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Plus: Continue the Penitent One's journey in the Blasphemous 2 Mea Culpa Edition, now 40% OFF on Steam!

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[ 2025-04-07 17:01:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blasphemous: The Board Game is on GAMEFOUND until 11:59pm CEST on Tuesday 18th!

The Game Kitchen and Ludus Magnus Studio have joined forces to bring the dark and unforgiving world of Cvstodia from the screen to your tabletop. This competitive adventure (1-4 players) puts you in the role of a Penitent seeking redemption in a strategic, narrative-driven experience.

Explore the Eternal Dusk

From Albero to Jondo, revisit your favorite locations brought to life with stunning miniatures of enemies, allies, and horrors youve battled before.

A Collectible Must-Have

With exclusive content available through the Gamefound campaign and high-quality miniatures, this is an unmissable addition for any Blasphemous fan with over 80 stretch goals unlocked and 63 miniatures for free (until now!!!)!

Available in 5 Languages!

Blasphemous: The Board Game will be fully available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German, so you can experience the suffering in your preferred language.

Explore full Expansions

Explore the five expansions that take the experience to a new level, offering exclusive content, new challenges, new arenas and a broader universe to discover. Each expansion has been carefully designed to immerse you in new stories, fascinating characters, and innovative mechanics that push the boundaries of adventure.

Join the hunt!

Help the Penitent One reach Sierpes lair. Every step forward in the pilgrimage will unlock new paths, but the road is fraught with peril. Enemies stand between you and your prey! Only by overcoming the challenges ahead can you advance. With each new milestone, the expansions cost decreasesuntil the final reckoning: when Sierpes falls, its legacy shall be yours.

Back the Campaign & Unlock More Rewards!

If you haven't already backed the campaign, remember thatwith StretchPay you can pay in 7 interest-free monthly installments! This means that anyone can get a copy of the game without having to pay for it all at once.

The Miracle awaits.

Find out more and support Blasphemous: The Board Game on Gamefound!

- The Game Kitchen and Ludus Magnus Studio

[ 2025-03-17 18:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Penitents, are you ready to face Cvstodia once more?

Blasphemous: The Board Game is now live on GAMEFOUND! The Game Kitchen has teamed up with Ludus Magnus Studio to bring Blasphemous's dark and punishing world to your tabletop. This competitive adventure (1-4 players) puts you in the role of a Penitent fighting for redemption in a strategic, narrative-driven experience.

Level Up Your Journey Upgrade your Penitent using a unique dice-based progression system, customize your combat style, and work together (when necessary) to survive iconic boss battles against Cvstodias most feared creatures. Explore the Eternal Dusk From Albero to Jondo, revisit your favorite locations brought to life with stunning miniatures of enemies, allies, and horrors youve battled before.
A Collectible Must-Have With exclusive content available through the Gamefound campaign and high-quality miniatures, this is an unmissable addition for any Blasphemous fan. Available in 5 Languages! Blasphemous: The Board Game will be released in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German, so you can experience the suffering in your preferred language. Back the Campaign & Unlock More Rewards! By supporting the project on Gamefound, youll receive exclusive bonuses for free. Plus, with Stretch Pay, you can split your payment into 7 monthly, interest-free installments, making it easier than ever to join the pilgrimage.

Are you ready to carve your path through pain and sacrifice? The Miracle awaits.

Find out more on Gamefound now

- The Game Kitchen and Ludus Magnus Studio

[ 2025-02-25 17:16:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners! Praise the Miracle, for the Blasphemous: The Board Game campaign goes live on GAMEFOUND on 25th February!

Blasphemous: The Board Game is a competitive game for 1-4 people, where players take on the role of penitents, heroes marked by guilt and redemption, engaged in a pilgrimage to explore the lands of Cvstodia. Set foot in familiar and dangerous locations, solving quests until you find and battle the final boss of your adventure. Grow your Penitent through Prayers, Rosary Beads, and customizable dice that you can configure throughout your journey depending on the dangers you face. Immerse yourself in the fantastic and terrifying universe created by The Game Kitchen, with a story full of mysteries, dangers and choices.
EXPLORE CVSTODIA Travel through iconic locations from the video game, face enemies, and complete quests to prepare for the Boss encounter. HIGHLY REPLAYABLE Each Boss has its own unique victory condition, which is not always a direct battle, but can be achieved by tackling different enemies and using different strategies. MAKE YOUR PENITENT UNIQUE Custom dice evolve with gameplay experience, making your Penitent unique in every game. Prayers and beads further define their abilities. STORY BOOKS Uncover the secrets of Cvstodia through story booklets: each quest contains up to four booklets, one general and up to three specific. EXCLUSIVE The gamefound Edition is a limited, exclusive release tied only to the campaign, featuring customizable dice and an expanded map.

Find out more and follow the Blasphemous: The Board Game campaign on gamefound!

- The Game Kitchen and Ludus Magnus Studio

[ 2025-01-21 16:40:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

PENANCE NEVER ENDS AS BLASPHEMOUS 2 IS REVEALED

The Penitent One returns for the highly anticipated sequel to The Game Kitchens 2019 multi-award-winning action platformer. Team17 Digital and The Game Kitchen have premiered the very first look of Blasphemous 2! Coming to Steam later this year, Blasphemous 2 follows The Penitent One as he awakens in an unfamiliar land, displaced from his final resting place, and thrust back into the endless cycle of life, death, and resurrection. Penance begins anew in this first look at Blasphemous 2: [previewyoutube=ReA837m2VgY;full][/previewyoutube] Set after the events of the original Blasphemous 2021 update Wounds of Eventide, Blasphemous 2 sees the return of the supernatural entity The Miracle, leaving The Penitent One no choice but to explore a strange unfamiliar world, defeat the monstrosities that lay in wait, and try to stop the prophetic birth of a new miracle child from coming to pass. Featuring grotesque enemies and titanic bosses clambering to return him to the grave, The Penitent One will need to utilise and master new weapons and an enhanced skillset and try to survive long enough to deliver judgment to those who stand in his way, while unravelling long forgotten secrets.
Blasphemous 2 Key Features

• Discover a rich non-linear world: A series of enchantingly grotesque landscapes await, oozing gothic charm and littered with unforgiving traps; there is no wrong turn to take, only scores to settle
• Unleash savage combat: Brutal executions and expanded combos provide new and devastating ways to rain destruction on the abominations that await
• Play your way: Blasphemous 2 provides the ability to customise and improve the Penitent Ones base skillset, and introduces new unique weapons that expand player tactics
• Overcome intense Boss Battles: Twisted bosses with unique attack patterns and sundering abilities await in the darkest corners of this twisted new land

Register at www.blasphemous2game.com for the latest news about Blasphemous 2, and like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or join the conversation on Discord. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2114740/Blasphemous_2/

[ 2023-04-19 16:55:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Brace yourselves, sinners. The Penitent One requests your attention - 75% off Blasphemous as part of our Lunar New Year sale! You are a sole survivor of the massacre of the Silent Sorrow, trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth. Play as The Penitent One, as you try and free the world from its terrible fate. Explore a nightmarish world of twisted religion, smite hordes of grotesque monsters, and avoid being ripped from limb to limb in your quest to escape eternal damnation. Now is a great time to snag the deal for yourself or as a gift for a friend with Blasphemous now available for $6.25 - What are you waiting for? Add it to your cart, check out, and repent! All discounted items:

• Blasphemous: 75% off
• Blasphemous Alloy of Sin: 25% off
• Blasphemous Digital Artbook: 25% off
• Blasphemous Digital Comic: 25% off
• Blasphemous OST: 25% off

This offer wont last forever Be sure to check out your cart before the 3rd of February!

