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Blasphemous Guide

2019-09-10 Team17 The Game Kitchen

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A pilgrimage of The Penitent One, trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth. This overview focuses on facts explicitly stated on the official Steam listing.

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What is Blasphemous?

A dark-fantasy Metroidvania with strong religious motifs, set in the cursed land of Cvstodia. Play as The Penitent One, the sole survivor of the massacre of the Silent Sorrow, trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth as you seek the source of your anguish. Explore a twisted, nightmarish world, uncover cleverly hidden secrets, and fight grotesque monsters and huge bosses with deadly combos and executions. Collect and equip Relics, Rosary Beads, and Prayers to call upon heavenly powers; your equipment combinations support your approach. Over 66,000 Steam reviews, rated Very Positive. Japanese supported.

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🏆 66,518 reviews/very positive

Very Positive

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66,518 items (as of August 2026)

2019/9/10

Release date
Highly difficult 2D

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Japanese
Metroidvania

The Game Kitchen

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The Game Kitchen / Sales: Team17

「The Penitent One's Pilgrimage Through Death and Rebirth」 — From descriptions and reviews on the Steam official store

🔑 Key points to keep in mind

1. Assemble power with equipment

Find and equip relics, rosary beads, and prayers to gain power. The combination is the foundation of the fight.

2. exploratory structure

Travel around the distorted world and unearth hidden secrets. The range that you can go as a Metroidvania gradually expands.

3. The boss is the gateway

Huge bosses are waiting everywhere. The design is based on the premise that you memorize the patterns and take on the challenge, so it is not assumed that you will be able to defeat it on the first try.

4. Death and reincarnation are incorporated into the story.

The Penitent One is trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth. Dying is itself part of the game's world.

5. heavy worldview

A style that brings religious motifs and suffering to the fore. There are some grotesque expressions, so if you are not good at it, you should understand it.

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Q1 What kind of game is Blasphemous? ▼

A dark-fantasy Metroidvania with strong religious motifs. Become the sole survivor of the massacre of the Silent Sorrow and seek the source of your anguish through a cycle of death and rebirth. Developed by The Game Kitchen, published by Team17, and released September 10, 2019. Japanese supported.

Q2 too difficult ▼

Please review your equipment combination. You can gain power by collecting and equipping relics, rosary beads, and prayers. The design has a wide range of capabilities that can be supplemented with equipment, not just pure operating technology.

Q3 I don't know where to go ▼

As usual with Metroidvanias, new abilities and equipment expand your reach. If you feel like you're at a dead end, compare your new avenues with unexplored branches.

Q4 I can't beat the boss ▼

It is designed with the premise of memorizing patterns. It is not expected to be defeated on first look. The correct strategy is to try it several times, understand the attack type, adjust your equipment, and try again.

Q5 What games are similar? ▼

Among the works that have walkthroughs on this site, the Metroidvania monumental Hollow Knight, its sequel Silksong, and Dead Cells, which you remember when you die, are in the same line.

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