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Blacken Slash

Blacken Slash

Released: 7/22/2022

A tactical RPG fusing the best of roguelikes, turn-based tactics and hack and slash games – made by a solo developer with a penchant for minimalist designs. Fight through byte-sized tactical puzzles Create powerful builds from a plethora of items which grant you skills and can change gameplay mechanics Carry on your favorite items between runs in normal mode Start from scratch each week and compete with other players in the online ladder mode Try various playstyles and hunt for challenging achievements Enjoy a lovingly crafted story of ridiculous computer nostalgia and a blast of a retro soundtrack

A tactical RPG fusing the best of roguelikes, turn-based tactics and hack and slash games – made by a solo developer with a penchant for minimalist designs. Fight through byte-sized tactical puzzles Create powerful builds from a plethora of items which grant you skills and can change gameplay mechanics Carry on your favorite items between runs in normal mode Start from scratch each week and compete with other players in the online ladder mode Try various playstyles and hunt for challenging achievements Enjoy a lovingly crafted story of ridiculous computer nostalgia and a blast of a retro soundtrack

A tactical RPG fusing the best of roguelikes, turn-based tactics and hack and slash games – made by a solo developer with a penchant for minimalist designs. Fight through byte-sized tactical puzzles Create powerful builds from a plethora of items which grant you skills and can change gameplay mechanics Carry on your favorite items between runs in normal mode Start from scratch each week and compete with other players in the online ladder mode Try various playstyles and hunt for challenging achievements Enjoy a lovingly crafted story of ridiculous computer nostalgia and a blast of a retro soundtrack

Critics
100
Steam
92

Score Breakdown

100.0

Critic Average

2 reviews

92

Steam User Score

36 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)