BLADESTORM: Nightmare
Skip · Action · 2015
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 19, under the fair line, at $59.99.
- Length
- 27.3h
- Value
- $2.20/hr
- Reviews
- 68% of 509 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 65 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
BLADESTORM: Nightmare is the newest evolution of 2007’s BLADESTORM: The Hundred Years’ War using the latest technologies and introducing many new elements. These technologies have made possible not only visual improvements, but also many new game elements. BLADESTORM: Nightmare offers an entirely new gameplay experience.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 640*480 pixel over, High Color, 12 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 27 times in the 11 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 70 percent, about 14 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 9 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 99 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 77 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Gladio and Glory (free, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats Han Xiongnu Wars ($6.99, scores 5).
More about BLADESTORM: Nightmare
Inside the two-hour refund window, 27 percent of the 107 reviews written there were positive, against 68 percent overall, and those are 24 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
93% 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
Players
- Players online
- 6 when we last checked, on Oct 11, 14:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I really enjoyed this but it won't be for everyone. I was entertained by the rather random Japanese interpretation of the Hundred Years War, and the basic gameplay loop is good fun - although you seem to rapidly become significantly more powerful than most enemies you face. It was good mindless fun during a period when I was very sleep deprived and not up to much else. Also, just to note, £50 for a game this old is...
2 more reviews
Still runs fantastic with no issues. This game takes me back. Recommend to get it on sale. Be sure to change to high performance processor the game will default to integrated and fps will be low but no issues after making the game use my better processor.
I love this game. It has unique squad control mechanics that give it a special charm. I love the Dynasty Warriors Empires games, but this game gives me the tactical and strategic feel i wish those games had. If you go into a mission as France and conquer 90% of the mission map, your English missions will have to deal with your pervious actions there. It may not be for everyone, especially people that like hack and...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
BLADESTORM: Nightmare scores 19/100 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/350310/bladestorm-nightmareReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.