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Blood Sword

Also known as Blood Sword, blood sword, blood-sword

An ancient evil returns. A sword lost to legend. A party bound by fate. Forge your legacy in a story-rich RPG of turn-based combat and branching choices, inspired by the classic Blood Sword saga.

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9 Aug 2026

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Patch notesPublished 14 Jul 2026

Mini Devlog #5: Rewriting the rules of magic

Hey everyone! Last time, I signed off saying I was drafting out how the Enchanter's spells from the books would work on the grid. Well, the past month has been almost entirely devoted to that - and to building out the f…

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16 updates

August 2026
Hey everyone, I shoved a werewolf into a field of caltrops last month and nothing happened. It padded across the spikes without a scratch and went straight for my Sage on the other side. I sat there for a good while won…10 changesGameplayBalance08 Aug 2026
June 2026
Hey everyone, If you've been following the game here on Steam, you've mostly seen static screenshots of hex grids and character models. But lately, I’ve been spending almost all of my time deep in the combat engine, try…8 changesGameplayUI/audio09 Jun 2026
April 2026
I know it’s been a while since my last update, and honestly, the silence wasn't part of any master marketing plan. Over the last month, half my family came down with Chickenpox. Balancing the roles of a dad, a makeshift…12 changesFixUI/audio11 Apr 2026
March 2026
Blood Sword joins Turn-Based Thursday Fest 2026!Folks, I have some massive news to share! Blood Sword has been hand-selected to participate in the Turn-Based Thursday Fest 2026, running from March 9th to March 16th! It is an absolute honor to see the game featured al…Event5 changesGameplayBalance09 Mar 2026
February 2026
5,000 Wishlists Reached! + A Small TeaseWe’ve crossed the 5,000 wishlist mark! When I celebrated reaching 3,000 back in late September, I was already thrilled. But hitting 5,000 before the demo is even live? I am beyond humbled yet excited to see where Blood…Event5 changesGameplayStore07 Feb 2026
January 2026
Mini Devlog #2: Refining Passive SkillsFolks, it's been over a month since the Italian and Bulgarian localization announcement, so here's what's been happening in my indie dev world. The past few weeks focused on core RPG systems - specifically how character…Event9 changesUI/audioGameplay24 Jan 2026
December 2025
Blood Sword was never just an English series. From the very beginning, it travelled across borders and languages, finding devoted readers in different countries, each with their own editions, terminology, and memories t…8 changesUI/audioGameplay18 Dec 2025
October 2025
Some adventurers master steel, others the arcane. The Sage seeks mastery of both body and spirit. Sages are not bound to one place alone. Some hail from the Monastery of Illumination on Kaxos, where spartan training har…4 changesGameplayBalance18 Oct 2025
September 2025
New Milestone - 3000 Wishlists Reached!We did it - 3,000 wishlists gathered! That’s one of the big milestones on this long road, and I’m grateful for every single one. Thank you to everyone who’s already signed up to follow the journey - it makes all the dif…Event4 changesFixBalance30 Sept 2025
August 2025
Are you a roguish knave, crouched in a tavern corner with dice palmed and a purse already half-emptied of its coin? Or an assassin in the night, dagger ready, poison gleaming on the blade as you wait for your mark to pa…9 changes1 numericGameplay30 Aug 2025
July 2025
I'm writing this on a hot (34 C° / 93.2 °F) July day, sipping a cup of slightly overbrewed coffee at my desk. In just a day, I'm off on a short vacation with my family - the kind of trip where you need another day or tw…7 changesGameplayMaps14 Jul 2025

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