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Blood Soaked Bastard! is a single player tactical role playing game with horror, fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Kill_Mind_Creator and was released on December 9, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Blood Soaked Bastard! Is an RPG set in a dreary medieval fantasy setting. Become a much abhorred Blood Knight and kill monsters in turn based combat, alongside a cast of freakish companions. Draw the blood of wretched monsters, you Bastard!

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 31 reviews
music8 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions

  • Unique and appealing dark fantasy art style with great music and atmosphere.
  • Fun and satisfying combat system with an interesting mechanic of taking damage to restore MP.
  • Engaging worldbuilding, writing, humor, and memorable characters despite the game's short length.
  • Frequent bugs and technical issues, notably a crash during the final boss transition.
  • Lack of descriptions and clarity for skills and items, hindering gameplay understanding.
  • Somewhat short runtime and occasional awkward difficulty spikes in combat.
  • music

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 8% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its solid, fitting, and enjoyable style that enhances the atmospheric and medieval aesthetic. However, several users noted the lack of battle music as a drawback, wishing for more comprehensive audio accompaniment during combat encounters. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a highlight alongside the art and writing.

    • “The atmosphere is excellently put together; the music is all around very solid and fitting, some of it groovy and very enjoyable overall.”
    • “Art and music are easily the highlights.”
    • “The music is enjoyable, and a couple of mechanics, while not groundbreaking, have originality and personality.”
    • “- No music during fights”
    • “Bsb is a very soulful and charming RPG Maker game, but it's rough around the edges in many regards. There's no combat music for a lot of the encounters, and mechanically, it's not groundbreaking.”
    • “The music is generally solid and fitting, but the absence of combat music detracts from the overall experience.”
  • graphics

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    73% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's unique and distinctive art style is consistently praised for its creativity and medieval aesthetic, contributing significantly to the overall atmosphere and appeal. Reviewers appreciate the talented design and character visuals, which complement the game's mood and humor, making it a standout feature despite some minor clunkiness.

    • “The art style and humor are great, whoever made this is really talented and I hope they make more in the future, we need more games and devs like this.”
    • “What caught my attention was the nice art style and music (although I wish there was more), as well as the medieval aesthetic.”
    • “The aesthetics, the mood, and the bizarre, grotesque characters are all spot-on.”
  • gameplay

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally fun and satisfying with a charming dark fantasy atmosphere, though it can feel rough and unpolished due to clunky mechanics, lack of combat music, and some bugs. The core combat system, centered around a blood mechanic, shows promise but takes time to fully engage and can rely on repetitive attacks early on. Despite its imperfections, the game offers solid writing, humor, and a unique spin on classic turn-based RPG gameplay that many find enjoyable.

    • “Fun, satisfying gameplay loop and beautiful dark fantasy world.”
    • “However, it boasts an excellent atmosphere, great music, solid writing/humor, and an interesting spin with its main combat mechanic, and a world and narrative that I wanted to wring dry for the most part!”
    • “Surprisingly fun game with good humor that is coupled with the classic turn-based mechanics in the world of BSB!”
    • “The core combat mechanic is the blood system, and the first problem the game has is how long it takes for the combat system to really come to fruition. It boils down to attack spam until you have gained the skills to make cool things possible, especially when you don't have self-impale and have to rely on basic attacks.”
    • “Bsb is a very soulful and charming RPG Maker game. It's rough around the edges in a lot of regards: there's no combat music for many encounters, no skill or item descriptions, and mechanically it's not groundbreaking. It's a little buggy, but with a bit of work, there's a glimmer of something really interesting there.”
    • “If the intention is to obscure the exact mechanics, then adding a diegetic explanation is necessary to clarify the gameplay.”
  • atmosphere

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a grimy, dilapidated atmosphere enriched by fitting, sometimes groovy music and unique, macabre art and character designs. Its world feels immersive and richly detailed, with solid writing and humor adding charm, though some suggest more ambient sound during battles could enhance the experience. Overall, the atmosphere effectively sells the game's dark, intriguing setting from the outset and sustains player engagement throughout.

    • “This is one of those atmosphere games that sells you on the world in five minutes and further explores what that means over the next four hours.”
    • “The atmosphere is excellently put together: generally grimy and dilapidated, you feel drug through the mud looking at some of these locations. The music is very solid and fitting, some of it groovy and very enjoyable overall. The art is really good, with appropriately dreary backgrounds. The cutscenes are brutal and macabre eye candy. Monster designs are unique and strange, and the NPC and party designs are very unique. The humor and character dialogue are good even though there isn't a lot of it, like the interaction with the elf over his soup which was very funny.”
    • “However, it boasts an excellent atmosphere, great music, solid writing and humor, and an interesting spin with its main combat mechanic, alongside a world and narrative that I wanted to wring dry for the most.”
  • humor

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is praised for being clever and enjoyable, with character dialogue and interactions providing genuine laughs despite being limited in quantity. It complements the game's grimy, macabre atmosphere and unique art style, contributing to an overall engaging and entertaining experience.

    • “The art style and humor are great, whoever made this is really talented and I hope they make more in the future. We need more games and devs like this.”
    • “The humor and character dialog is good even though there isn't a lot of it. Like the interaction with the elf over his soup got a good chuckle out of me, very funny stuff.”
    • “However, it boasts an excellent atmosphere, great music, solid writing/humor, and an interesting spin with its main combat mechanic.”
  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game shows charm and potential but is hindered by several bugs and rough edges, including missing combat music and lack of skill or item descriptions. While not mechanically groundbreaking, it offers enjoyable gameplay despite its stability issues.

    • “Fun game but very buggy.”
    • “Pretty neat RPG Maker game, a bit buggy but neat.”
    • “BSB is a very soulful and charming RPG Maker game. It's rough around the edges in a lot of regards—there's no combat music for many encounters, no skill or item descriptions. Mechanically, it's not groundbreaking, and it's a little buggy. However, there's a lot to love about this game.”
  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is light and not particularly profound but offers enjoyable character writing and a fun, engaging narrative. It lasts around two to three hours with some exploration and varied interactions. However, character dialogue is somewhat limited.

    • “The game lasts around two to three hours if you want to explore a bit and experience the story through different interactions.”
    • “Other than that, I think it has a fun story and an art style I really enjoyed.”
    • “The story isn't something profound, but I found the writing of the characters to be enjoyable when they do talk, which sadly isn't a lot.”
  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game relies heavily on strategic party composition, where only certain members deal significant damage while others serve supportive roles like tanking, healing, and buffing. Efficient grinding requires balancing damage output with survivability and utility.

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Blood Soaked Bastard! is a tactical role playing game with horror, fantasy and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Blood Soaked Bastard! include turn-based, gothic, demons, indie, pixel graphics and others.

Blood Soaked Bastard! is available on PC and Windows.

Blood Soaked Bastard! was released on December 9, 2024.

Blood Soaked Bastard! was developed by Kill_Mind_Creator.

Blood Soaked Bastard! has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Blood Soaked Bastard! for its music but disliked it for its stability.

Blood Soaked Bastard! is a single player game.

Similar games include Kingdoms of the Dump, Jack Move, Franzen, Felvidek, Suits: Absolute Power and others.