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Blackguards cover art

Blackguards

Daedalic Entertainment · 2014-01-22

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Franchise: The Dark Eye · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 24, 2014 (Mac), Jan 24, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.

20
playing now
62%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
48h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Blackguards is a 2014 tactical role-playing game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. It was developed by German game developer Daedalic Entertainment, makers of adventure games like The Whispered World, and distributed by EuroVideo. It is based on the leading German pen and paper role-playing game The Dark Eye. Due to the successful reception of the game, Daedalic Entertainment released a sequel, Blackguards 2. A definitive edition was released in 2016 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 110 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity up 83% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 98k–235k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,918 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$0.79-92%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.79-92%
Humble Store$0.99-90%
Steam$0.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.27 at Gamer Thor (2024-11-06) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 131 of 168 observed days · $0.52 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

32862026-08-06 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 328 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 19 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.272015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-04-13 — best price $9.992015-07-06 — best price $9.992015-10-25 — best price $39.992016-01-28 — best price $7.992016-05-21 — best price $39.992016-09-09 — best price $3.992017-01-18 — best price $3.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-06-13 — best price $9.992018-10-26 — best price $1.992019-03-03 — best price $1.722019-09-04 — best price $0.992019-12-23 — best price $8.992020-03-27 — best price $8.992020-06-23 — best price $0.992020-09-17 — best price $0.992020-12-14 — best price $8.992021-03-03 — best price $9.992021-05-28 — best price $1.002021-09-11 — best price $8.452021-12-04 — best price $9.992022-03-25 — best price $9.752022-07-07 — best price $7.892022-11-01 — best price $0.792023-03-13 — best price $0.992023-07-25 — best price $0.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $0.992024-06-16 — best price $7.892024-09-30 — best price $1.002024-12-02 — best price $9.992025-04-26 — best price $8.272025-08-11 — best price $1.002025-10-25 — best price $0.682026-02-06 — best price $9.692026-06-13 — best price $7.892026-08-29 — best price $0.792026-08-30 — best price $0.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2132026-05-30 — 7 pageviews2026-06-02 — 17 pageviews2026-06-05 — 9 pageviews2026-06-08 — 8 pageviews2026-06-11 — 10 pageviews2026-06-14 — 16 pageviews2026-06-17 — 15 pageviews2026-06-20 — 13 pageviews2026-06-23 — 8 pageviews2026-06-26 — 9 pageviews2026-06-29 — 16 pageviews2026-07-02 — 19 pageviews2026-07-05 — 14 pageviews2026-07-08 — 11 pageviews2026-07-11 — 7 pageviews2026-07-14 — 14 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-20 — 15 pageviews2026-07-23 — 17 pageviews2026-07-26 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 11 pageviews2026-08-01 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 15 pageviews2026-08-07 — 16 pageviews2026-08-10 — 9 pageviews2026-08-13 — 20 pageviews2026-08-16 — 15 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-25 — 8 pageviews2026-08-27 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
36.7%
earned "The Breakout"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Turkish, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,1060%45

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieFantasyHex GridStrategyTacticalAdventureIsometricTurn-BasedDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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