[ 2022-01-27 18:05:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Carve out a new fate for all Cvstodia

[previewyoutube=1rBiW_OiJpE;full][/previewyoutube] The third and final instalment of free updates for Blasphemous is available now! Wounds of Eventide unveils the final chapter in The Penitent Ones first story and offers new levels, bosses and items, and unearths secrets that will unlock another fate for Cvstodia leading into the events of the Blasphemous sequel (launching in 2023)
We cant share too much else in this post as we dont want to spoil the content in Wounds of Eventide, so be sure to download this free update and experience it for yourself now! Should you want some hints on how to begin the events of Wounds of Eventide mouse over the spoilers here: [spoiler]Find the tomb of Perpetva in Echoes of Salt BEFORE fighting Esdras[/spoiler]. Do note that late game saves may not be able to see all the Wounds of Eventide content, but you will get clues on what to do when you replay the game.
Wounds of Eventide concludes a series of three post-launch updates released for Blasphemous since it launched in 2019, beginning with Stir of Dawn which launched in 2020 and introduced the New Torment mode, a New Game+ addition that challenged players with a new level of difficulty, plus new playstyles, new bosses, and much more. The second update, Strife and Ruin launched last February and introduced Miriam from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night into the world of Cvstodia as she sought help from The Penitent One. Strife and Ruin also added a new game mode and a Demake Area that plays homage to classic 8-bit platformers. Blasphemous and the free Wounds of Eventide update are available now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/ Full Patch notes

• Fixed an issue where the player can lose movement entirely after being knocked off ledge by Librarian's ranged attack
• Library to Patio ladder transition reverts the Player back to original area if the left controller stick is held down during the transition screen
• Ghastly Baroness can be broken after respawning
• A gate in one of Miriam's Challenge Rooms can cause the player to get stuck before it closes
• Vicious Dasher Enemy can be pushed and stuck inside the textures if attacked or parried by the player
• Fixed an issue where the player can be blocked in air after missing the platform using his attack
• Fixed an issue where the player can become stuck in the environment after hanging from ledge
• Fixed an issue where Miriams death system is moved to the main game after leaving platforming room by Exit to Main Menu option
• The player can no longer get stuck in a wall after being hit by an enemy in Jondo.
• Updated Russian translation for Heart of Virtuous Pain
• Fixed an issue when entering the 3-Mask Elevator Shaft while jumping can cause the player to teleport
• Fixed grammar errors in the lore descriptions and items' names
• Removed the grey screen after completing the Demake Area
• Fixed an issue where some achievements remain locked in the in-game achievements menu after meeting unlock conditions
• Sister of the Charred Visage can now be executed
• Fixed the font for Russian as it was producing double spaces between words in dialogues
• Fixed an issue where the player sometimes becomes unable to move left or right after wall-climbing in Maze location
• Fixed an issue where the player could teleport back to a ledge if they are falling close to the side of a platform
• The blood fountain icon does now appears on the map in the Mother of Mothers area
• Fixed a visual issue in the Quirce boss fight arena
• Fixed an issue where if the Player picks up a guilt fragment as they die, they will not drop another

[ 2021-12-09 11:01:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Steam Autumn Sale is now live with discounts on Blasphemous, the OST and more!

Save up to 75% until December 1st... Blasphemous - 75% off Blasphemous Alloy of Sin - 25% Blasphemous Digital Artbook - 25% Blasphemous Digital Comic - 25% Blasphemous OST - 25% Pick up Blasphemous now and get ready for the FREE Wounds of Eventide update, launching on December 9th! [previewyoutube=UJ9yIOuvGmU;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/

[ 2021-11-25 10:13:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, Today we're celebrating the second anniversary of Blasphemous' launch! To mark the occasion the team here at The Game Kitchen put together a video as we look at the last two years of penance, and look forward to an exciting future... [previewyoutube=j_OiVTAy8Rc;full][/previewyoutube] Two Years of Guilt Two Years of Penance Two Years of Blasphemous To all of you, our incredible community, thank you all so much! You are our very own Miracle!

[ 2021-09-10 13:02:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, Today we are incredibly excited to share with you not one, but two announcements for Blasphemous. All will be revealed in the trailer below...

Penance Never Ends...

[previewyoutube=UJ9yIOuvGmU;full][/previewyoutube] Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide - Free DLC His end was just the beginning. Carve out a new fate for the Penitent One and all of Cvstodia in the Wounds of Eventide, available December 9th as a free update! The Sequel - 2023 Suscipe, Pater Retortus, orationem nostram. Fac ut frons sine nomine culpabilissima convertur nobiscumque ibit. Quoniam Miracolus recreatus est.

The People Behind The Trailer

When making a trailer such as the one above, many people from various disciplines come together to create something special. We've taken a moment to share a short behind the scenes video on the creation of the trailer that we hope you'll enjoy: [previewyoutube=1yMKqwxUV_E;full][/previewyoutube] With this trailer it was important to us to stay true to the games roots, so we included a live orchestral track recorded by a selection of traditional and authentic procession musicians, with some of the orchestra having performed during the Holy Week in Seville, Spain. We were also humbled to work with the incredible Sunshine Animation Studio who created the amazing visuals you see for the trailer. We want to extend our thanks to everyone involved in the process, thank you for bringing our vision to life so vividly.

One More Thank You

The team would also like to say another, very special thank you to you, our amazing community. You have made Blasphemous what it is, your time in-game, your words, stories, fan creations, passion and feedback have led us to this point. Thank you Blasphemous Community!

[ 2021-08-27 20:22:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thursday, August 26th 20:30 CEST / 19:30 BST / 11:30 PDT Watch Live twitch.tv/ign

[ 2021-08-25 13:36:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

"And thus shall your name be erased under the heavens."

[ 2021-08-24 12:54:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, We reach out to you once again! Tell us your favourite Blasphemous enemy NPC and why!
Is it their: Visual design Combat style Execution Something else Share your thoughts in the comments below....

[ 2021-05-27 10:48:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, A blessing has come in the form of a 60% discount on Blasphemous! This comes as part of the Team17 Publisher Sale and runs until 6pm BST on May 17th.

Cvstodia Welcomes You...

If you're yet to take on the mantle of the Penitent One there's never been a better time to start your pilgrimage. As well as the full original game anyone that picks up Blasphemous either during the sale or after at full price will also get to delve into the following post-release content: The Stir of Dawn Dawn stirs in the land of Cvstodia as the Penitent One awakens an ancestral power long forgotten by the Miracle... [previewyoutube=9QdGzJhunb4;full][/previewyoutube] plus... Strife & Ruin The Penitent One gains a new ally as Miriam is summoned from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night! This update also included a 'Boss Rush' mode for those that have cleared the game at least once, as well as a discoverable 'de-make' mode to play. [previewyoutube=d6t3QN2BfFw;full][/previewyoutube] Become the Penitent One Your journey of guilt starts now, sorrowful be the heart... https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/ You can also check out the full Team17 Steam Publisher Sale here. Thank you and welcome to Blasphemous!

[ 2021-05-14 16:19:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, We reach out to you with a humble request, tell us your favourite Blasphemous boss and why! Is it the: Fight mechanics Visuals / boss design Music Something else Let us know your thoughts in the comment section! Sorrowful be the heart...

[ 2021-05-11 13:01:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone, Today we're really excited to share with you ten minutes of 'Landing Blasphemous', our documentary with behind the scenes footage captured during the three year development of Blasphemous. See how Blasphemous was created and the journey we took as developers when making the game: [previewyoutube=PVdtCcSz7rI;full][/previewyoutube] If you enjoy your ten minute preview of our documentary and would like to purchase a copy and watch it in full you can do so on our official website HERE. This was a journey many of you took with us from the start in Kickstarter, while others joined us on or after launch. To all of you, thank you - We hope you enjoy our shared story.

