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- UK price
- £4.43
- US price
- Awaiting regional check
- Positive reviews
- —
- Total reviews
- 0
- Release date
- 15 October 2026
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Steam player data · App 3990020
A Blade for the Emperor
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Adjustable Text Size
- Color Alternatives
- Keyboard Only Option
- Mouse Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Cloud
Concurrent players7Most recent successful sample
Today's peak75/144 samples
Tracked peak7Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating—0 reviews
Steam metadata
Game information
Details supplied by the Steam store
- App ID
- 3990020
- App type
- Game
- Developer
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- Publisher
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- Supported systems
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- Genres
- Indie, RPG
- Release date
- 15 October 2026
- Last player update
- 15 Oct · 16:50 UTC
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System requirements
Supplied by the developer on Steam
Windows
Minimum
- Requirement
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10
Recommended
- Requirement
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
macOS
Minimum
- OS
- macOS 12.0
Linux
Minimum
- OS
- Ubuntu 20.04
Launch window
Released 15 October 2026 · Tracking from 15 October 2026
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- Player peak
- 7
- Steam reviews
- 0Rating not recorded
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £4.43
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
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- Player peak
- 7
- Steam reviews
- 0Rating not recorded
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £4.43
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
Peak 7Average 7Latest 7
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Monthly players breakdown
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| Last 30 days | 7 | — | — | 2 | — |
| October 2026 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — |
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About this game
Description
Supplied by the Steam store
Infiltrate the undying emperor’s palace, gain his trust, and assassinate him! Your choices could save the empire, conquer it, or destroy it forever.
A Blade for the Emperor is an interactive dark fantasy novel by Samuel Gohra, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—600,000 words and hundreds of choices—without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
From his seat of power, Emperor Erid Virdeus dominates his lands with oppressive decrees and twisted curses. There is no greater danger than a tyrant with magic at their fingertips–and you are the assassin tasked with ending this existential threat. Runes carved into your very bones give you supernatural abilities far above those of most humans.
But the capital is already in turmoil. Guards savage the populace, rebels plot in the shadows, sorcery silences rebellious voices, and creatures of rotting death lurk in the caves that carve through the earth below the city streets.
Choose your allies with care, for everyone here has secrets of their own. One of the emperor’s heirs has already been exiled for defying him—will you ally with her and fan the flames of revolt? Or you might stand with the emperor’s other kin: a refined politician, or a mighty warrior.
As you remove imperial servants one by one, you and your allies must shape the future that follows. Who will sit upon the throne? Will you leave the realm in peaceful prosperity or bloody broken ruin?
Bring death to those you deem deserving, forge alliances with courtiers or rebels, dare to follow your heart and find love amid treachery and murder, delve into magical secrets to unlock the power running through every leaf and root in the city.
Who will you leave in your wake, as a bloodied corpse, a mottled creature, or a spurned and broken tool? And who will you guide into the future, as a redeemed and reformed paragon, a closely protected consort, or an all-powerful ruler?
• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, or bi.
• Perfect your assassin’s craft: be a silent knife in the dark, a whispering puppeteer, a rune-bolstered warrior, a chameleon spy, or a silver-tongued rogue?
• Romance the emperor’s refined politically-savvy sister; a hot-headed warlike royal cousin; or his rebellious exiled sister, becoming the power behind a new throne–or slay them and set up a new leader.
• Shape the realm that rises from the ashes: become a merciful savior, a bloody butcher, or a being of elemental transcendence.
• Purge the city of perilous sorcery–or uncover the secret to the emperor’s immortality and wield it for yourself.
How many must die, to bring an end to the immortal empire?
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Achievements
27 achievements
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|---|---|---|
| 01 | An Imperial WelcomeRide into Virdivil with an Imperial escort. | 50.0% |
| 02 | Near StarsPull the very stars from the night sky. | 50.0% |
| 03 | Night of LamentationsRepay your host's invitation with death. | 50.0% |
| 04 | Taste of UmbraSuccumb to a nightmare brewed of poison. | 50.0% |
| 05 | UnbrandedBrave exile with the emperor's blessing. | 50.0% |
| 06 | Undying LightSeize the gods' gift of immortality. | 50.0% |
| 07 | Voice of the GodsBestow on the people a divine message. | 50.0% |
| 08 | A Dead Emperor's EdictPrise Aethum's dead hand from Virdivil's devout. | 0.1% |
| 09 | All-Consuming LightGive rebel and creature to radiant light. | 0.1% |
| 10 | An Island AsunderRaze sorcery from the skies. | 0.1% |
| 11 | Assassin's HeartFind love amid the curses and calamities of Virdivil. | 0.1% |
| 12 | Bard of VirdivilShape the song of Eadil to your liking. | 0.1% |
| 13 | Burning CuriosityLet Mersil bring secrets to light. | 0.1% |
| 14 | Elshel's SaviorSpare the late empress more pain. | 0.1% |
| 15 | Healer's CorruptionUse a healer's dark past against him. | 0.1% |
| 16 | Ink-Black EyesMeet snapping pincers with calm kindness. | 0.1% |
| 17 | Liberating FlameFeed a blackmailer's letter into fire. | 0.1% |
| 18 | Light the Rebel WayPlace the Shaderend's shards in rebel hands. | 0.1% |
| 19 | MatchmakerSpark a romance between travelers from Pora and Eskriah. | 0.1% |
| 20 | Meeting of MolluscsMake a friendly acquaintance in the gloom. | 0.1% |
| 21 | MountainfallMake the mountain itself your weapon. | 0.1% |
| 22 | Off MenuServe Arella with special fare of the Redleaf or Royal Gardens. | 0.1% |
| 23 | Reports of Her DeathSuccessfully stage the rebel leader's demise. | 0.1% |
| 24 | Seven Deadly ShadesRejoin every shard of the Shaderend. | 0.1% |
| 25 | Song of the StarlingPut Drynd's secret to good use. | 0.1% |
| 26 | The Follies of ProphecySet the sorceress of Virdivil on a worthier path. | 0.1% |
| 27 | Winged FlameClaim a fireshrike's small flame. | 0.1% |
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7 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.
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