Action

Within the Blade

Single Player

2017

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateMay 10, 2017

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Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionIndiePlatformer

Playable on

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About this game

Within the Blade is an epic game in stealth, platforming, and RPG genres, in which the player takes on the role of a Ninja. Explore the scenic world of feudal Japan, using your stealth to complete missions. Collect various materials to craft weapons: shurikens, poisons, elixirs, grenades, mines. As well as the main weapon the Ninjato and Kusarigama to build your power. In 1560 A.D – Japan’s last Shogunate has lost full control over the realm, causing a plunge into a massive civil war. All hope lies within the ninja clan "Black Lotus" to sabotage and defend against the forces of the villain and his demonic allies. The warlord must be assassinated. Do you have the ninja skills to save medieval Japan from a reign terror?

Features

Fast and dynamic gameplay
10 powerful bosses with unique abilities
Different types of enemies, each will require different battle tactics to defeat
Crafting of objects, more than 200 recipes
Dismemberment and gore
Dynamic battles with vivid animations

Pros & Cons

Pros

Stealth plays a central role in side-scrolling action.
Crafting provides varied tools including shurikens, traps, poisons, and explosives.
Combat and stealth encounters require repeated attempts.
Equipment, upgrades, and RPG systems support different mission approaches.
Pixel art and feudal-Japanese ninja setting define its presentation.

Cons

Movement, combat, and interaction controls can feel awkward.
Presentation and systems are not always fully refined.
Uneven mission layouts sometimes create frustrating encounters.
Mission structures and environments become repetitive during the campaign.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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