Blasphemous
Explore the cursed land of Cvstodia as the Penitent One, crossing platforms and fighting with Mea Culpa. Timed parries create counterattack openings, while key items unlock new routes through the nonlinear world.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.7 / 10
About this game
Blasphemous follows the Penitent One through Cvstodia, a gothic land afflicted by the Miracle. You cross platforms and fight enemies with the sword Mea Culpa, using a timed parry to stagger a foe before counterattacking. New sword combinations and special moves expand the attacks available as you progress. Exploration follows a nonlinear map rather than a fixed sequence of stages. Key items open areas and secrets, while shortcuts, hubs and warp points connect your travels. Equipment adds another layer of choice: sword hearts change Mea Culpa's attributes, and combinations of rosary beads, prayers and other equipment supply abilities or stat changes. Progress involves opening routes and developing your available combat tools alongside the journey through this cursed world.
Collected in series
Blasphemous follows the Penitent One through a grotesque world marked by the supernatural Miracle. Winding paths, unsettling religious imagery and close-range combat make exploration feel like uncovering a place's buried suffering.
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AI review
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A considered fit for players who enjoy defensive timing and finding their own way through a connected world.
Parrying into a counterattack gives observation a concrete combat payoff, while item-gated routes make exploration part of progression. Equipment combinations offer another way to approach encounters, so the design should appeal to players who like adjusting their tools as well as their timing.
Strengths
- The parry-to-counterattack relationship can make learning an enemy's opening a satisfying objective.
- Route discoveries and equipment changes can give exploration both navigational and combat value.
Weaknesses
- Players who want a prescribed route may find the nonlinear structure and key-item requirements less immediately directed.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy reading attacks, experimenting with equipment and investigating routes in a gothic action-platformer.
Play notes: Frequent blood splatter and dismemberment are part of the combat presentation.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Key-item access and discoverable shortcuts can turn progress into a process of understanding connections, rather than simply clearing the next stage. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A parry that creates a counterattack window can reward players who prefer watching an enemy before committing. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The cursed gothic setting and graphic combat may support a severe religious-horror atmosphere for players comfortable with those images. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Console Patch 2's documented Up-to-climb rule makes climbing a separate decision, which may suit players who want that action to be deliberate. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- The Game Kitchen
- Publisher
- Team17
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- PlatformingLevel ProgressionSteep Learning CurveMelee CombatSolo-friendlySide-scrollingHorrorReplayableEquipment-driven ProgressionExplorationFantasyStory-drivenLong-term Progression2D GraphicsReal-time CombatCombosFast-paced
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
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Sources
- www.team17.comSource revision: 1
- www.team17.com