Bloodthief

Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through medieval dungeons and castles and learn what…

100 22 September 2025

Indie Action

Bloodthief is an indie developed by Blargis, released 22 September 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 4 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Bloodthief is

Bloodthief is an indie game developed by Blargis and released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through medieval dungeons and castles and learn what dark secrets lie beneath the surface.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 22 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Bloodthief holds a critic score of 100 out of 100. That places it above 100% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 22 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.4GHZ Quad Core Or Higher, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 10 series Or Equivalent (Vulkan or DirectX 12 Support Required). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Bloodthief launched on 22 September 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Silent Hill f. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill f.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bloodthief yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Bloodthief — frequently asked questions

When did Bloodthief come out?

Bloodthief was released on 22 September 2025 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Bloodthief?

At minimum, Bloodthief needs 2.4GHZ Quad Core Or Higher, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 10 series Or Equivalent (Vulkan or DirectX 12 Support Required) graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Bloodthief?

The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Bloodthief have controller support?

Partly. Steam lists partial controller support for Bloodthief, which usually means some menus or modes still need a mouse and keyboard.

Can you play Bloodthief on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Bloodthief; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Bloodthief on Linux?

Yes. Steam sells a native Linux version of Bloodthief.

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