Heads Will Roll: Downfall
1917 Studios Developer
Valkyrie Initiative Publisher
2022-10-20 Release
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mixed
(412 reviews)
Blades For Hire Demo Out Now! Build your guild, take on contracts, and survive
Greetings, mercenaries! Were excited to announce that the free demo of our dark tactical RPG Blades for Hire is available now on Steam a game where loyalty has a price, and that price is gold. And starting tomorrow, Blades for Hire will join the Steam Next Fest: June 2025 Edition festival stay tuned for updates, livestreams, and exclusive content on our Steam page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180010/Blades_For_Hire_Demo/ Blades for Hire is a tactical RPG that doesnt care about your morals. In a world no longer worth saving, you command a guild of mercenaries just trying to make a profit from whats left. And today, you get a first look the free demo is available to everyone.
You dont play a chosen one. You manage a struggling mercenary guild in a rotting fantasy world. Your crew? A mix of renegades, idealists, thieves, and cynics who follow you not out of loyalty but because you pay them. On time. Or else.
Theres no prophecy or world-saving arc. Instead, youll face contracts filled with extortion, blackmail, massacres, and ruthless decisions. Your actions shape your reputation and unlock (or block) new opportunities. The Church may despise you but the criminal underworld might welcome you with open arms.
First missions and early in-game choices Tactical combat with indirect control Guild economy and basic management A glimpse into the world and its brutal rules
150+ contracts and missions: From escorts and ambushes to betrayal, extortion, and moral gray areas. Tactical combat with indirect control: Set strategies and priorities your mercs act on their own (and not always how youd like). Deep mercenary relationship system: Every character is unique, with values, limits, and personalities. Bonds impact efficiency, loyalty, and story outcomes. Guild economy system: Salaries, equipment, hiring and firing, bribes, donations everything has a cost. Choices that shape the world and your reputation: Your actions affect which factions you can work with the Church, criminals, nobles, or outcasts. Your path determines your contracts. No good or evil. Just consequences: This is not a game of right decisions it's about what's necessary, what's profitable, or just the least awful option. High replayability: Every run is different thanks to branching paths, dynamic events, and your crews unpredictable nature.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180000/Blades_For_Hire/
Join our Discord server to ask the developers directly and share feedback with the community.
[ 2025-06-09 15:57:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
Forget about saving the world you're not a hero, you're a contractor. Build your guild, take on contracts, and survive
Greetings, mercenaries! Were excited to announce that the free demo of our dark tactical RPG Blades for Hire is available now on Steam a game where loyalty has a price, and that price is gold. And starting tomorrow, Blades for Hire will join the Steam Next Fest: June 2025 Edition festival stay tuned for updates, livestreams, and exclusive content on our Steam page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180010/Blades_For_Hire_Demo/ Blades for Hire is a tactical RPG that doesnt care about your morals. In a world no longer worth saving, you command a guild of mercenaries just trying to make a profit from whats left. And today, you get a first look the free demo is available to everyone.
You're not the hero. You're the boss.
You dont play a chosen one. You manage a struggling mercenary guild in a rotting fantasy world. Your crew? A mix of renegades, idealists, thieves, and cynics who follow you not out of loyalty but because you pay them. On time. Or else.
No grand quest. Just dirty work.
Theres no prophecy or world-saving arc. Instead, youll face contracts filled with extortion, blackmail, massacres, and ruthless decisions. Your actions shape your reputation and unlock (or block) new opportunities. The Church may despise you but the criminal underworld might welcome you with open arms.
