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SeriesBlasphemous

Blasphemous

Critic score4 critics
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First release
Sep 10, 2019
Engine
Unity
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy, Horror
Platforms
iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses, who are all ready to rip your limbs off. Locate and equip relics, rosary beads and prayers that call on the powers of the heavens to aid you in your quest to break your eternal damnation.

Also known as Blasphemous.exe

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Storyline
A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle. Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the origin of your anguish.Read more

A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle. Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the origin of your anguish.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 10, 2019
Mac
Sep 10, 2019
PlayStation 4
Sep 10, 2019
All 9 release dates
Xbox One
Sep 10, 2019
Nintendo Switch
Sep 10, 2019
Linux
Sep 10, 2019
Nintendo Switch
Apr 09, 2021
iOS
Feb 24, 2025
Android
Feb 24, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
13h
Main + Extras
24h
Completionist
41h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
retro, bloody, 2d, gothic, metroidvania
… All 42, dark fantasy, difficult, side-scrolling, crossover, religion, achievements, gore, steam trading cards, pixel art, nudity, religious, melee combat, silent protagonist, 2d platformer, violent, great soundtrack, steam achievements, xbox controller support for pc, single-player only, steam cloud, parrying, moving platforms, religious themes, brutality, remote play, soulslike, male protagonist, gothic horror, you can pet the dog, steam deck, lore rich, interconnected-world, character skin, steam families, sidescroller, previously on - utomik, available on - blacknut

At a Glance

Critic Score
78
Main Story (IGDB)
13h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
24h
Completionist (IGDB)
41h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 55,257 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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