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Blackthorn Arena

69% positive of 3,475 Steam reviews

Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by PersonaeGame Studio. Published by Light Up Games.

About the game

Blackthorn Arena is a strategy/management sim with a real-time/turn based combat system, set in a world of mythical monsters and classic fantasy races. Play as the master of Blackthorn Arena, train your slaves into gladiators, forge them into your champions, and send them to fight for your glory!

Tagged by players

CRPG
Real Time Tactics
Perma Death
Turn-Based Tactics
Dark Fantasy
Medieval
Building
Turn-Based Combat
Management
Sandbox
Difficult
Realistic

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What players say

Recommended
I'm going to say the bad before the good, but notice I am recommending the game. I played this game in early access. It was awful, to me to the point where I thought I had wasted my money, I should have refunded it. It just had so many issues that nothing about it seemed fun, even though I really wanted a good gladiator game. I don't even know where to start on it. I realize this is how early access works, but I…
8.2 h played when written. 126 found it helpful.
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Recommended
EDIT: (As I play the game I will consistently edit the review) Just giving feedback as I play the game. So far definitely recommended. I love the story concept, love the attention to detail for most of the management portion of the game. *** Update 2: I saw on another review that this is essentially loot boxes without paying for loot boxes. This is entirely true. I, unlike the other reviewer, love this feature. I…
1 h played when written. 76 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I really want to recommend this game; however, at this time I cannot do it. That isn't to say that I won't come back and adjust my review in the future after the issues are fixed. The idea behind the game I love and accomplishes ideas that I have had in the past in reference to managing a gladiator stable. I know that it was in "early access" for a while and it was recently released as a completed product. But, it's…
4.9 h played when written. 59 found it helpful.
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