Blasphemous

Developer: The Game Kitchen

Publisher: Team17, The Game Kitchen

Sep 10, 2019

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
item gated
fast travel
Semi-Linear

Combat

contact damage
corpse run
parry

Features

cosmetics
multiple endings

Themes

gore
gothic

Sub-Genre

Souls-like
Metroidvania Lite

Summary

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.

Last updated August 17, 2026

1 DLC

2020

Blasphemous: The Stir of Dawn

2020
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Steam

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- Epic
- GOG
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

Maps

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Publisher: Team17

2023

91%

Very Positive

20,565 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has DLC
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- cosmetics
- gore
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- non linear
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- leveling
- map markers
- New Game+
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97%

Very Positive

149 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- cosmetics
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Early Access
- exploration
- non linear
- hand drawn
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2025

89%

Very Positive

416,278 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- non linear
- hand drawn
- third person
- post game
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- equipment
- fantasy
- map markers
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2023

84%

Very Positive

5,586 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- corpse run
- parry
- gore
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- non linear
- action
- boss rush
- equipment
- horror
- map markers
- New Game+
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84%

Very Positive

662 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- corpse run
- parry
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
- non linear
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- action
- equipment
- fantasy
- map markers
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72%

Mostly Positive

628 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has DLC
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- gothic
- Souls-like
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- exploration
- 2.5D
- boss gated
- stamina system
- equipment
- fantasy
- leveling
- skill tree
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77%

Mostly Positive

10,209 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- non linear
- hand drawn
- equipment
- fantasy
- skill tree
- RPG
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74%

Mostly Positive

102 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- exploration
- hand drawn
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- equipment
- fantasy
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94%

Very Positive

45,298 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- exploration
- hand drawn
- companion combat
- equipment
- fantasy
- post apocalyptic
- RPG
Hollow Knight

Developer / Publisher: Team Cherry

2017

97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

554,058 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has DLC
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- non linear
- utility gated
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- post game
- boss rush
- equipment
- isolation
- map markers
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Developer / Publisher: GalloPintoGames

2025

92%

Positive

12 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- Semi-Linear
- Metroidvania Lite
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
Somber Echoes

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Publisher: Bonus Stage Publishing

2025

83%

Very Positive

335 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- fast travel
- parry
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
- non linear
- 2.5D
- action
- Sci-Fi

Blasphemous

Summary

Blasphemous: The Stir of Dawn

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