[ 2021-04-09 10:53:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

A story three years in the making. The documentary that captured it all. Landing Blasphemous Premiers Friday 9th at 11am BST / 12pm CET! [previewyoutube=8gBJHL8uyFo;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2021-04-06 15:25:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear Penitent and Sinner alike, Today we bring word that the Miracle has heard your prayers. But then, the Miracle acts in truly mysterious ways... This is Screaming Sinners Mode! [previewyoutube=JbWrJMBU5SQ;full][/previewyoutube] Can you free Cvstodia from its stinging pain? [Spoiler]APRILARIS FOOLSICATIONIS[/spoiler]

[ 2021-04-01 09:32:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, Today we're incredibly humbled to share with you that Blasphemous now has one million players! [previewyoutube=aYMzeZYpYR0;full][/previewyoutube] The support from the Steam community has been incredible, thanks to you we've been able to continue working on Blasphemous, adding even more free content to the game beyond what we initially planned! Thank you all for bringing so much joy to our sorrowful hearts.

[ 2021-03-02 12:30:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear Penitents, We are excited to announce that Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin is live now on Steam! This free update is available to all players and includes new ordeals for you to face as the Penitent One, Korean language support, some bug fixes and a retro treat for the inquisitive... [previewyoutube=a5kyMVGRHjI;full][/previewyoutube]

Update Notes

Miriams Challenges "Something in this suffering land, brought me to this place The Penitent One has gained a new ally as Miriam from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night crosses over into the land of Cvstodia!

• A totally new quest in which Miriam, star of Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night, makes an appearance.
• To be able to return to her world, you must retrieve the crystal shards located at the end of the 5 hidden challenges.

Miriam's questline can be started in New Game, New Game+ and in existing saves. If you'd like to know the area where you can find Miriam and begin her quest we have a hint for you here: [spoiler]Miriam can be found waiting for you in the Mother of Mothers.[/spoiler] Sacred Sorrows Mode Boss Rush comes to Blasphemous! Pit the Penitent One against the toughest of foes in an unrelenting onslaught of penance and suffering.

• Fight against all the Blasphemous bosses in this new Boss Rush mode.
• 5 different unlockable courses, each with 2 difficulty levels.
• Try to beat your best time and achieve the highest rank.

Please note: In order to unlock and play Sacred Sorrows Mode you must have completed Blasphemous at least once. Art

• A new background has been added to the main menu.
• Various elements of the existing levels have been tweaked.
• New animated scenes have been added to the game.

Voices

• New lines have been recorded for Miriam in English and Spanish.
• New lines have been recorded for Diosdado.

New items

• A new Prayer has been added.
• A new Rosary Bead has been added.

Languages

• Korean language support has been added.
• Various corrections have been made in several languages.

Misc

• A new hidden retro area has been included for players to discover.
• A new rendering mode menu has been added.
• A new menu has been added for checking your Blasphemous achievements.
• An alert has been added to the game that informs you when an achievement has been unlocked.
• Diosdados quest conditions have been tweaked.

Technique Update: Air Impulse Air Impulse is an advanced technique that allows the Penitent One to ascend and gain height after hitting an enemy up to two consecutive times. Prior to this update the only way this move could be activated was by holding down in mid-air as you struck an enemy. Whilst this worked fine for combat situations, Miriam's challenges introduces new platforming set pieces which require use of this move outside of combat situations. Because of this we've added a second way to activate this technique: Right Trigger + Attack.
This should make it easier to make use of this technique both in and outside of combat, particularly in the content mentioned above. Don't worry if you prefer the original input method though, you can still use that if you'd rather. We hope you enjoy Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin! That concludes today's update notes for Strife & Ruin. We're incredibly happy to bring this awesome crossover with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to you, as well as the rest of the new content! As mentioned this update is totally free to everyone that owns Blasphemous, past, present and future! We can't wait to hear what you think of it - so leave us a comment and let us know! If you enjoy your time with the new content please feel free to give us a Steam review, it really helps us out and lets us know what you're enjoying about the game. Sorrowful be the heart.

[ 2021-02-18 12:35:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, Introducing Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin, the next free update coming to the game on February 18th! [previewyoutube=kMvC_tHXy7c;full][/previewyoutube] Find a new and unexpected ally in the form of Miriam from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Having been summoned to Cvstodia you must combine your powers to assist one another as you find your fates intertwined... Strife & Ruin will include the followng:

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night crossover
• Boss Rush Mode
• New Render Modes
• New Rosary Bead
• Korean Language Support
• Bug Fixes

And more, for the most inquisitive of Penitents...

[ 2021-02-16 14:02:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Calling all Penitents and Sinners alike, Blasphemous is nominated in the 'Labor of Love' category for the 2020 Steam Awards! As the Miracle wills it, we must reach out and seek to claim this prestigious relic for the land of Cvstodia!

The Path to Penance

Blasphemous began its pilgrimage on Steam on September 10th, 2019. Many of you raised Mea Culpa for the first time on this date, twisting fate to your will as you challenged and triumphed over the twisted, the corrupted and the zealous. Blasphemous Launch Trailer [previewyoutube=Ctm-GClM6wo;full][/previewyoutube] Since that day, many more of you have swelled the ranks of the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow, further building a community around Blasphemous that we are humbled to serve. As the community continued to grow, we set about working on your feedback around bug fixes, quality of life improvements and more - all of this driven by what we saw being discussed by you, our players. The Stir of Dawn [previewyoutube=9QdGzJhunb4;full][/previewyoutube] Then, in August of this year we released our first free DLC for Blasphemous, The Stir of Dawn, adding a host of new features including:

• New Game + (True Torment Mode)
• New story quests
• New bosses, prayers and items
• New ways to play via the Penitence system
• New executions
• Visual update and location overhauls
• Map overhaul
• More fast travel options

and more...
The Stir of Dawn not only gave us a fantastic opportunity to further build upon Blasphemous with our own ideas, but implement a lot of the great feedback we'd seen from the community around what they'd like to see added / changed about Blasphemous. The best bit? This DLC was and still is absolutely free to everyone that already owns Blasphemous, or decides to purchase it in the future. Spanish VO - Honouring the roots of Blasphemous Some of you may already know this, but The Game Kitchen is a Spanish Developer Team! As such, when creating Blasphemous we took inspiration from our home country, it's architecture and its history. But, we were missing one key part of our home... Its language. This was rectified when we released The Stir of Dawn as it came with a full, optional Spanish voice over for all characters in the game. We were privileged to work with a fantastic and prestigious group of actors, check them out below: [previewyoutube=vKfree2PJ_A;full][/previewyoutube] Just like The Stir of Dawn DLC it was apart of, this content came absolutely free to all our players. Mac & Linux Support Whilst we worked away on the above content, part of the team were busy creating Mac and Linux versions of Blasphemous for their respective communities here on Steam! We're pleased to say that in September of this year those versions became feature complete and arrived on Steam with full parity with the Windows version of the game, including with it The Stir of Dawn DLC and all quality of life patches / fixes the game had seen.

Penance never truly ends

With that, our dear Penitents, we are all but finished with our post where we humbly ask that you vote for Blasphemous to receive Steam's 'Labor of Love' award. Each and every one of your votes will go a long way, and who knows, if the Miracle wills it we may even be blessed with such an accolade! But know this, Cvstodia still has much left to reveal as Blasphemous' next free DLC arrives in 2021! Penitent be the heart.

[ 2020-11-27 14:36:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Penitents, Today we've updated the Blasphemous OST here on Steam with five new tracks that were added to the game when The Stir of Dawn launched. Created by the Blasphemous' composer, Carlos Viola, the following tracks are now available as a free upgrade for all existing owners of the Blasphemous OST on Steam:

• The Stir of Dawn - 01 - Baile de Violetas (Cello version)
• The Stir of Dawn - 02 - Baile de Violetas (Clavichord version)
• The Stir of Dawn - 03 - Baile de Violetas (Guitar version)
• The Stir of Dawn - 04 - Baile de Violetas (Piano version)
• The Stir of Dawn - 05 - Cinco Miradas Tiene La Aurora

If you're yet to hear these sweet melodies of the Miracle, you can hear one of the tracks in The Stir of Dawn announcement trailer we previously released: [previewyoutube=9QdGzJhunb4;full][/previewyoutube] For those among the congregation who are yet to purchase the OST, from today all new purchases will also include The Stir of Dawn soundtrack too at no extra cost on the original price. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1143852/Blasphemous__OST/ Penitent be the heart.

