Blasphemous II
- First release
- Aug 24, 2023
- Developer
- The Game Kitchen
- Publisher
- Team17
- Engine
- Unity
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Awakened in a strange new land, and displaced from his final resting place, The Penitent One is thrust back into the endless cycle of life, death, and resurrection, with no other option than to explore this perilous new world and uncover its long-forgotten secrets. Hordes of grotesque enemies stand in your way, awaiting final judgement by the brutal hand of the Penitent One, with titanic twisted bosses also lurking in the darkness, waiting for their chance to return you to the grave from whence you came.Read more
Awakened in a strange new land, and displaced from his final resting place, The Penitent One is thrust back into the endless cycle of life, death, and resurrection, with no other option than to explore this perilous new world and uncover its long-forgotten secrets. Hordes of grotesque enemies stand in your way, awaiting final judgement by the brutal hand of the Penitent One, with titanic twisted bosses also lurking in the darkness, waiting for their chance to return you to the grave from whence you came.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Aug 24, 2023
- Nintendo Switch
- Aug 24, 2023
- PlayStation 5
- Aug 24, 2023
All 6 release dates
- Xbox Series X|S
- Aug 24, 2023
- PlayStation 4
- Nov 02, 2023
- Xbox One
- Nov 02, 2023
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main + Extras
- 30h
- Completionist
- 39h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Where to buy
- External links
- Reddit (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wiki (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- 2d, metroidvania, action-adventure, side-scrolling, gore
… All 8
, action-adventure, side-scrolling, gore, melee combat, single-player only, interconnected-world
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 89
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 30h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 39h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 17,191 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Difficult
- Combat
- Fantasy
- Metroidvania
- Souls-like
- Adventure
- Pixel Graphics
- 2D Platformer
Steam content notes
- Nudity or Sexual Content
- Frequent Violence or Gore
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- English (UK)interface, audio, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Full controller support
- PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 controller support
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Verified · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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