Of Blades & Tails
Skip · Roguelike · 2023
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 40, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 44h
- Value
- $0.34/hr
- Reviews
- 76% of 412 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Any discreet video card from the last decade, 205 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
37 discounts in the 4 years on record, a median of 40 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 60 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 66 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Low Magic Age ($5.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Stoneshard ($17.49, scores 38).
More about Of Blades & Tails
This site sampled 356 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 6 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written October 2022 to August 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 8 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 1,174 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 81 have a larger share.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
72% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Amazing artwork, but the gameplay falls flat. It's very grindy, couldn't even finish the first quest in 1.5 hours. Enemies have way more movement than you and as soon as more than three of them show up at once, you can sign your death certificate. Also, that one bird sound that constantly plays annoyed me so much I had to mute the game.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I wish I could recommend this. Unique (for me anyway) play style, dialogue, art, etc. engaging story, lots of secret passages, fun puzzles... But then I got stuck. Max level, trick equipment, everything maximized, using potions+ special ring, decoys, everything... and can't beat 2 certain bosses. Also, for some reason, experience capped out at 25 so can't level up to boost any more stats. Only 1 save slot available...
A good short tactical rpg, the negative reviews are overblowing it. The game -does- appear grindy in the first hour or so as you are getting a grip on its mechanics but afterwards progression is smooth. - Talk to a blacksmith about modifying equipment and rip modifiers out from other gear to slot into your own (this and upgrading said gear at shrines is essential, not getting stat buffs may be why some get stuck at...
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Of Blades & Tails scores 40/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1768780/of-blades-tailsReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.