Blades of Time

Blades
X-Blades	2009
Blades of Time	2012

Blades of Time is a singleplayer third-person hack and slash game in the Blades series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GOG.com		Online features are not supported.^[1] Limited Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Limited Edition also available.
Humble Store		Limited Edition also available.
Steam		Limited Edition also available.

All macOS versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Limited Edition includes the base game, the Dismal Swamp DLC, the digital artbook, wallpapers and the digital soundtrack.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLC includes a new and short campaign.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Dismal Swamp

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\video`. Delete or rename `gaijin.ogm` and `intro.ogm`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BladesOfTime\settings.blk
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208670/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BladesOfTime\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\208670\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208670/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Listed on the storepage as a feature, but hidden and not in usage.^[2]

Video

Options.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Main menu is broken.^[3]
Ultra-widescreen		It is displayed natively on 21:9 3440x1440, but changing to another resolution is not possible
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Off, Medium, High
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Customize controls.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound, and speech
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation. Available to download.
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer; download.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus, Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play	2	Versus, Co-op

Issues fixed

Game crashes on launch

The game crashes at launch on systems with high core counts.

Use Space Marine Core Fix^[4]
Download the fix .DLL from GitHub. Place the .DLL in the same location as `bladesoftime.exe`. Launch the game.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. `Note:` Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9Ex	^[5]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 3500+	Intel Core i5 AMD Phenom
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7300 GS ATI Radeon X1300 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 7750
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible
Other	Broadband Internet connection

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9	10.12
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 AMD Radeon HD 6750M	AMD Radeon HD 6770M
Other	Broadband Internet connection

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (208670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Blades of Time on GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-07-27
"NOTE: This version of Blades of Time does not support online features"
↑ User Cloud for Blades of Time on SteamdDB - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Blades of Time | WSGF
↑ Verified by User:Sentientmattress on 2024-12-25
↑ Verified by User:Wintersnowfall on 2025-06-20

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (208670) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (208670) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Blades of Time on GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-07-27
"NOTE: This version of Blades of Time does not support online features"

[3] User Cloud for Blades of Time on SteamdDB - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Blades of Time | WSGF

[5] Verified by User:Sentientmattress on 2024-12-25

[6] Verified by User:Wintersnowfall on 2025-06-20

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Developers

	Gaijin Entertainment
Engines
	Dagor Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 20, 2012
macOS (OS X)	September 17, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	63
OpenCritic	34
IGDB	61
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Blades