[ 2020-09-28 10:09:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners of the Mac & Linux congregation, Thank you for your patience, now your journey through Cvstodia can truly begin... [previewyoutube=RpN0WeQPixU;full][/previewyoutube] We are pleased to share that today's Mac & Linux drop shares full parity with the current Windows version of the game. This means you will be able to slash your way through The Stir of Dawn, as well as any quality of life patches we have released since Blasphemous launched. For twisted are, were and will be, the paths of the Miracle. https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/

[ 2020-09-21 10:17:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, Today we come to you with exciting news!

Blasphemous Birthday - Developer Stream!

Firstly, we'd like to invite you, our awesome community, to join us tonight for a special Blasphemous first anniversary livestream!
As you can see we've got a lot of cool things to share with you all, including some previously unseen footage and content from the earliest of days in development. The stream starts tonight at 19:00 CEST / 18:00 BST / 13:00 ET / 10:00 PT and will run for a few hours! If you've ever had something you've wanted to ask the team about Blasphemous, don't miss this opportunity... Watch live and join the celebration on the official The Game Kitchen Twitch channel by clicking here.

Full Mac & Linux versions launch Monday 21st!

Members of the Mac & Linux Blasphemous congregation, thank you for your unwavering patience. We are very pleased to share with you that this coming Monday 21st September, full Mac & Linux versions of Blasphemous (including The Stir of Dawn) will be available here on Steam. These versions will be in-line with the currently released version of the game, meaning you will be enjoying the full Blasphemous experience. Once again, thank you for your patience, we look forward to hearing of your journey as the Penitent One.

See you on the stream!

That wraps up today's news post! We hope to see you on stream later where we'll be celebrating all things Blasphemous, community and more.

[ 2020-09-17 14:23:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy first anniversary, Penitent One!

We just wanted to take a moment to mark the occasion and say thank you everyone from all of us at The Game Kitchen for your incredible support - it means the world to us. Just remember, one year of penance may have passed, but we all know penance never truly ends...

[ 2020-09-10 15:51:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, Thank you all for sharing your thoughts, feedback and bug reports on The Stir of Dawn free DLC. The team have loved hearing about your experiences and really appreciate everyone that took a moment to make us aware of certain issues that needed addressing. Before we dive into the patch notes, a certain person who created the bosses you fight in The Stir of Dawn has a message for you...

A Message From Maikel - The Stir of Dawn

Hello Sinners! It's Maikel, from The Game Kitchen. The response for the release of our free DLC, The Stir of Dawn, has been INCREDIBLE. You've sent us so many kind words over social media, emails, and comments, that it took days and days to read all of that. We're really glad you liked the new content that much: the Penitences System, the spanish VO, and of course the dog-petting opportunities. Thanks a lot for your support, we at the development team are really grateful. Releasing a huge update is not an easy feat though, and unfortunately it also comes with a new batch of issues and bugs. But we've been hammering down non-stop, and there's a lot of fixes coming your way! Those pesky Penitence Rewards will finally be actually granted to worthy penitents, and there's a lot more fixes included. Again, thanks for your support, and I hope you'll keep enjoying Blasphemous.

Patch 1 Notes - Fixes & Optimisations

Optimisations

After receiving reports about performance issues on machines with low specs, we have further optimised the gameplay and UI code. We have also located and fixed a few memory leaks that were causing slowdown after long sessions of gameplay on rare occasions.

Key Fixes

Penitence Rewards - Rosary Beads Fixed an issue that caused Penitences rewards to reset after the credits, so players werent able to access their rewards. This is a retroactive fix, so you will be able to find the corresponding rewards you already earned in your current save slots. Laudes - Post Fight Area Fixed several issues with the location entered after the fight with Laudes, which could cause softlock, weird collisions, and even stop players from getting the reward located there. Tres Angustias - "Dodge this" Fixed an issue that caused Tres Angustias beam attack anticipation to appear outside the screen, so dodging them was only possible with the help of the Miracle. Amanecidas Combat - Fight on! Fixed issues during Amanecidas combats that created weird interactions after interrupting their attacks. This caused them to stop attacking anymore during the fight on rare occasions. Ten Piedad - "You're approaching me?!" Fixed Ten Piedad fight so it can no longer be skipped by using the Linen of Golden Thread.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the room in Geminos quest could be used to farm tears of atonement.
• Fixed an issue which caused the main menu background selection labels to display incorrect titles.
• Fixed an issue where Bleeding Miracle explosion didnt cause damage to enemies.
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck inside a wall during a True Torment playthrough.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Penitence Selection menu to behave incorrectly during a second playthrough.
• Fixed an issue where the Chalice of Inverted Verses was not emptied after using a Prie Dieu warp point.
• Fixed a LOT of issues causing diverse achievements to not unlock correctly.
• Fixed map issues that caused some tiles to not reveal on rare occasions.
• Fixed an issue that created duplicates of the Penitent One while button-mashing during the cutest animation in the game. Please, keep petting that dog though, hes a really good boy.
• Fixed an issue where the Ash Mountain wouldnt slow down the Penitent One.
• Fixed an issue that caused Esdras to remain still and refuse to fight back.
• Fixed an issue that caused abandoned Penitences to remain marked as so, even after completing them in a later playthrough.

Penance Never Truly Ends...

That wraps today's patch notes! We hope these fixes bring blessings to your time in Cvstodia, thank you again for your patience and understanding whilst the team addressed what you fed back to us. Penitent be the heart!

[ 2020-08-24 11:04:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

And so the long night is severed. Dawn cometh. [previewyoutube=M_kGG-SD8oA;full][/previewyoutube] Dawn has arrived in the land of Cvstodia in Blasphemous: The Stir of Dawn, a free DLC available now for all owners of Blasphemous!

The Stir of Dawn - Patch Notes

To prepare you for your journey into True Torment we've compiled today's Patch Notes below for you. We've also included some extra context from Maikel Ortega, Game Designer on Blasphemous - you can spot his comments in italics!

True Torment: New Game+

• Ascend into True Torment after beating the game at least once.
• You will keep your items, Prayers and Mea Culpa abilities. Master them to advance through this harder version of the game.

After finishing the main game, you will now be able to Ascend into our New Game+ mode: True Torment. This means starting a new playthrough from the beginning, keeping all your unlocked skills, and equippable items such as Rosary Beads, Sword Hearts and Prayers. And you will need them! The difficulty has been carefully rebalanced to offer a greater challenge. Enemies will be tougher and much more deadly, so making full use of your arsenal is a must if you want to survive the True Torment.

The Penitence System

• Choose between one of three Penitences, and face even greater challenges that change the way you approach each playthrough.
• Only available during a True Torment playthrough.
• Successful Penitence completions have their rewards...

The Penitence of the Bleeding Heart is our homage to classic 8-bit titles like Castlevania where we have replaced the Penitent Ones lifebar with Health Orbs. Every hit you take will deplete one orb, and to keep things interesting, all enemies will respawn every time you come back to an area. So you will really need to learn their patterns if you want to stay alive!
The Penitence of the Unwavering Faith severely weakens your normal attacks with Mea Culpa, but adds constant Fervour regeneration! Prayers and abilities will be your main source of damage, so plan your build accordingly, and choose appropriate Rosary Beads and Sword Hearts!
And the final is the Penitence of the True Guilt by far the most punishing of the three. Choosing this Penitence will change your Bile Flasks into Azure Flasks where they will no longer replenish your health, but your fervour instead. And keeping yourself out of harms way is a must in this run, as you will lose all your Guilt Fragments and Tears of Atonement with a single death! Find a Confessor Statue, or retrieve your Fragment, or you will lose all those hard-earned tears too! Only true masters of Blasphemous combat will be able to rise to this challenge.

