
- 45/100
- Critics1 review
- 53/100
- Metacritic13 critic reviews
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 30/100
- Player reviews
- 57% positive127 reviews
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$19.99
Where to get it

2024 · Triple Hill Interactive · Fighting · Indie
Die by the Blade
Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!
- Released
- 16 May 2024
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4WindowsPlayStation 5Xbox One
- Genres
- FightingIndie
- Developers
- Triple Hill Interactive
- Publishers
- Grindstone
- Modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Features
- Cross-platform multiplayerFamily SharingFull controller supportMulti-playerOnline PvPPvPShared/split-screenShared/split-screen PvPSteam CloudSteam achievements
›Story
Die by the Blade does not use the concept of healthpoints and healthbar. Just as in real life, any hit delivered is painful. The game is built on a realistic battle system which emphasizes weapon positioning for defending yourself. A clean hit to the any vital area will result in an instant death. This system will help you to absorb your mistakes and give you a chance to mount a comeback needed for victory.
Since every fight in Die by the Blade has different feel and difficulty, you can choose how many lives will be part of the round and then you can easily adapt to the difficulty of each fight for yourself. One to three lives result in high tension fights which might be sometimes based on luck and one random win can affect the whole result of the match. Five to seven lives fights are a bit more relaxed.
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