Blasphemous (video game)

Blasphemous
Developer(s)The Game Kitchen
Publisher(s)Team17
Director(s)Enrique Cabeza
Producer(s)Mauricio García
Designer(s)
  • Enrique Colinet
  • Maikel Ortega
  • Andrés Rodero
Programmer(s)
  • Francisco Ureña
  • Jose Arias
  • Santiago García
Writer(s)
  • Enrique Cabeza
  • Maikel Ortega
Composer(s)Carlos Viola[1]
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows, Switch, PS4, Xbox One
  • 10 September 2019
  • Linux, macOS
  • 21 September 2020
  • Luna
  • 20 October 2020
Genre(s)Metroidvania
Mode(s)Single-player

Blasphemous is a Metroidvania video game developed by Spanish studio The Game Kitchen[2] and published by Team17. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on 10 September 2019,[3] with Warp Digital handling the console ports. Versions for macOS and Linux were released on 21 September 2020.[4] A version for Amazon Luna was released on 20 October 2020.[5] It began as a Kickstarter campaign in 2017.[6] A sequel, titled Blasphemous 2, was released on 24 August 2023.[7]

  1. ^ "The creator of brutal platformer Blasphemous, out this week on PS4, reveals its real-world inspirations". Playstation.Blog. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ Brugat, Marc (10 September 2019). "Blasphemous: ya está disponible uno de los videojuegos españoles más esperados del año" [Blasphemous: one of the most anticipated Spanish video games of the year is now available]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ Wales, Matt (19 August 2019). "Gorgeous gothic action-platformer Blasphemous gets September release date". Eurogamer. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Blasphemous Birthday Stream Today & Mac and Linux Versions Monday!". Steam. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (20 October 2020). "Hands-on with Amazon's Luna game streaming service". The Verge. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Blasphemous: Dark and brutal 2D non linear platformer". Kickstarter. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ^ Romano, Sal (26 August 2021). "Blasphemous 'Wounds of Eventide' update launches December 9; Blasphemous II anounced [sic]". Gematsu. Retrieved 28 July 2022.