Blackguards
Released Jan 2014
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.
61% positive · 3,917 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Blackguards launched as a full release on January 22, 2014, after graduating from Early Access. The developer explicitly stated at launch that "Blackguards' development has come to a conclusion" and that the release included the fifth and final chapter of the game. One DLC followed — "Untold Legends," a story expansion covering Takate's backstory — which released on March 4, 2014. A Deluxe Edition Upgrade was later added to the store on May 27, 2016 as a bundle option. Both DLC items are released with no unreleased entries remaining. After mid-2014, developer communications shifted exclusively to localization updates and minor bug fixes, with no new content announced or delivered. The studio's attention moved to Blackguards 2, announced in June 2014 and released in early 2015. There have been no content updates, roadmaps, or developer statements suggesting additional content for the original game since 2014. The game is a complete, standalone product.
Evidence
Untold Legends DLC released — the only paid story content for the game, covering Takate's backstory with seven new quests and ten new battle maps.
Untold Legends DLC released on March 4, 2014.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Achievements
45
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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.
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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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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