Blasphemous (2019)
Android · Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · iOS
3.82 from 827 ratings
3870 members have it in their collection · 179 playing now · 1873 backlogged · 406 wish listed
How long? Main story 16h · with extras 25h · 100% 31h (from 52 logged playthroughs)
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 …
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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.
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Details
- Developers
- The Game Kitchen
- Publishers
- Team17, The Game Kitchen
- Genres
- Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Platform, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Horror
- Series
- Blasphemous
- Event
- The Mobile Gaming Show 2024
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Sep 10, 2019 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Apr 09, 2021 (Europe) Nintendo Switch
- Feb 24, 2025 (Worldwide) Android, iOS
Related
Bundled in
Editions
- Blasphemous: Deluxe Edition (Jun 2021)
- Blasphemous: Digital Deluxe Edition (Oct 2021)
Updates
- Blasphemous: The Stir of Dawn (Aug 2020)
- Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin (Feb 2021)
- Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide (Dec 2021)
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Rating distribution
5 stars
203
4 stars
362
3 stars
189
2 stars
58
1 star
15
Community All Reviews Statuses
The Purpose is fulfilled.
Status guileffb Oct 15, 2024
After spending a LONG time with FFVII Rebirth, I finally finished and moved on.
Tried King's Field IV and, although I loved the atmosphere and music, I hated how slow it is. I knew the combat sucked, but I didn't know puzzles and checkpoints would be a mess as well. Maybe I'll come back to it someday.
Now I'm trying …
After spending a LONG time with FFVII Rebirth, I finally finished and moved on.
Tried King's Field IV and, although I loved the atmosphere and music, I hated how slow it is. I knew the combat sucked, but I didn't know puzzles and checkpoints would be a mess as well. Maybe I'll come back to it someday.
Now I'm trying Blasphemous and... well, it's a Metroidvania alright. Will it get better? Kinda only enjoying the visuals, so far.
I desperately need a good game to lose myself in...
Status gedrickdelfuego Sep 25, 2024
I am having so much trouble getting into this game. It feels far too much like classic Castlevania where you move slow and end up spamming attack before jumping out of the way. The controls are striking me as uncomfortable as well, somehow I always end up coming short when jumping because the mid-air movement feels off.
I can't exactly …
I am having so much trouble getting into this game. It feels far too much like classic Castlevania where you move slow and end up spamming attack before jumping out of the way. The controls are striking me as uncomfortable as well, somehow I always end up coming short when jumping because the mid-air movement feels off.
I can't exactly say it's gripping me and pulling me back in.
I downloaded both Blasphemous and Moonscars, and Moonscars is gelling a lot more with me, it feels a lot snappier and dialed than Blasphemous. Perhaps one day I will check out this game again but this is my third attempt since it came on to PS+ and it never feels right in the hands.
Status BurningKirby May 21, 2024
So I just saw someone in a random discussion on another site say that Blasphemous is often mislabeled as a metroidvania and like. I played this through not all that long ago. It's like textbook metroidvania, right? Like I don't see how you could argue it's anything but. Am I crazy? I know genres can get a bit muddy these …
Read moreSo I just saw someone in a random discussion on another site say that Blasphemous is often mislabeled as a metroidvania and like. I played this through not all that long ago. It's like textbook metroidvania, right? Like I don't see how you could argue it's anything but. Am I crazy? I know genres can get a bit muddy these days but metroidvanias are typically fairly easy to identify I think.
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Status WerqKween Apr 6, 2024
Finally finished with ending C. I'm not going to do two more playthroughs for the two other true torments, but maybe I'll come back for the boss rush mode someday.
Beating this
Finally finished with ending C. I'm not going to do two more playthroughs for the two other true torments, but maybe I'll come back for the boss rush mode someday.
Beating this
Status WerqKween Mar 28, 2024
I DID IT! I beat Alcazar of Grief and got everything, so now I'm doing my last run through to get the true ending and the last DLC. Doing the fervor-based True Torment that makes sword attacks basically useless. And, back to getting killed by Ten Piedad over and over again. 🙃
Status Lolvide Feb 28, 2024
Apparently The Game Kitchen has opened pre-orders for a Crisanta figure that looks unbelievable, and the price is both hilarious and terrifying (666 euros).
