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
MV Lite / Adjacent

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 September 28, 2026

1 DLC

2020

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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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MV Temperature
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- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- cosmetics
- gore
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- non linear
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- map markers
- New Game+
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MV Temperature
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- interconnected map
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- item gated
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- fast travel
- contact damage
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- side scroll
- fast travel
- corpse run
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- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- corpse run
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- Differences
- Demo Available
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- interconnected map
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
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- hand drawn
- equipment
- fantasy
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MV Temperature
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- item gated
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- Differences
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MV Temperature
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- Has DLC
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
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- utility gated
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MV Temperature
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- fast travel
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- interconnected map
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- multiple endings
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- Demo Available
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MV Temperature
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- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- corpse run
- parry
- gore
- gothic
- Souls-like
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- exploration
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- accessibility
- equipment
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74%

Mostly Positive

195 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- non linear
- 1-Bit
- monochromatic
- equipment
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Blasphemous

Summary

Blasphemous: The Stir of Dawn

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