Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge

Buy70%

Mostly Positive · 615 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Ragnarocket · Crafting · Sep 22, 2025

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
71
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 615 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 128 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
22% of themes are praise45% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
29 of 128 sampled reviews raised it
Some might complain about "the grind" but frankly, it's nowhere near as bad as some other free games.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
5 of 128 sampled reviews raised it
the graphics are nice. it "kinda" has some tactics into it. but imo it's all a bait. because majority of fights are statchecked. either you faceroll enemy or they faceroll you whatever your setup is. on the rare occasions when strength is equal you can do some tactical gameplay, but after a while most fights are the same so it's not a challenge, you just repeat the cookie cutter build...

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay29 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
63% still recommend
Combat
38% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
32% still recommend
Multiplayer
25% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Touch Only Option

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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