Blighted

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Developer(s): DrinkBox Studios | Publisher(s): DrinkBox Studios

Series: - | Engine:-

Release date(s): 2026

Platform(s): PC, consoles

Genre: Action games | Subgenre: Action-RPG games

Mode(s): Single-player, Co-operative, Multiplayer

Categories: Fantasy, Metroidvania, Soulslike, Indie

KEY FEATURES:

- Intense combat: Combat in Blighted is nuanced and deadly. Carefully time your attacks to weave through enemies, chain together combos, and perform powerful finishers
- Harness your Blight: The player’s own Blight serves as a dynamic difficulty system that constantly changes the enemies, the player, and the world around them as they play
- Consume memories: Devour the brains of defeated bosses to gain their memories and become more powerful (and more Blighted), widening your skillset and opening up new paths in the world
- Unlock mysteries: Pay careful attention while exploring to unlock the many deep secrets of Blighted’s world
- Co-op multiplayer: Play through the adventure with a friend via drop-in / drop-out co-op multiplayer
- Haunting original score: Blighted features new music by Jim Guthrie, acclaimed composer of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Below, and Nobody Saves the World

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On 6 June 2025: The game was announced at the Summer Game Fest 2025 Showcase. According to the developers, it is a 3D Metroidvania action-RPG in which we must recover the memories of our people, destroy the Blight that is infecting the world, and defeat Sorcisto, who unleashed it upon us. The game is expected to be released in 2026 for PC and consoles. ¹