Blade Chimera
In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously…
Blade Chimera is an indie developed by Team Ladybug, released 16 January 2025 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Blade Chimera is
Blade Chimera is an indie game developed by Team Ladybug and released in 2025. It was published by PLAYISM. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the year 20XX, cities were suddenly flooded with demons in the form of monsters and spirits that suddenly appeared in the city, sparking an all-out Demon War. Even now, more than 30 years later, demons still roam the streets and harm humans wherever they go.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 25 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Blade Chimera holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo or higher, 2 GB RAM and Open GL compliant video card. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Blade Chimera launched on 16 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Eternal Strands and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Eternal Strands, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Blade Chimera yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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