A gorgeously grim metroidvania drenched in macabre religious imagery and sumptuous pixel art. The penitent combat is stiff and demanding, the exploration sometimes cryptic, yet its tormented world grabs you and won't let go.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
The Penitent One crosses Cvstodia, a land of fervour and punishment, to atone for his guilt. Published by Team17, released worldwide in 2019. Mea Culpa sword combat, brutal executions, spiky platforming, towering bosses and pixel art steeped in Iberian folklore.
Blasphemous review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Pixel art of baroque darkness: Spanish Catholic iconography, striking torments and tormented gothic architecture. Every death animation, chiselled with morbid care, turns this calvary into an interactive altarpiece of rare intensity and beauty for the genre.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾1,5 GB📅10/09/2019
Published by Team17
Blasphemous (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
In a metroidvania of sumptuous cruelty, the lords and abominations of the Custodian demand millimeter-perfect pattern reading and razor parries. Baroque pixel art sculpts tortured silhouettes while the brutal punishment turns each win into deliverance. Blasphemous makes suffering a language, and its bosses verdicts.
