Blackguards is a Action, Adventure, RPG game from Daedalic Entertainment with a 57% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Release year
- 2014
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $0.99
- Review signal
- 57% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bits versions) Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600 GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bits versions) Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275, ATI Radeon 4770 Series or higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
macOS
- Minimum
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From Steam reviews
Review notes
Blackguards is worth a closer look if you want tactical combat, strong atmosphere, exploration, and rural cozy.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, rural cozy, emotional story, and tactical combat.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness and unclear onboarding.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
tactical-combat
Play stylePositioning, planning, and combat choices carry weight.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
confusing-onboarding
FrictionThe first hours can be unclear without patience or outside help.
rural-cozy
SettingThe setting has a quieter village, countryside, or small-town pull.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
Steam review snapshots
Screens represent part of a town, village or countryside.Instead you are moving between locations on map.Overall, if you're creating a compelling world to explore, and individually designed levels for every combat scenario, provide additional direction to help…Final Score: 7.5 – 8.0 (I would say 7.5 for gameplay and 8.0 for the story/characters) Pros: – Interesting world setting with…Why it fits
Check it if you want action, adventure filtered by weird, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.