The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith

Wait60%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Ason · JRPG · Nov 28, 2025

Player review score
60%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
73
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 72 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 72 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
High—random dungeons, multiple weapon builds, gallery mode with full unlock, and permanent soul upgrades encourage repeated delves.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
27 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
You make and break weapons like drinking water, and the game pushes you to utilise all your resources, and once you wipe through waves of enemies it is the most wonderful feeling ever.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
I personally enjoyed the gameplay and feel the difficulty played its part in keeping me invested in each fight without too much hassle, which there can be a lot of especially if you are not paying attention.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
17 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
The only reason I kept on going was that I was still interested in the story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Full Japanese voice acting for all main characters and enemies, bringing depth to dialogues and H-events.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay33 reviews
Combat27 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Story17 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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