Rank 01Why this
Shares positioning matters with Blackguards.
- $0.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
Games like Blackguards
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Blackguards also play
The closest matches to Blackguards: Blackguards 2, King's Bounty: The Legend, The Last Spell, Mordheim: City of the Damned, and Crowntakers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like Blackguards.
- $1.04 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
Rank 03Why this
Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Blackguards.
- $6.24 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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Mordheim: City of the Damned
Why this: Same grim mood as Blackguards.
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Disciples II: Gallean's Return
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Blackguards.
Rank 07 
Battle Brothers
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Turn-Based Tactics, like Blackguards.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Blackguards
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Daedalic Entertainment
- Price: $0.99−90%checked Oct 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 59% of 1,271 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Metacritic 68
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Characters feel like real people
- Environmental hazards change every fight
- Handcrafted arenas with varied objectives
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
More games like Blackguards, sliced differently
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Blackguards, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like Blackguards.
Vampire's Fall 2
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Turn-Based Tactics, like Blackguards.
Card Hunter
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Blackguards.
Phobies
Why this: Shares positioning matters with Blackguards.
Path of Exile
Why this: Also Isometric and Dark Fantasy, like Blackguards.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Last Spell
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Blackguards.
Mordheim: City of the Damned
Why this: Same grim mood as Blackguards.
More from Daedalic Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Daedalic Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Deponia
Why this: Same grim mood as Blackguards.
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Blackguards.
Chaos on Deponia
Why this: Same challenging mood as Blackguards.
About Blackguards
The closest matches to Blackguards: Blackguards 2, King's Bounty: The Legend, The Last Spell, Mordheim: City of the Damned, and Crowntakers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Blackguards is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blackguards 2, King's Bounty: The Legend and The Last Spell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its action economy and ammo tracking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Blackguards is a turn-based tactical RPG released by Daedalic Entertainment in 2014. Set in a dark, mature world, the game features hex-based combat with environmental hazards that dynamically alter each encounter. Players manage action economy, track ammunition, and experiment with deep character builds while coordinating party synergy. Reviewers highlight the handcrafted arenas with varied objectives and note that characters feel like real people. The game emphasizes tactical positioning, where strategic placement fundamentally shapes combat outcomes. Pricing at $9.99 USD, it offers a long solo experience designed for hard difficulty. Steam reviews show 59% positive from 1271 players, and it runs as playable on Steam Deck.
About Blackguards: What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Is Blackguards worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 59% of 1,271 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 90% off, now $0.99 (checked Oct 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 47 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 35 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Environmental hazards change every fight
- Handcrafted arenas with varied objectives
- Short kings mechanic adds depth
- Unforgiving but rewarding combat
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Avoid playing this game unless you are a fan of a Dark EYE universe. There are much better turnbased tactical games out there. The AI in this game is as dumb as it was in Realms of Arkania back in 1992.”
“So I played this game another few chapters and to make the tedium of the fights less oppressive on "easy". And it still sucks. The charakters and the story are rather nice and engaging, but the maps where you fight your battles are…”
People who play it also play: Blackguards 2, King's Bounty: The Legend, The Last Spell
Frequently asked about Blackguards
Can I run it?
Does Blackguards run on Steam Deck?
Blackguards is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Blackguards cost?
Blackguards is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Blackguards?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blackguards are Blackguards 2, King's Bounty: The Legend, The Last Spell.
Who developed Blackguards?
Blackguards was developed by Daedalic Entertainment.