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Blades For Hire Joins Sword Celebration! Playtest Sign-Ups Are Open!

Blades For Hire · published 1 Sep 2025, 21:20 UTC

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Hello!
From September 1 to 8, 2025, Blades For Hire is taking part in Sword Celebration — a special Steam festival dedicated to sword-focused games.

You are not a hero. You are a contractor, managing a guild with blade and calculation. Experience the demo and immerse yourself in a world where morality has a price and survival is everything.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180010/Blades_For_Hire_Demo/

Add the game to your wishlist so you don’t miss the upcoming full release and special offers!

PLAYTEST SIGN-UPS ARE NOW OPEN!

Sign up for the playtest now and later you’ll be able to receive a unique reward in the form of a sword and armor.
We’ll share more details in a separate announcement.

INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLISHER

Discover new worlds, fresh ideas, and unique atmospheres in other games, each of which showcases the power of the sword and the spirit of adventure in its own way.

Test yourself in a hardcore role-playing game with a nonlinear story and survival elements.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/687800/Heads_Will_Roll_Reforged/

Sign up for the playtests and explore a surreal world alongside a drunken alpaca!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1820100/DREAMOUT/

Immerse yourself in turn-based strategy with RPG elements in the spirit of Heroes of Might and Magic. The demo is available now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779310/Stones_Keeper_II_Chaos_Lord/

Hardcore battles in the style of Dark Souls, a variety of deadly swords and weapons, a dark atmosphere, and challenges worthy of true warriors.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139840/Skelethrone_The_Chronicles_of_Ericona/

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