The Stir of Dawn Questline

• A completely new quest can be started buried deep in the innards of the Holy Line.
• Only available during a True Torment playthrough.

The Amanecidas - Ancient creatures, born and forgotten centuries ago, will wake up from the innards of Cvstodia and try to stop The Penitent One. Find Jibrael, their harbinger, during a True Torment run, and follow his instructions to challenge these gilded wardens of the Miracle. This new storyline includes five completely new boss fights, harder than any other youve faced before in Blasphemous.

Map Screen Overhaul

• The map has been completely redesigned and reworked.
• Custom markers can now be placed anywhere on the map.
• The map now features pixel perfect zoom.
• The percentage of area discovery is now visible in a corner.

Changes to the Core Game

NPC Changes

• A new NPC can be found close to Albero, in the Desecrated Cistern.
• The NPC Soledad has been reworked, and features fully voiced new dialog.
• The NPC Gmino has been reworked, and now features new sprites. His questline has been slightly tweaked.
• New dialog lines have been added to several NPCs and Bosses.

Fast Travel

• The Prie Dieu is now upgradeable, allowing for fast travel between the altars.
• Three new Teleports can now be found in Cvstodia.
• New areas and shortcuts have been added to the game.

Voiceover [previewyoutube=vKfree2PJ_A;full][/previewyoutube] As requested by many of our players from all around the world, we have added full Spanish VO, recorded by top notch voice actors and actresses. Our game is heavily inspired by our culture, so this was a no-brainer!

• Full Spanish voice-over has been added to the game. The voice-over language can be changed in the options menu.
• Some of the existing dialog has been recorded again with a new cast.

Misc

• A mysterious alms-box can be found inside the church in Albero.

New Executions

• Sister of the Charred Visage
• Spear of the Cathedra
• Guardainfante
• Lunatic
• Phalaris
• Wandering Sepulcher
• Carthos

Certain Penitent skills (Charge, Lunge & Counter attacks) will now stun these enemies when used at the right time, enabling an execution.

Art & Cutscenes

Art The following areas now feature new art assets:

• Wasteland of the Buried Churches
• Mercy Dreams
• Grievance Ascends
• Patio of the Silent Steps
• Bridge of the Three Calvaries
• Ferrous Tree
• Wall of the Holy Prohibitions

New dwellers can be found in town, including a completely pettable and very good boy.
Some sprites, including the player's, now feature colour adjustments to better integrate in certain areas. New animations have also been added to the Penitent One. Cutscenes

• New animated cutscenes have been added to the game.
• A new intro cutscene has been added.
• Balance, Quality of Life changes:

Balance Changes: Prayers & Enemies

As a game designer, fine tuning the experience you players will face in our game is always our main priority. This is why we took our time to create a satisfying True Torment mode, but also revisited the base game! Lots of Prayers, Rosary Beads, and even player skills have been revisited, tweaked, and, in some cases, made some pretty big changes. Summon an army of Cherubs with the improved Campanilleros Prayer, or stun your foes with a perfectly timed Sacred Onslaught to the face, leaving them open for a gruesome execution. Prayers

• Damage and fervour costs have been tweaked.
• Several prayers feature visual improvements.
• Prayer behaviour is more consistent and solid.

Enemies

• A few enemies have been revisited, and now feature better anticipation and recovery times.
• The behaviuor of some enemies has been improved to create a better combat experience. Less unfair situations, smoother and more satisfying combat.

Abilities & Attacks

• The player hitbox and damage areas have been tweaked to ensure combat feels fair.
• The charged and lunge attack have been revisited and can now stun enemies in certain situations.
• The ranged attack damage and cost have been rebalanced. Damage now scales with Mea Culpa level.

The Amanecidas Await...

That wraps up today's patch notes! We're incredibly excited for you all to experience this free new content for Blasphemous. Oh and one last word from Maikel: If youre new to Blasphemous, or a veteran pilgrim, Im sure you will deeply enjoy your travels to the updated world of Cvstodia. Sorrowful be the heart. https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/

[ 2020-08-04 11:19:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, Following on from our Torment, Penitence and Amanecidas post earlier this week we wanted to take the opportunity to share even more with you on whats coming in The Stir of Dawn! When creating The Stir of Dawn the team were keen to read through player and community feedback to see what you really enjoyed about your Blasphemous playthrough, as well as what you thought could be further built upon or adjusted to improve your experience with the game. The team spent a lot of time discussing what we learnt from the community and where possible we have implemented it into The Stir of Dawn! To begin, lets start with one of the most commonly requested feature updates - The Map!

Map Overhaul & New Features

Rejoice, the map screen you currently know has been fully overhauled!
When looking at how to improve the map for The Stir of Dawn we approached it from the angle of improving overall usage, readability, practicality and usefulness to the player. We are pleased to confirm the following features in the map overhaul:

• Complete rework of the old screen - Out with the old, in with the new!
• Tile Resolutions - Choose between different handmade tile resolutions to get your ideal setting.
• Map Markers - Manually mark points of interest and other useful locations to aid you in your journey through Cvstodia.
• Map Completion - Wonder no more! The percentage of rooms completed will be visible on the map.

Now weve revealed the new map and how it works, let's take a look at another hotly requested improvement - expanded fast travel!

New Warp Points & Shortcuts!

Warp Points Upon installing The Stir of Dawn update new fast travel options will be available to all players whether theyre playing on New Game or New Game+ modes. On top of the existing fast travel system, players will now be able to upgrade the Prie Dieu altars throughout Cvstodia. Upon doing so they will gain a new look, activating the ability to travel between any previously visited Prie Dieu altars.
This new feature offers a lot of versatility and travel options, minimising excess backtracking and allowing you even more freedom to explore the map. Shortcuts Whispers travel through the townsfolk of Abero, rumours of new shortcuts that are on the cusp of being discovered by the keen eyes of the Penitent One These new shortcuts which well be leaving for you to discover allow for some natural transitions between certain areas to aid you in your travels, if you can find them that is!

Prayer Buffs, Enemy Behaviour and Passive Effects!

Prayers Most of the Prayers in the game have received blessing from the Miracle, increasing their damage or effects for the Penitent One. To reflect these changes their costs have also been tweaked. You should also notice some new visual flair for them too! Rosary Beads, Sword Hearts and Ranged Attack! During our own pilgrimages through Cvstodia we noticed that some of the Sword Hearts and Rosary Beads werent applying their bonuses as intended. This has now been fixed! Weve also given the Penitent Ones ranged attack some attention, rebalancing it so that it now scales in damage and cost based on Mea Culpas level. Enemy Behaviour & Executions Whilst going through your feedback we saw that some players, whilst enjoying the combat, felt that more could be done to make it feel smoother, more responsive and fairer. In The Stir of Dawn weve revisited some enemies who will now feature better anticipation and recovery times. On top of this weve already updated the behaviour of some enemies to create a better combat experience that will feel smoother and reduce the occurrence of situations where the player feels they were beaten unfairly. To further highlight the importance of the above point we have also adjusted the player hitbox to make combat fairer and reward skilful / risky plays!
We were really pleased to see how popular executions have been for everyone. We also saw how many of you wanted to see more instances of them, so weve added a new mechanic that will allow you to instigate an execution through skilled use of your abilities. On top of the existing system, Charged and Lunged attacks can now stun enemies in certain situations, such as a counter attack or striking a foe during the wind up of their attack. Please note, this stun mechanic only works on enemies that can be executed!

Environmental Improvements

Before we sign-off for the weekend and head towards Dawn, we also wanted to highlight that many areas of Cvstodia have received a visual update. We dont want to spoil these as we think youll greatly enjoy seeing as the world has evolved, with new furniture, decorations and background NPCs really bringing the world alive. We will leave a little peek for you below though
Penitent be the heart.

