Blade of Darkness (2021)
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This page is for the re-release. For the original 2001 game, see Blade of Darkness.
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Developers | |
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Original | Rebel Act Studios |
Fire Falcom | |
General Arcade | |
Publishers | |
SNEG | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 7, 2021 |
Reception | |
IGDB | N/A |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Hack and slash |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Blade of Darkness |
Blade of Darkness | |
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Blade of Darkness | 2001 |
Blade of Darkness (2021) | 2021 |
Blade of Darkness (2021) is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and hack and slash game in the Blade of Darkness series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | Includes legacy version. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Includes legacy version.. |
- A demo is available on Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- Use in-game menu option to skip intro videos.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Blade of Darkness\Config <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Blade of Darkness\classic\Config |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1710170/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Blade of Darkness\Save <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Blade of Darkness\classic\Save |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1710170/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Camera can be zoomed in/out in 3 presets. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Supports custom frame limiter. Some physics objects update at frame rates below 60 fps. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Up to 3 possible binds per action | |
Mouse acceleration | No mouse acceleration present | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound effects | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation at Magyarítások Portál A Hungarian language pack for the 2021 re-release for the game, that also contains the classic version's translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Russian | Adaptation of Russian voice acting «Fargus» for the new version 2021 (Steam/GOG) | |||
Simplified Chinese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | SoLoud |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual Core 2Ghz | Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen 5 Processor |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1710170/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1710170) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.