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Is Within the blade worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Stealth-action players who want platforming alongside hidden attacks
- RPG fans who want crafting, experience, and ninjutsu progression
- Players interested in violent ninja combat with village shopping between stages
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-focused game without repeated combat, stealth, and platforming encounters
- Players who prefer a relaxed pace rather than fast combat, bosses, and dismemberment
- Players looking for a multiplayer experience rather than a shinobi campaign
Our take on Within the blade
The store presentation foregrounds fast combat, gore, bosses, and a large crafting count, while the core structure is a level-by-level stealth platformer with returns to a village between missions. That progression loop and the need to switch tactics for different enemies are central to the experience.
What is Within the blade?
Within the Blade is a stealth platforming game set in a fictionalized 1560 Japan during a large civil war.
Players control a shinobi from the Black Lotus clan and weaken a demon-backed warlord through sabotage and assassination. Levels combine platforming, combat, hiding, and attacks from concealment. Defeating enemies and completing stages grants experience, which can unlock stronger ninjutsu and other abilities. Ingredients gathered during missions can be used to make shurikens, poisons, elixirs, grenades, mines, and weapons including the Ninjato and Kusarigama. After each stage, the character returns to a village to buy equipment, items, and advanced ninjutsu. The game includes ten bosses, varied enemy types, dismemberment and gore, and more than 200 crafting recipes.
How Within the blade plays
- 01Stealth Platforming
- Levels combine movement across platforms with hiding and attacks from concealed positions.
- 02Character Progression
- Experience from enemy kills, completed levels, and stealth attacks can unlock stronger ninjutsu and abilities.
- 03Item Crafting
- Collected ingredients support more than 200 recipes covering weapons, poisons, elixirs, grenades, and mines.
- 04Village Purchasing
- A village hub appears after each level for buying weapons, items, and advanced ninjutsu.
- 05Boss Encounters
- The campaign includes ten bosses with distinct abilities.
- 06Enemy Variety
- Different enemy types require different approaches during combat.
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Within the blade: platforms & release
Is Within the blade worth it?
It is worth it if: stealth-action players who want platforming alongside hidden attacks. Skip it if: players seeking a story-focused game without repeated combat, stealth, and platforming encounters.
Where can I download Within the blade?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Within the blade's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Within the blade on?
Windows only.
