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Blackguards

Daedalic Entertainment · 2014-01-22

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Franchise: The Dark Eye · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Blackguards is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 3915 reviews).

39
playing now
62%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

39 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Blackguards trailer thumbnail

Blackguards - Official Trailer - English

≈166,009 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 39 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 8% of 27,530 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 98k–235k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,915 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-90%
GamersGate$1.00-90%
GreenManGaming$1.00-90%

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 149 of 182 observed days · $0.72 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

22842026-09-14 21:00 — 23 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 25 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 16 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 16 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 115 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 40 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 177 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 50 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 228 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 39 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5238Nov 2013Aug 2026Nov 2013 — avg 116 · peak 448Mar 2014 — avg 168 · peak 457Jul 2014 — avg 146 · peak 427Nov 2014 — avg 262 · peak 681Mar 2015 — avg 82 · peak 225Jul 2015 — avg 61 · peak 140Nov 2015 — avg 104 · peak 297Mar 2016 — avg 116 · peak 286Jul 2016 — avg 75 · peak 174Nov 2016 — avg 60 · peak 139Mar 2017 — avg 41 · peak 103Jul 2017 — avg 36 · peak 89Nov 2017 — avg 78 · peak 238Mar 2018 — avg 49 · peak 109Jul 2018 — avg 41 · peak 94Nov 2018 — avg 37 · peak 86Mar 2019 — avg 34 · peak 89Jul 2019 — avg 22 · peak 87Nov 2019 — avg 28 · peak 67Mar 2020 — avg 30 · peak 78Jul 2020 — avg 19 · peak 54Nov 2020 — avg 21 · peak 61Mar 2021 — avg 20 · peak 56Jul 2021 — avg 15 · peak 34Nov 2021 — avg 18 · peak 39Mar 2022 — avg 12 · peak 36Jul 2022 — avg 14 · peak 36Nov 2022 — avg 16 · peak 45Mar 2023 — avg 13 · peak 34Jul 2023 — avg 11 · peak 72Nov 2023 — avg 10 · peak 25Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28Jul 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22Jul 2025 — avg 30 · peak 994Nov 2025 — avg 8 · peak 48Mar 2026 — avg 320 · peak 1,736Jul 2026 — avg 98 · peak 2,203Aug 2026 — avg 45 · peak 4,508
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$0.272015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — 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 $0.792026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2232026-05-30 — 7 pageviews2026-06-03 — 8 pageviews2026-06-07 — 10 pageviews2026-06-11 — 10 pageviews2026-06-15 — 16 pageviews2026-06-19 — 8 pageviews2026-06-23 — 8 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-01 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 14 pageviews2026-07-09 — 17 pageviews2026-07-13 — 10 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-21 — 17 pageviews2026-07-25 — 11 pageviews2026-07-29 — 11 pageviews2026-08-02 — 9 pageviews2026-08-06 — 16 pageviews2026-08-10 — 9 pageviews2026-08-14 — 21 pageviews2026-08-18 — 9 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-26 — 12 pageviews2026-08-30 — 15 pageviews2026-09-03 — 22 pageviews2026-09-07 — 9 pageviews2026-09-11 — 11 pageviews2026-09-15 — 11 pageviews2026-09-19 — 7 pageviews2026-09-23 — 15 pageviews2026-09-27 — 18 pageviews2026-10-01 — 13 pageviews2026-10-05 — 17 pageviews2026-10-08 — 15 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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2014-03-04, latest 2016-05-27 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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