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Blood of Steel

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

"Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!

What works

  • Skill-based and strategic gameplay
  • Free-to-play with fair monetization
  • Unique blend of rts and action combat
  • Historical heroes and diverse units
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Small and declining player base
  • Matchmaking issues and bots
  • Clunky ui and dated graphics
  • Toxic community chat reported
  • Confusing monetization and currency systems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Enlisted

  • Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • SpellForce 3 Versus Edition

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Holdfast: Nations At War

More dominating

Games that feels like Blood of Steel but with more domination over others

  • Conqueror's Blade

  • Age of Wonders III

  • Havenhold

  • Chivalry 2

  • Blood Strike

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Blood of Steel but with less imaginative fiction

  • Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

  • Company of Heroes

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition

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Blood of Steel: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026