[ 2020-07-31 16:17:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, As many of you know, The Stir of Dawn free DLC comes to Blasphemous for all players on August 4th. To prepare you for what awaits in the dark, forgotten corners of Cvstodia well be sharing some behind the scenes looks on the run up to launch. This will include new content, quality of life improvements, balancing and more! To start things off on your journey toward Dawn we will be focusing on the following for todays post:

• New Game+ - True Torment Mode
• The Penitence System
• New Bosses - The Amanecidas
• New NPCs

Whilst we shall be sharing useful information from our tomes of forbidden knowledge, we will be leaving some surprises and secrets for you to discover as you play through The Stir of Dawn yourself [previewyoutube=9QdGzJhunb4;full][/previewyoutube]

New Game+ - True Torment Mode

SPOILER WARNING - GAMEPLAY & BOSS DETAILS New Game+ comes to Blasphemous in The Stir of Dawn, giving the penitent amongst us the opportunity to play through the whole game again with a greater challenge! Enemies will:

• Deal more damage to you.
• Be able to take more damage from you.
• Feature better anticipation and recovery times (Also in NG).
• Improved behavior to create smoother combat and less unfairness (Also in NG).

But fear not! Whilst your foes have grown stronger, so have you! When starting a True Torment playthrough the Penitent One will start with the following upgrades from your previous playthrough:

• All Mea Culpa upgrades earned
• All Sword Hearts collected
• All Rosary Beads collected
• All Prayers unlocked

Just as the Miracle gives, it takes away - The Penitent One will start NG+ with their base levels of Health, Fervour and Bile Flasks. In order to restore these precious resources to their former glory you will have to venture out and reclaim them once again!

The Penitence System

Shortly after awakening in NG+ you will be offered a choice. The Miracle will bestow upon you the choice of the Three Penitences. Each penitence offers a set of handicaps and bonuses that lets you experience and play through blasphemous in a different way. These will offer a greater challenge that changes the rules of the game Penitence of the Unwavering Faith For those looking to have a more Prayer focused, caster style build.

• Melee attacks are half as effective.
• Fervour regenerates over time.
• Taking damage will reduce your fervour stocks.

Penitence of the Bleeding Heart For those that relish combat and do not fear death.

• Your HP bar is replaced by Life Orbs.
• Taking damage will remove an orb.
• Bile Flasks will replenish multiple orbs over time.
• Taking damage during the healing process will halt it.
• Enemies will respawn every time you reenter a room.

Penitence of the True Guilt For those that see failure as unacceptable.

• Upon death, all Tears of Atonement are placed on your Guilt Fragment.
• Falling in battle will maximise your Guilt Level.
• Bile Flasks do not heal you, but instead refill your Fervour.

But then, penitence has its rewards Those that manage to embrace their chosen penance and prevail will be rewarded with a new skin as well as a powerful, unique Rosary Bead that both share the theme of said penance. Each penance has its own set of rewards. Will you earn them all?

New Bosses & NPCs

The Amanecidas - New Game+ & The Stir of Dawn questline only
The Amanecidas are ancient guardians of the Miracle, resting underground in their gilded sepulchers buried throughout Cvstodia. They present the greatest challenges in the game and will push the Penitent One to their limit

• Each Amanecidas wields a different weapon and moveset.
• New animated cutscenes are attached to them.
• Each feature a set of hand-crafted animations that rival that of the Penitent One.
• Get ready for new mechanics, moves and attacks never seen in the game before!
• Fight and defeat them all to face their master and engage in the most difficult boss fight in the game...

Much like the three penitences, besting the Amanecidas and their master will earn the Penitent One powerful gifts. What they are, you will have to find out New NPCs From August 4th you will encounter new NPCs throughout Cvstodia. All of them will be available in NG+, however some will be absent in your NG (first) playthrough as they are directly linked to The Stir of Dawn DLC which is only available in NG+. You may have spotted the new NPCs in the trailer or in our recent Spanish VO post, but to keep the mystery and reward of discovery were only going into detail about two of them today. Jibrael
Jibrael is the condemned harbinger of the Amanecidas and a key NPC in The Stir of Dawn questline. You will meet Jibrael early on in your NG+ playthrough, if you find him, and by interacting with him you will begin the DLC questline. Keep an eye out for Jibrael as you progress through NG+ as only they and they alone can awake the Amanecidas from their slumber for you to challenge. Alberos Newest Resident! The Penitent Ones pilgrimage is arduous and wrought with suffering and danger, but when The Stir of Dawn arrives so will some comfort in the form of a furry friend
This particular resident of Albero will appear for particularly lucky Penitent Ones, so if they do be sure to take a moment to give them a pet or two, or three, or twelve

Friday 31st July - Next Post Details

That wraps things up on our New Game+, Penitence System and Boss / NPC overview, but theres more to come! Well be creating another post on Friday that will detail:

• Community feedback and how weve put it into action.
• New map & expanded fast travel system.
• Enemy & Prayer rebalancing.
• Further gameplay and quality of life improvements.

Penitent be the heart.

[ 2020-07-29 16:15:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, Welcome to the first of our community blog posts that will focus on giving you an insight into different areas of the new content that will be arriving in The Stir of Dawn. The Miracle willed that the first of these four posts would focus on something the team are very excited to bring to Blasphemous, full Spanish voice acting for all speaking characters. Below you will find a series of short videos that introduces some of the Voice Actors and shows their incredible work in action, including brand new characters that appear in The Stir of Dawn DLC! Friend and foe alike await you below...

Meet the Cast!

Rafael de Azcrraga (@AzcarragaDe) - Pontiff Escribar Rafael has been incredibly active in video games since 2002! Fans of God of War will recognise his voice as Kratos in the latest entry of the God of War saga. Heed his words, lest he bless you forever in death... [previewyoutube=81-I1K9guv0;full][/previewyoutube] Mario Garca (@Mario_Garrcia) - Esdras and Jocinero A popular actor who is active on Social Media. His voice acting career is parallel to Tom Holland's, who he has voiced since they both were kids. Mario has been the voice of Spiderman in the latest movies and in PS4's Spiderman as well. [previewyoutube=H5697zK1t_4;full][/previewyoutube] Laura Pastor (@laurapastor89) - Young Viridiana Well known for her voice in movies like The Incredibles (Violet Parr), How to Train your Dragon (Astrid), Frozen (Anna). Lauras other characters include Ladybug and Hermione Granger. PENITENTE! [previewyoutube=nfZkpinx4F0;full][/previewyoutube] Inma Font - Candelaria Heralding from the South of Spain. Her powerful and cracked voice easily reminds listeners of a flamenco singer. Inma is known for voicing multiple Dragon Ball Z characters! [previewyoutube=OlPkDPU3uCI;full][/previewyoutube] Claudio Serrano (@ClaudioSensasao) - Gmino and Jibrael Claudio is active in social media and loved by the gamer community. Well known for being Batman in all Christian and Ben Affleck movies, including all video games and LEGO products. He was also Otto in The Simpsons. He works a lot on videogames and keeps a close relationship with the Spanish video game industry and specialised press. He was also Days Gone main character, Deacon and Altair in the first Assassin's Creed. [previewyoutube=9y4hH2iKuzE;full][/previewyoutube] Laura Monedero (@LMonederoR) - Pious Woman and Golden Face Laura's dubbing career has exploded recently with incredible roles such as Spider-Gwen, Captain Marvel, Nala in the latest The Lion King movie, Seladon in "The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance". She was also Mipha in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. [previewyoutube=fL7ZLy4tK40;full][/previewyoutube] Ramn de Arana (@RaymonDeArana) - Nacimiento Fans of God of War will recognise Ramn as Atreus from 2018' God of War! BOY! [previewyoutube=cMxoEGZaKTM;full][/previewyoutube] Alfonso Valls - Diosdado Alfonso has also voiced Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid), Gangplank (League of Legends), Coach (Left 4 Dead 2), Ed O'Neill in "Married with Children" and he's the recurring Castilian voice of actors like Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews or Josh Brolin. [previewyoutube=9biqiUtpTNw;full][/previewyoutube] Jordi Boixaderas - Deogracias Before voicing Deogracias, Jordis most recent contribution has been voicing Bayek from Assassin's Creed Origins, but he's also well known for voicing Hollywood stars like Russell Crowe, Sean Bean, Dwayne Johnson "The Rock"or Daniel Craig. He nailed Leonidas in 300 and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator. Penance never truly ends... [previewyoutube=nzEsAv_v6o8;full][/previewyoutube] The Stir of Dawn will also feature Sandra Villa as Altasgracias, Juan Fernndez as Cleofs and even more talented actors! You'll just have to explore Cvstodia to discover them...