Status Lolvide Feb 27, 2024
I wasn't very into the christian setting, but it won me over by the end of the game and i decided to 100% it. Turns out there's a quest i didn't finish "correctly" so i can only go up to 99.95%, which i only found out after doing everything i could think of and decided i needed to google what …
Read moreI wasn't very into the christian setting, but it won me over by the end of the game and i decided to 100% it. Turns out there's a quest i didn't finish "correctly" so i can only go up to 99.95%, which i only found out after doing everything i could think of and decided i needed to google what was it that i was missing. I'm beyond annoyed, but also super glad i finally decided to play the game. I'll definitively be playing the sequel... some day
Status Lolvide Feb 22, 2024
Does it bother anyone else that the word "forbidden" pops up every 10 minutes? I mean, why is a KEY forbidden?
A forbidden key that was guarded by the Eldest Brother of the Brotherhood, but was eventually lost, thus forever sealing the chamber it opened.
I'm sure there are more adjectives out there that would fit the religious setting just …
Does it bother anyone else that the word "forbidden" pops up every 10 minutes? I mean, why is a KEY forbidden?
A forbidden key that was guarded by the Eldest Brother of the Brotherhood, but was eventually lost, thus forever sealing the chamber it opened.
I'm sure there are more adjectives out there that would fit the religious setting just as well.
Status BMO Jan 24, 2024
I quite enjoy this game with its superb aesthetic, it’s brilliant use of Catholic themes as backdrop for what is a visceral Metroidvania. I just wish it presented more of a challenge, especially in terms of boss fights. I think I’m quite near the end, so we’ll see what the final boss has in store for me but I hope …
Read moreI quite enjoy this game with its superb aesthetic, it’s brilliant use of Catholic themes as backdrop for what is a visceral Metroidvania. I just wish it presented more of a challenge, especially in terms of boss fights. I think I’m quite near the end, so we’ll see what the final boss has in store for me but I hope it ramps up in challenge and difficulty.
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Status BMO Jan 24, 2024
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Status BMO Jan 21, 2024
Although the aesthetic and themes are phenomenal, it’s not the best “feeling” Metroidvania I’ve played. It’s perfectly functional but playing it immediately after a speed Steel Soul run in Hollow Knight really amplifies some of Blasphemous’ weaknesses through juxtaposition. I’m enjoying it, don’t get me wrong, but the game’s thematic vision and art direction is really doing a lot of …
Although the aesthetic and themes are phenomenal, it’s not the best “feeling” Metroidvania I’ve played. It’s perfectly functional but playing it immediately after a speed Steel Soul run in Hollow Knight really amplifies some of Blasphemous’ weaknesses through juxtaposition. I’m enjoying it, don’t get me wrong, but the game’s thematic vision and art direction is really doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
It reminds me somewhat of Ori and the Blind Forest. Obviously not aesthetically or thematically, but because it exhibits such a strong artistic vision yet mechanically doesn’t quite stretch itself to match its gameplay to that vision. Not quite yet at least.
Status BMO Jan 21, 2024
So here’s a weird bug: Blasphemous won’t sync saves between PC and Steam Deck (or any Linux PC running proton) via Steam Cloud unless you force Proton 7.0-6. There’s seems to be a save file incompatibility between PC and Linux is you’re running a more recent Proton runtime. The problem with this is that I started the game on Steam …
Read moreSo here’s a weird bug: Blasphemous won’t sync saves between PC and Steam Deck (or any Linux PC running proton) via Steam Cloud unless you force Proton 7.0-6. There’s seems to be a save file incompatibility between PC and Linux is you’re running a more recent Proton runtime. The problem with this is that I started the game on Steam Deck and already have an active save file. That file won’t sync back to PC. So o have to force Proton 7.0-6 on the Steam Deck and start over in order for the saves to sync. It’s not a huge problem, but it’s a tiny bit annoying.
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