The Game Kitchen · 2019
Blasphemous
Session Respect Score
"Brutal 2D action-platformer with deep lore and challenging combat."
Minimum session
20 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Hard to resume
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Intense
Session structure
Open-ended
Where to play
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Platforms
PlayStation 4, Android, PC / Windows, iOS, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Age Rating
About
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses, who are all ready to rip your limbs off. Locate and equip relics, rosary beads and prayers that call on the powers of the heavens to aid you in your quest to break your eternal damnation.
A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle. Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the or…
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Where to play
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More in the Blasphemous series
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Android, PC / Windows, iOS, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Age Rating
Blasphemous — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Blasphemous take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Blasphemous is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Blasphemous?
- Blasphemous uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Blasphemous pressure you to keep playing?
- Blasphemous has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Blasphemous's Session Respect Score?
- Blasphemous has a Session Respect Score of 6.2/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.