505 Games and developer MercurySteam has announced Blades of Fire is coming to Steam on May 14th, along with a significant update and new content.
Here’s the new contents that will be added as part of this release:
- New Game Plus.
- New Challenge Level: Titanium
- New Weapon Parts & Skins (only available in New Game Plus)
- Elements Transmutation, which allows players to change material types
- Photo Mode
- Boss Revival Mode (a new game mode where you can replay boss fights and earn rewards)
- Adso’s Spells on weapons for a deeper combat (rewards tied to Boss Revival Mode introducing spells that enhance weapon abilities with special effects)
- Now you can pet the Ox in Blades of Fire
There are also some fixes and improvements:
- Expanded death and mutilation variations
- Improved animation transitions
- Nvidia DLSS4 implementation
505 Games also says that there will now be full key remapping for mouse and keyboard controls, new achievements, and support for Steam Deck.
The Steam release includes “Version 2.0” of the game, featuring major updates and improvements, plus the Adventurer Pack*, the Artbook, and the award-winning original soundtrack by Óscar Araujo.
The Version 2.0 content will release on May 14th as a free update across all platforms and introduces a wealth of improvements.
In our review of Blades of Fire we said: “The weapon and enemy variety is solid, as is the base combat that can feel very satisfying most of the time, but it’s crying out for some exploration guidance and level design that makes more sense. As a Soulslike it struggles to find its balance and as a straight action adventure it repeatedly trips over its own complexities. Blades of Fire is by no means a bad game, and in fact has some elements that feel original and compelling, but it ultimately falls short of the bar set by other adventure games of recent years like Evil West or Stellar Blade and can’t quite seem to settle on an identity of its own.”
You can also read our interview with the CEO & Founder of MercurySteam, Enric Alvarez, here.
Blades of Fire is out now on PC (Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X, and coming to Steam on May 14th.
