Rich, interesting lore and religious theme
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the worldbuilding is surprisingly deep and full of mysteries”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Excellent music and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The music is fantastic, the art is awe striking and the flow of the gameplay is just smooth.”
Steam review · 21 h played ↗
Satisfying combat and parry
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The combat feels incredibly sharp, heavy, and satisfying”
Steam review · 128.3 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The sense of progression is satisfying, everywhere you go you end up finding something that was worth it”
Steam review · 54.5 h played ↗
Great, fair boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“bosses that have great rythem in their fights”
Steam review · 48.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, janky movement and combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Great visuals, but bare-bones combat, imprecise movement and janky platforming”
Steam review · 37.7 h played ↗
Clunky, unreliable platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There are a lot of tight jumps you just cant say if you can make them and whether you will grab on that ledge or not.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Obscure quests and no guidance on where to go
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“how the ♥♥♥♥ is anyone supposed to know how to achieve it by just playing the game without looking at a guide?”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Bad hitboxes and limited upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Where does the player's hurt box and collision box start and end?”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Instant-death spikes and tedious backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“no fast travel around means you have to manually backtrack to EVERY location unless you unlock something thats SUPER expensive”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Missable content and true ending lockouts
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Blasphemous totally locks the player out of achieving the 'true ending' while giving no indication that the player has done so”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II x2 550
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4850
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-750 or AMD Phenom II x4 945
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 650 or Radeon HD 5770
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II x2 550
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4850
Storage4 GB available space
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