Onward to Dawn!

We hope you enjoyed a first full listen at some of the Spanish voice acting that will be available when The Stir of Dawn arrives on August 4th. All players are free to use both the updated English and new Spanish voices, which can be changed in your game settings. Join us again next week when we'll be sharing details on True Torment NG+, the Penitence System and more...

[ 2020-07-24 15:11:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, You have been patient and pious since the announcement of free DLC coming to Blasphemous at the end of last year. Now today we are very excited to share that on August 4th you'll be returning to Cvstodia in 'The Stir of Dawn', a free DLC for all owners of Blasphemous... Initially planned for earlier on in the year, the team instead decided to further expand on their initial plans following community feedback to create a DLC truly worthy for those that take on the mantle of The Penitent One. By the blessings of The Miracle that time is now upon us as The Penitent One awakens an ancestral power long forgotten by the Miracle... [previewyoutube=9QdGzJhunb4;full][/previewyoutube] The Stir of Dawn will take the Blasphemous experience to the next level with:

• New Game+
• A new, optional 'Three Penitence' system.
• New storylines, NPCs, bosses, enemies and areas to discover.
• New Executions & Counter attack mechanic.
• Revamped map system with more fast travel locations.
• New items, animations and level art reworks.
• Updated voice acting, including a full Spanish language option.
• Balance changes including: Buffed Prayers, Rosary Bead & Sword Heart updates plus enemy tweaks!

And more!
Each week on the run up to launch we'll be delving deeper into what awaits you in The Stir of Dawn DLC with News Posts here on Steam that will share a behind the scenes look from the Developers at some of the new mechanics and features you'll be encountering come August 4th. The Amanecidas of the Miracle await you...

[ 2020-07-20 16:18:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, Today we come to you with a blessing in the form of a 40% discount on the cost of Blasphemous during the Team17 Steam Publisher Sale. For those yet to take their vow of silence and raise Mea Culpa as The Penitent One, much awaits you... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVB8TAILYc Act with haste for this discount will not be around for long. https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/ See the full Team17 publisher sale here. For those who have already joined the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow, know that your patience will soon be rewarded as we prepare to reveal more about the free DLC coming soon to all Blasphemous owners. Whilst we have been quiet on what this DLC will contain, let it be known that soon we'll be getting... straight to the point.

[ 2020-05-28 17:00:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone, We hope you're all having a great start to 2020! Today we're just dropping a small hotfix to address a couple of issues that we've been able to fix whilst we work on that free DLC we teased at the end of last year. Check out the change list below:

• Fixed a bug where on some occasions, the top floor of the Archcatedral Rooftops could be reached without obtaining the third mask.
• Fixed a bug where certain controllers would not retain their button re-bindings after restarting the game.
• Fixed a bug where if the player collected all cherubs before visiting Jocinero for the first time, they would not receive the rewards.

We're continuing to keep an eye on your feedback and bug reports, so don't worry if a bug you've reported hasn't been squished in today's hotfix - chances are we're working on it! Speak soon, Penitent Ones.

[ 2020-01-16 16:18:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone!
I'm Maikel, from the design team at Blasphemous. I just wanted to take this chance to thank you all out there, on behalf of the whole team at The Game Kitchen. When we started this project, back in 2017, we couldn't imagine this getting so much attention. Not even close! The amount of love and support that Blasphemous has got after we released it 3 months ago it's astounding. We owe you a lot, and that's why we wanted to share some things with you.
Last week, Blasphemous got not one, but two awards at the Fun & Serious game festival! We were nominated alongside really awesome games, so it's an incredible honor to bring these awards home. But more importantly, and as you might already imagine after reading the post title, we've been working really hard in some juicy tweaks and changes. The last patches were focused on fixing stuff that was broken and squashing bugs. But this one, the biggest update in Blasphemous so far, it's focused on YOUR feedback. We've been listening and reading your comments on the steam forums, reddit, twitter, your emails... You name it. We've had little time to reply to most of you (as there were a lot!), but we've been busy working! With this patch, we tried to make Blasphemous feel better and more accessible than ever, refining and polishing the experience as much as possible without actually changing the core game. Without further ado, I'll leave you with the patch notes. Stay until the end! The Game Kitchen.

Patch 2

Platforming improvements

These improvements were made thanks to feedback from you, our players. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their experiences on platforming in Blasphemous, we hope you enjoy these changes.

• Collision detection during jumps tweaked to improve jump feeling.
• Jumping in mid-air is now possible for a few frames after running off a platform (Coyote time / ghost jump).
• Grab cancel action added.
• The Penitent One is now be able to jump off walls, ledges and ladders by pressing the Grab cancel action.
• The Penitent One still can hold down to fall while hanging from a ledge, but the holding time has been adjusted.
• The Penitent One will only climb a ledge if the players press Up, to prevent accidental climbing.
• Damage while wall climbing now doesn't prevent further wall climbing. Before it was only available after touching the ground again.

New controls screen

The new controller screen was rebuilt from the ground up, including a much wider range of controller compatibility. Wholl be the first person to achieve true penance using a steering wheel setup? On a more serious note we hope these widened options provide more accessibility for those with different controller wants and needs.

• Extended controller support. Even playing with a dance mat is possible!
• Mouse buttons and swipe gestures added.
• Improved control screen UI.
• Every action is now rebindable.
• Button tooltips are shown correctly after rebinding actions in every UI screen.

Moving platforms rework

Following some comments wed seen here on the forums and social media, the team made some changes to reduce player downtime in areas that include moving platforms. This should maintain a challenge for players, without the slow down in pace.

• Fixed a collision issue that made some players go through them on certain jumps.
• Added and reworked some annoying moving platforms to shorten wait times and improve level navigation.
• Iterated a few areas featuring moving platforms, to improve platforming and navigation, and make wait times shorter.

Localization

• Added full Japanese language support.
• Fixed several typos in different languages.

Player fixes and changes

• Fixed a bug that caused TPO to pass through walls in certain jump conditions.
• Removed ladder landing screen shake effect
• Fixed a bug that caused falling attacks to continually loop in rare situations.
• Improved Weight of Sin timing.

Level changes

• Improved navigation in shortcut between Sleeping Canvases and Mercy Dreams (The infamous room full of spikes!)
• Slight geometry tweaks in Wasteland of the Buried Churches and Archcathedral Rooftops.

Guilt Fragment placement fixes

• All spike traps have been corrected to prevent a strange behaviour forcing guilt fragments to appear in Albero.
• Fixed a bug that caused Guilt Fragments to get stuck in between scenes under the elevator at Library of Negated Words sometimes.
• Fixed a bug that caused Guilt Fragment appearing right in front of the burning tree on Perpetva's fight to be impossible to retrieve.

Graphical fixes

• Damage effects and other Vfx were not being shown on PC builds.
• Reflections were not working in scenes like the Halite Lake and the dark room after Melquiades.
• Fixed level sprites.
• Added decorative sprites of wax below red and blue candles on scenes.
• Socorro's animation loops fixed.
• When using a controller to exit the teleport menu, TPO didn't make an exit animation and remained invisible.
• Fix snow falling inside screen space (Mountains).
• Fixed door sprites clipping through the penitent one in Wasteland of Buried Churches.
• Fixed an issue with the Retribution animation
• In certain locations, the head of The Penitent One could be seen sticking out when falling down a pit.

