Blades of Fire

Released: 5/22/2025

From the award-winning studio MercurySteam, comes a new action-adventure where you forge your own weapons and face fierce enemies in a unique combat system. Join Aran de Lira on his journey to find the real purpose of his fate!

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

71.4

Critic Average

91 reviews

Steam User Score

657 reviews

Metacritic User Score

158 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-4.7

Metacritic Disparity

-5.6

Combined Disparity

-5.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

60 early (66%)29 launch window (32%)2 late (2%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 22, 2026

Based on 91 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 71.4/100. Critics score this game 4.7 points lower than Steam users and 5.6 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 91)

Toni TurunenviaKonsoliFIN
Sep 1, 2025Late review
60/100View review
Steam 76.1/100 · -16.1 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · -17.0 pts
Chris BoersviaXGN.nl
Jul 26, 2025Late review
70/100View review
Steam 76.1/100 · -6.1 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · -7.0 pts
Shanne WaldaviaPlay Watch Read
Jul 12, 2025Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 76.1/100 · +3.9 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · +3.0 pts
Tael QabadiviaCriticLenz
Jul 3, 2025Launch window
60/100View review
Steam 76.1/100 · -16.1 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · -17.0 pts
Luis AlvaroviaEntertainment Geekly
Jun 27, 2025Launch window
60/100View review
Steam 76.1/100 · -16.1 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · -17.0 pts