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Is Blackguards 2 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based tactics fans who want battles on hex fields rather than real-time combat
- RPG players who want to develop characters among frontline, magic, and ranged roles
- Campaign players who prefer branching routes and choices that affect the squad and ending
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a light tone may find the story’s violence and crime emphasis a poor match
- Players wanting a campaign without consequential choices may find the branching decisions and endings demanding
- Players seeking a diplomacy-led story may find Cassia’s practical route to power a poor fit
Our take on Blackguards 2
The focus on tactical battles and consequential choices leaves less room for diplomacy and politics, which are not Cassia’s strengths. The campaign also centers on violence, crime, imprisonment, and power struggles, so it gives up a lighter tone in favor of a gritty one.
What is Blackguards 2?
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy RPG with hex-field battles and a story involving crime and violence.
Cassia begins imprisoned and seeks to escape, recruit mercenaries, gather allies, and overthrow Marwan to claim the Shark Throne. Characters can develop as frontline fighters, mages, or ranged combatants; spells, talents, skills, and upgrades shape battlefield tactics. Battles include environmental interactions, such as collapsing walls or finding alternate routes. The campaign offers more than 20 hours of play, non-linear paths, and decisions that affect the squad and ending. A party can include up to 20 characters. The game also includes a soundtrack, digital art book, and strategy guide book.
How Blackguards 2 plays
- 01Branching Campaign
- Choices can affect the squad and the ending, and the game has multiple non-linear paths.
- 02Party of 20
- The party can include up to 20 characters.
- 03Character Development
- Characters can be shaped toward frontline combat, magic, or ranged fighting.
- 04Interactive Battlegrounds
- Battlefield interactions include collapsing walls and discovering alternate routes.
- 05Bonus Materials
- The included extras are a soundtrack, digital art book, and strategy guide book.
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Blackguards 2: platforms & release
Is Blackguards 2 worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based tactics fans who want battles on hex fields rather than real-time combat. Skip it if: players seeking a light tone may find the story’s violence and crime emphasis a poor match.
Where can I download Blackguards 2?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Blackguards 2's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Blackguards 2 on?
Windows and macOS.
