Fit check
Is Blade and Burden worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelite dungeon-crawler fans who want a palace setting and a story about burdens.
- Players who enjoy choosing among heroes with individual abilities and stories.
- Dungeon-crawler players who like combining combat with puzzles and exploration.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow-paced experience may find the focus on fighting through palace challenges a poor match.
- Players who prefer a journey centered on climbing and route-finding may not enjoy the focus on dungeon-crawling combat and puzzles.
- Players looking for a climbing-focused journey rather than combat, puzzles, and palace exploration.
Our take on Blade and Burden
The hero-selection point may be a sticking point for players who want to compare character abilities before choosing: each adventurer has special abilities, but their effects are not detailed here. That decision comes before following a hero’s story and facing the palace’s challenges.
What is Blade and Burden?
Blade and Burden is a roguelite dungeon crawler set in an absurd palace, where adventurers fight under the influence of a mysterious observer.
Players choose a hero and follow that character’s story, using their special abilities to tackle the palace’s challenges. Combat involves slashing and rolling against monsters, cursed duelists, and tricksters. The game also includes puzzles as players make their way through the palace. Exploration can reveal items to unlock, comrades who can join the team, and secrets from the past. The heroes each carry their own burdens, and the journey centers on whether they can break the cycle and remove them.
How Blade and Burden plays
- 01Hero-specific abilities
- Each adventurer has a distinct burden and story to follow, with abilities used to face the palace’s challenges.
- 02Palace exploration
- Searching the setting can uncover unlockable items, additional comrades, and secrets about its past.
- 03Mixed encounters
- The journey combines fights against monsters, cursed duelists, and tricksters with puzzle-solving.
Blade and Burden compared to similar games
Blade and Burden centers on hero choice, combat, puzzles, and exploration through a palace. Jusant instead focuses on climbing a tower, managing stamina, and exploring different routes; SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is described as a runner with shooting elements.
Blade and Burden: platforms & release
Is Blade and Burden worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelite dungeon-crawler fans who want a palace setting and a story about burdens. Skip it if: players seeking a slow-paced experience may find the focus on fighting through palace challenges a poor match.
Where can I download Blade and Burden?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Blade and Burden's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Blade and Burden on?
Windows and macOS.
