Fit check
Is Of Blades & Tails worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want turn-based combat with both quick actions and tactical planning
- RPG fans who prefer classless character development and equipment upgrades
- Explorers who want quests, procedural dungeons, treasure hunts, and faction activities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat may bounce off the turn-by-turn battle system.
- Players who want a fixed class structure may find the classless progression too open-ended.
- Players looking for a purely linear campaign may not enjoy the open-world exploration and optional activities.
Our take on Of Blades & Tails
The bounce point arrives in character development: players who rely on predefined classes may have to choose their direction through abilities, equipment, factions, and unique items. Those seeking immediate real-time action may also stop at the turn-based combat structure.
What is Of Blades & Tails?
Play Reik, a fox drawn into a realm-wide quest, in a turn-based RPG set among animal tribes.
Explore an open world, follow the main storyline, complete side quests, or search ruins and procedurally generated dungeons for treasures and resources. Combat supports quick actions or deliberate planning, with enemies that use different skills. Reik gains experience, unlocks abilities, upgrades equipment, and joins factions for access to additional skills and gear. The classless character system includes unique items, resource gathering, trading with merchants, and treasure-map hunts. Multiple game modes offer different levels of challenge, while an Arena Leaderboard provides a competitive activity.
How Of Blades & Tails plays
- 01Turn-Based Combat
- Battles can be approached through rapid actions or tactical planning against enemies with varied skills.
- 02Open World Exploration
- The world contains settlements, ruins, dungeons, caves, factions, merchants, and side activities.
- 03Classless Progression
- Experience unlocks abilities without requiring a character class, while equipment can be upgraded or replaced with unique items.
- 04Procedural Dungeons
- Dungeons and caves are generated procedurally and contain opportunities to search for treasure.
- 05Faction Membership
- Joining factions grants access to additional skills and equipment.
- 06Treasure Maps
- Map pieces provide clues that lead to mighty talismans.
- 07Arena Leaderboard
- An arena activity lets players compete through a leaderboard challenge.
Of Blades & Tails compared to similar games
Back to the Dawn is a prison-escape RPG focused on surviving, investigating, and breaking free, while Of Blades & Tails centers on open-world exploration, animal tribes, factions, dungeons, and treasure hunting. Hard West is a Wild West RPG, whereas Of Blades & Tails uses a fantasy setting with classless progression and turn-based combat. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, while Of Blades & Tails focuses on exploration, quests, and turn-based battles.
Of Blades & Tails: platforms & release
Is Of Blades & Tails worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want turn-based combat with both quick actions and tactical planning. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat may bounce off the turn-by-turn battle system.
Where can I download Of Blades & Tails?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Of Blades & Tails's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Of Blades & Tails on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
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