Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge

Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge

Steam Deck Playable

Ragnarocket · Crafting · Sep 22, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

71%
Mostly Positive
580 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 580 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 123 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
13% of themes are praise25% are divided62% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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...
5 of 123 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters10 reviews
50%
Gameplay7 reviews
29%
Players complain% still recommend
Monetization21 reviews
24%
Multiplayer12 reviews
33%
Combat7 reviews
29%
Bugs6 reviews
50%
Interface4 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
71
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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