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Blood Spear Dev · 2021 · Windows

Steam: 95 % positive of 2,382 reviews, as of Oct 28

Blood Spear is a unique ranged action-adventure student game in which you play as a demonic spear. Emerging from a deep slumber, you are thirsty for blood. Throw with precision to impale and defeat powerful foes inside grandiose environments where a long-coveted power lies.

24 games that play like Blood Spear and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Blasphemous, VOIN and Bloodthief.

Player tags

  • Violent
  • Indie
  • Gore
  • Atmospheric
  • Souls-like
  • Third-Person Shooter
  • Action-Adventure
  • Combat
Map region: Action RPGs & Soulslikes
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players who want a short, inventive Souls-like praise its spear-throwing combat and atmosphere, but most agree it is brief and want a full game.

Most players recommend Blood Spear, and many praise its core idea: a blood-hungry spear that is thrown rather than swung, with no melee and a revive system where you take over a new body after death. Players often call the combat fresh, the visuals and sound strong for a small team, and the atmosphere grim and effective. The main complaint is length: it takes roughly thirty to fifty minutes, so many players feel it is more a demo than a finished game. Some say it is too easy, that the boss can heal quickly, or that the ranged-only combat becomes repetitive and crowded. Others report technical problems such as low frame rates, a broken vsync option, and unclear objectives. Reviews from the last year lean more positive than the older ones, but the review selection shows few recent entries.

Praised

  • Unique spear combat

    Players enjoy throwing, charging and shattering the spear, which feels different from typical Souls-like melee.

    Many players
  • Atmosphere and presentation

    Reviewers praise the grim mood, the audio design and the visuals, especially given the small team behind the game.

    Many players
  • Short but good experience

    Players say the short length still delivers a fun, memorable hour and suits a free game.

    Many players
  • Potential for a full game

    Reviewers hope the developers will expand the concept into a longer game with more bosses and abilities.

    Many players

Criticised

  • Far too short

    Most complaints say the game ends after roughly thirty to fifty minutes, feeling more like a demo than a complete game.

    Many players
  • Performance and technical problems

    Players report low frame rates, a broken vsync option, animation glitches and choppiness, even on good hardware.

    Some players
  • Too easy and repetitive combat

    Players find the bosses easy, the spear overpowered and the ranged-only combat repetitive, with little enemy variety.

    Some players
  • Unclear objectives and weak story

    Players say it is unclear what to do during the boss fight, and that the dialogue and story feel thin or dull.

    A few players
Who it suits
Players who like short Souls-like experiences with a ranged twist and do not mind a demo-length game.
Who should skip it
Players wanting a long, deep action RPG with melee combat, many bosses and polished performance should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with more hours tend to find the combat repetitive and the game too easy, while those who finish it in under an hour mostly praise its concept and length.

Summarised by AI from 63 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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  1. Blade of Darkness89 % positive of 2,436Shared: Violent · Gore · Souls-like
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  3. GRIME85 % positive of 4,695Shared: Souls-like · Action-Adventure · Combat
  4. Hedon Bloodrite93 % positive of 1,586Shared: Dark Fantasy · Exploration · Lore-Rich
  5. Mortal Sin92 % positive of 5,598Shared: Violent · Gore · Dark Fantasy
  6. BLACKTAIL83 % positive of 1,978Shared: Action-Adventure · Dark Fantasy · Action RPG
  7. Blood Reaver87 % positive of 162
  8. Cervus Blade87 % positive of 416Shared: Souls-like · Action-Adventure · Combat
  9. Vampyr76 % positive of 20,291Shared: Violent · Gore · Souls-like
  10. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree75 % positive of 3,080Shared: Violent · Souls-like · Combat
  11. Morbid: The Lords of Ire68 % positive of 248Shared: Violent · Gore · Souls-like
  12. Metamorphos79 % positive of 477Shared: Souls-like · Action-Adventure · Combat

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Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

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  5. Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide81 % positive of 13,665
  6. Serpent's Gaze87 % positive of 796
  7. ELEX72 % positive of 12,461
  8. Steelrising72 % positive of 4,705
  9. The Moon Hell79 % positive of 129
  10. Styx: Shards of Darkness83 % positive of 5,168
  11. ELDERBORN86 % positive of 2,253
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At a glance

What games like Blood Spear have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Blood Spear: Souls-like (17 of 24), Gore (14) and Violent (10).
  • They came out between 2016 and 2026, 14 of them after Blood Spear (2021).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Bloody Hell (97 % positive of 7,115).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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