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Darkblade Ascent

82% positive · 548 Steam reviews · released Oct 23, 2025 · by PST Games

Early AccessFirst-PersonAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerRPGActionIndieHack and Slash

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~18,084 (P10–P90: 7,234 – 39,785)

Gross revenue: ~$162,969 ($65,191 – $358,534)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 97 mentions
“My upvote comes mostly because of the fact that this game was developed by two brothers. And a passion project of two brothers is something I will gladly support. The game is basically a roguelike with Elder Scrolls combat. You'll clear…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 1 h played
Price & value76% positive · 67 mentions
“My upvote comes mostly because of the fact that this game was developed by two brothers. And a passion project of two brothers is something I will gladly support. The game is basically a roguelike with Elder Scrolls combat. You'll clear…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 1 h played
Content & longevity67% positive · 63 mentions
“My upvote comes mostly because of the fact that this game was developed by two brothers. And a passion project of two brothers is something I will gladly support. The game is basically a roguelike with Elder Scrolls combat. You'll clear…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 1 h played
Performance & stability68% positive · 40 mentions
“There's some good and bad, but ultimately a fun game worth the price. FPS arena-to-arena rougelite a la Roboquest or Gunfire, but with melee combat. Movement and weightiness are both done well which is so often an issue in indie FPS games…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 5 h played
Visuals & audio70% positive · 33 mentions
“The first 8 or so hours I spent in this game perfecting the combat and weapons choice. Unlocking all the passive bonuses I could and learning the rhythm of the enemies all in the endless mode. I did this as soon as I unlocked the endless…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 10 h played
Controls & UI52% positive · 29 mentions
“Highly Recommended People hating on this game clearly didn’t read a single thing. Darkblade Descent is a fast, brutal, skill based FPS roguelike that actually works. The combat feels amazing, movement’s slick, and once you finish a run…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 0 h played
Story & writing68% positive · 22 mentions
“My upvote comes mostly because of the fact that this game was developed by two brothers. And a passion project of two brothers is something I will gladly support. The game is basically a roguelike with Elder Scrolls combat. You'll clear…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 1 h played
Difficulty & balance60% positive · 20 mentions
“This game is solid. The bones are good and the gameplay feels rewarding. It could use a bit of optimization but when its good its good. Ive spent time in both the campaign and the hideout. The campaign is very fun and after youve beaten it…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 38 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Art style

Realistic

Setting

Fantasy

Structure

Procedural

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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