Softlock fixes

• The Great Elevator in Archcathedral Rooftops could cause a softlock
• Interacting with Our Lady of the Six Sorrows a second time could cause a softlock
• Dying when falling through a pit with the inventory open could cause a softlock

Level fixes

• Mea Culpa level could be increased several times at the same shrine.
• The Penitent One could be hit while resting on a certain Prie Dieu.
• Fixed transitions to a few screens in which enemies will start attacking The Penitent One if the loading time took too long.
• Players could bypass abyss deathtraps when falling into them using the Weight of Sin skill.
• Removed an extra blue candle on Engracias' room that shouldn't be there.
• Fixed transitions where TPO would be facing the opposite direction they came from.
• Hanging chains of giant clapper in Jondo sometimes disappeared when they shouldn't
• Fixed Penitent One falling off the world when sliding through the door of the Bridge of the Three Calvaries.

Storyline/NPC fixes

• Duplicated Golden Thimble on gemino quest.
• Shroud of Dreamt Sin could be lost on force quit.
• Altasgracias' Egg could be lost on force quit.
• Escribar cutscene 3 doesn't show properly sometimes.
• Viridiana can be exploited if TPO leaves the boss room before she vanishes.
• Offering the 3rd mask to the Elevator and force quitting won't let the player access the fourth level.
• Fixed an issue that caused the last conversation with Our Lady of Our Six Sorrows to never be played.

Item fixes

• Chalice of Inverted Verses couldn't be refilled in certain conditions.
• Chalice of Inverted Verses empties itself after the pontiff cutscenes.

Bosses fixes

• Our Lady of the Charred Visage's laser could still fire and doesn't disappear even after she's dead, and still deals damage.
• Players could skip fighting Quirce using air impulse to reach the other side of the gap that led to his battle.
• Fixed Warden of the Silent Sorrow collider.
• The Penitent One will appear and perform the execution animation from both sides of Crisanta.

Enemy fixes

• Monfrgora errors fixed.
• Tizona flickering fixed.
• Amargura collider issues fixed. Improved hitbox.
• Guardainfante shockwave animation fix.
• Fixed Wraith enemy and projectile colliders.

Misc fixes

• Fixed flasks refilling after defeating Ten Piedad and Charred Visage bosses due to an outdated saving state script.
• Mouse is now hidden by default.
• Map icon location fixes.

Credits fixes

Backer credits updated and fixed.

Credits updated. Just in case any console players are also here, this patch will be coming to all other platforms in the new year.

Giving you Penitent Ones out there many reasons to revisit Cvstodia in 2020!

Your journey of penance is far from over...
Were excited to share that the first free DLC for Blasphemous will be coming in early 2020
More details coming very soon!

[ 2019-12-17 14:09:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Sinners, We come to you on this day by the will of The Miracle! It calls to you, its faithful flock to act with great haste in The Steam Awards 2019... Step forward and vote for Blasphemous in "The Best Game You Suck At Award" category! You can do so by simply clicking the vote button at the top of this page. Whether you've been torn apart by the monstrous corruptions that stalk Cvstodia, met a grizzly end in a pit trap or been felled by members of The Anointed Legion, you have got back up every time - nothing shall stop you from ending the cycle and proving your worth to The Miracle. Sometimes you suck, but it is lesson to be added to your arsenal on your righteous journey. After all, what is penance without suffering?
Voting closes December 3rd at 10am PST / 6pm GMT / 8pm CEST. Thank you for your support everyone, we'll have some news on our next patch soon as well as what you can look forward to in 2020!

[ 2019-12-03 11:55:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Sinners, As we work on upcoming patches and new content for Blasphemous weve been taking note of everyones feedback, seeing what you like and what you feel could do with some extra attention. Recently the team took to Reddit to share our thoughts and what were looking to do in the near future, so we thought wed share it with everyone here on Steam too! Please give a warm welcome to Enrique, Lead Level Designer on Blasphemous and bringer of platforming answers Platforming, guilt and those spike pits Hi, I'm the main level designer for Blasphemous and I want to take this opportunity to talk about some of the feedback weve been seeing around certain elements of the game. Guilt Fragments left in spike pits I hate this bug as much as you do, guys, I really do! Luckily when we discovered it there were workarounds that could "patch" this issue under the current game terms - Killing bosses and using confessors would retrieve all lost guilt fragments, including the ones that were misplaced in spike pits or other hard to reach places. Why and how does this happen? Well the reason is simple: Guilt Fragments record constantly safe positions on solid ground to remember where to spawn if the player dies. The problem was that, when dying on spikes, physics where still enabled, the Penitent One was still affected by gravity and sometimes it recorded the ground under the spikes as a safe position. This is what caused the issue. Thankfully for everyone here on Steam, this has already been patched with the console version on the way along with several other important fixes found after release thanks to you, the community. Platforming, ladders and nailing that jump For patch 1.0.10 we're aiming for a big update on how platforming feels in Blasphemous. Not only will it improve how you land, but also how jumping works. When looking further into how these actions worked we found small but very important problems when performing these two actions. Navigating jumping puzzles and challenging areas should feel much smoother once this patch is live. We feel that these changes will have a big impact on the sense of unfairness that platforming could have in Blasphemous, making deaths feel deserved rather than cheap. Punishment - Straight to the point! If you ask me, spikes are not the problem: the punishment for falling on them is, and especially when players don't feel that is their fault. In the case of spike deaths, instakills feels like a really mean punishment, even if the player can retrieve their guilt and keep their Tears of Atonement. We're still committed to keeping instakill as part of the experience, but we're considering a few ways to ease the player's frustration around this particular trap. Weve noticed that most of the reviews for Blasphemous include a mention of the spike traps and platforming in the list of negatives about our game. They are actually what lowered our review score in most cases. This is why we wanted to do something about it as soon as possible, were watching, were listening and were taking action! So yeah, message received! We'll do our best to keep improving and building upon the foundations of Blasphemous. Thank you all for your continued feedback and support.

[ 2019-10-22 12:55:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Our Steam publisher sale is now live, offering up to 80% on various games, DLC and even soundtracks!

Click here to check out what's on offer! Included in this sale are the recently released Blasphemous and Overcooked! 2 'Carnival of Chaos' DLC, early access titles Hell Let Loose and Monster Sanctuary AND some of our older classic titles too! Happy gaming!

[ 2019-10-16 14:22:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sinners, Following Patch 1 weve continued to collate your bug reports and feedback, thank you for sharing them with us. Thanks to your efforts weve worked with righteous fury to address them and as such have a hotfix to address more issues ahead of our next formal patch.

Hotfix 1 Notes

• Fixed a bug affecting player upgrades (HP, fervour, flasks, etc) after talking to certain NPCs
• Fixed a bug where the player sometimes couldnt receive the Cord of the True Burying from Lvdovico.
• Completing the game with Ending A now also unlocks the Ending B skin!
• Fixed a bug where the player could get stuck on ledges next to movable platforms.
• Fixed a bug where His Holiness Escribar could be damaged before the start of the battle.
• Fixed a bug where there could be a softlock after calling the elevator from the Archcathedral Rooftops.
• Fixed a bug where the elevator from the Archcathedral Rooftops could push the player inside the ground.
• Fixed a bug where the Incorrupt Hand relic still rang after destroying a secret wall.
• Fixed a bug where certain enemies in Grievance Ascends were unable to be damaged for several seconds after respawning.
• Fixed a bug where there was a missing ledge grab inside Redento's challenge in Brotherhood.
• Fixed a gap in the map in Grievance Ascends.

We hope this hotfix is like a hymn to your ears! Thank you for your ongoing support of Blasphemous, it means a lot to us!

[ 2019-10-03 09:04:12 CET ] [ Original post ]