What to expect in the demo:
First missions and early in-game choices Tactical combat with indirect control Guild economy and basic management A glimpse into the world and its brutal rules
What to expect in the full version:
150+ contracts and missions: From escorts and ambushes to betrayal, extortion, and moral gray areas. Tactical combat with indirect control: Set strategies and priorities your mercs act on their own (and not always how youd like). Deep mercenary relationship system: Every character is unique, with values, limits, and personalities. Bonds impact efficiency, loyalty, and story outcomes. Guild economy system: Salaries, equipment, hiring and firing, bribes, donations everything has a cost. Choices that shape the world and your reputation: Your actions affect which factions you can work with the Church, criminals, nobles, or outcasts. Your path determines your contracts. No good or evil. Just consequences: This is not a game of right decisions it's about what's necessary, what's profitable, or just the least awful option. High replayability: Every run is different thanks to branching paths, dynamic events, and your crews unpredictable nature.
Wishlist, follow, and remember there are no heroes here. Just contracts, cold steel, and the price youre willing to pay.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180000/Blades_For_Hire/
Got questions?
Join our Discord server to ask the developers directly and share feedback with the community.
[ 2025-06-09 15:57:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier. One of the thousands of faceless foot soldiers the English king sent to put down a rebellion in Scotland.
As an accidental participant in this war, the protagonist and the player will have to confront a variety of dangerous situations, meet good friends and deadly opponents, as well as make many difficult decisions along the way.
The combat system in Downfall is a reworked and improved version of Heads Will Roll. Turn-based tactical battles will challenge the player to carefully consider each action he takes. Physical attributes, weapon skills, fatigue, wounds, injuries, armor coverage, weapon type and length - each of these factors contributes to the outcome of any battle to one degree or another, giving any battle a greater tactical depth.
The story revolves around a young soldier who gets into war in an attempt to hide from justice for a crime that he did not commit. He has a deadly adventure in store for him and a chance to wash away the dirt off his reputation with blood so as to return home no longer a fugitive but a hero... Or remain missing on endless battlefields.
Who said there is no romance in war? You will have to choose between feelings and duty more than once while fighting not only for gold and but also for a beautiful girl who is determined to win your heart.
The loot found on the battlefield can be used to craft new items, such as poisons, medicines, pieces of equipment, and different kinds of crossbow bolts.
Dozens of authentic medieval weapons including swords, spears, axes, throwing daggers, and crossbows. All of them have distinct characteristics, attacks, and principles of work, based on certain characteristics of each character. There are strengths and weaknesses to each weapon that needs to be considered in order to win the battle.
Every action the player takes will affect his reputation with his brothers-in-arms and key characters. Get the respect of your comrades and they will help you more than once. Make a mess of your relationship with them and you'll be alone in the middle of an army.
As an accidental participant in this war, the protagonist and the player will have to confront a variety of dangerous situations, meet good friends and deadly opponents, as well as make many difficult decisions along the way.
The combat system in Downfall is a reworked and improved version of Heads Will Roll. Turn-based tactical battles will challenge the player to carefully consider each action he takes. Physical attributes, weapon skills, fatigue, wounds, injuries, armor coverage, weapon type and length - each of these factors contributes to the outcome of any battle to one degree or another, giving any battle a greater tactical depth.
The story revolves around a young soldier who gets into war in an attempt to hide from justice for a crime that he did not commit. He has a deadly adventure in store for him and a chance to wash away the dirt off his reputation with blood so as to return home no longer a fugitive but a hero... Or remain missing on endless battlefields.
Who said there is no romance in war? You will have to choose between feelings and duty more than once while fighting not only for gold and but also for a beautiful girl who is determined to win your heart.
The loot found on the battlefield can be used to craft new items, such as poisons, medicines, pieces of equipment, and different kinds of crossbow bolts.
Dozens of authentic medieval weapons including swords, spears, axes, throwing daggers, and crossbows. All of them have distinct characteristics, attacks, and principles of work, based on certain characteristics of each character. There are strengths and weaknesses to each weapon that needs to be considered in order to win the battle.
Every action the player takes will affect his reputation with his brothers-in-arms and key characters. Get the respect of your comrades and they will help you more than once. Make a mess of your relationship with them and you'll be alone in the middle of an army.
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- Processor: Any CPU with SSE2 instruction set support: Intel Pentium 4+. AMD Athlon 64+Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any graphics card that is not completely obsolete
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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