Action · January 22, 2014

Blackguards (2014)

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What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your character's skills as you see fit. The challenging campaign delivers a story of doubt, treason and loss. You decide the course of the story at key turning points and determine its outcome. Key Features More than 180 unique battlemaps provide ever-evolving and novel challenges. Make sure you have plenty of snacks, as this dark fantasy adventure has 40+ hours of exciting play time. Lead up to five characters in your party to glorious victory or devastating defeat. Enjoy enchanting hand drawn backdrops. They're beautiful even when your party members get their asses handed to them. Your choice of spells, skills and abilities determine your battlefield tactics. Aggressive? Defensive? Tactical? It's your call how to tackle each challenging encounter! Use interactive objects like bee hives or barrels to your advantage in combat, or blow yourself up by carrying a torch into flammable swamp gas. Dish out some serious damage with 40 special abilities and more than 90 spells... or find yourself on the other end and get obliterated.

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146 Action titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 317
  • Turn-Based · 246
  • Strategy · 203
  • Tactical · 164
  • Fantasy · 146
  • Indie · 109
  • Singleplayer · 92
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 91
  • Adventure · 64
  • Tactical RPG · 62
  • Isometric · 60
  • Hex Grid · 55
  • Character Customization · 53
  • Dark Fantasy · 50
  • Turn-Based Tactics · 46

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.7k Steam reviewsTop 70% in Action
Positive rating62% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 94%
Metacritic68/100Genre average 77 — top 87% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 71% for session depth among Action

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • French
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Czech
  • Turkish
  • Polish

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

62%Mixed · 3.7k reviews

2.3k positive · 1.4k negative

Metacritic

68/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.1/10

Curator recommendations

2.9k

Press Quotes

“Blackguards is a real gem.” 4/5 – The Guardian “A thrilling story, mixed with a deep, tactical and engaging gameplay.” 8/10 – EveryEye “Blackguards feels like the gift that keeps on giving. At the heart of its brilliance is an enormously engaging story.” 8.7/10 – Hooked Gamers

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 22, 2014
DeveloperDaedalic Entertainment
Base price$0.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

45

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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