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Blackguards

2014 66 / 100 Indie Role-playing (RPG) Strategy
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. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your character's skills as you see Show full summary

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. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your character's skills as you see fit. The challenging campaign delivers a story of doubt, treason and loss. You decide the course of the story at key turning points and determine its outcome.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused GameplayRole-playing

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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. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your character's skills as you see fit. The challenging campaign delivers a story of doubt, treason and loss. You decide the course of the story at key turning points and determine its outcome.

GameplayCombat-focused GameplayRole-playing GenreIndie GenreRole-playing (RPG) GenreStrategy ThemeAction ThemeFantasy
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Developer
Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Franchise
The Dark Eye
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Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Fantasy
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Platform releases

  • Mac Jan 24, 2014
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Jan 24, 2014

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