Blasphemous

Blasphemous

Released Sep 2019

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

89% positive · 67K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Blasphemous launched on September 10, 2019 and received three free post-launch content updates. The first, "Stir of Dawn," shipped on August 4, 2020, adding a full New Game+ mode, new bosses, a new questline, and substantial gameplay additions. The second, "Strife & Ruin," arrived on February 18, 2021 with a Bloodstained crossover questline, a boss rush mode, and new items. The third and final update, "Wounds of Eventide," released on December 9, 2021 — and the developer explicitly described it as "the third and final instalment of free updates for Blasphemous," concluding the story and leading into the events of the sequel, Blasphemous II. No further content for the original Blasphemous has been announced or released since that date. A security patch was issued on October 3, 2025, but this was a maintenance-only update addressing a Unity engine vulnerability, not a content addition. All four DLC items in the store listing (a character skin, digital artbook, digital comic, and OST) were released at launch on September 10, 2019. The developer's own words confirm this game's content cycle is complete.
Evidence
Wounds of Eventide released, explicitly described as 'the third and final instalment of free updates for Blasphemous,' concluding the story leading into the sequel
news post · Dec 9, 2021 source development ending
high
Strife & Ruin free update launched with Bloodstained crossover content and boss rush mode — second of three updates
news post · Feb 18, 2021 source content shipped
high

Content

4 of 4 released · no outstanding content
Released
Sep 2019

Media

Details

Publisher
Team17
Achievements
45
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle.

Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the origin of your anguish.

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, all ready to rip you limb from limb. 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.

Explore a Non-Linear World: Overcome fearsome enemies and deadly traps as you venture through a variety of different landscapes, and search for redemption in the dark gothic world of Cvstodia.

Brutal Combat: Release the power of Mea Culpa, a sword born from guilt itself, to slaughter your foes. Acquire devastating new combos and special moves as you purge all in your path.

Executions: Unleash your wrath and relish in the gory dismemberment of your adversaries - all in beautifully rendered, pixel-perfect execution animations.

Customise Your Build: Discover and equip Relics, Rosary Beads, Prayers and Sword Hearts to give you the new abilities and stat boosts you need to survive. Experiment with different combinations to suit your playstyle.

Intense Boss Battles: Hordes of gigantic, twisted creatures stand between you and your goal. Learn how they move, survive their devastating attacks and emerge victorious.

Unlock the Mysteries of Cvstodia: The world is full of tormented souls. Some offer you aid, some may ask for something in return. Uncover the stories and fates of these tortured characters to gain rewards and a deeper understanding of the dark world you inhabit.

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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