Blasphemous
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ActionAdventureIndieMetroidvaniaSouls-likePixel GraphicsDark FantasyGore

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Game description

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Basic info

DeveloperThe Game Kitchen
PublisherTeam17
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 10, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II x2 550
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4850
Storage4 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 439 reviews from the past 1 year

83.2/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Metacritic: 77 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Punishing platforming wrapped in grotesque religious imagery earns Blasphemous a score of 83.2 across 439 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

181 reviews praise the visuals, calling the pixel art gorgeous and dense with detail, and some compare scenes to a moving painting. Visuals & Sound ranks 33rd of 1249. 86 are drawn into its world, a strange and hostile setting with a heavy atmosphere and fragmented lore. Story & World ranks 200th of 1096. 49 say they loved it and had fun despite the bugs and the deaths, and a few say they got hooked once it clicked. Content Volume ranks 417th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay comes up in 79% of analyzed reviews and ranks 970th of 1396. 81 reviews describe stiff controls and clunky platforming movement that make simple jumps a chore. 49 find the difficulty frustrating, citing imprecise jump detection and many instant death traps, and some also mention enemy placement. 12 say the game is confusing for newcomers, with no quest log or clear hints, so missing a step can lock players out of the true ending without a guide.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“art style nine points, map design excellent” · 181 reviews
“grotesque but evocative imagery inspired by Catholic Christian architecture” · 86 reviews
“loved this game despite bugs and difficulty” · 49 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 79% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.60 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “no in-game indicators for quest order locks out content without warning, wasting hours” · 49 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 56% · Freedom 17% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 42%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.08 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “grotesque but evocative imagery inspired by Catholic Christian architecture” · 86 reviews

Story 39% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.90 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

Variety 15% · Replayability 10%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.50 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style nine points, map design excellent” · 181 reviews

Audio 33%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.06 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth full price, excellent value for money” · 1 review
Negative “DLC content locked behind NG+ makes no sense” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.04 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “bugs forced returning to checkpoints and resetting the game” · 6 reviews
Positive “technically solid, never had a single crash and everything worked great” · 1 review

Performance 4% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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