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Blades For Hire — Demo Out Now! Build your guild, take on contracts, and survive

Greetings, mercenaries!

We’re excited to announce that the free demo of our dark tactical RPG Blades for Hire is available now on Steam — a game where loyalty has a price, and that price is gold.

And starting tomorrow, Blades for Hire will join the Steam Next Fest: June 2025 Edition festival — stay tuned for updates, livestreams, and exclusive content on our Steam page!

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/3180010/Blades_For_Hire_Demo/

Blades for Hire is a tactical RPG that doesn’t care about your morals.
In a world no longer worth saving, you command a guild of mercenaries just trying to make a profit from what’s left. And today, you get a first look — the free demo is available to everyone.



You don’t play a chosen one. You manage a struggling mercenary guild in a rotting fantasy world. Your crew? A mix of renegades, idealists, thieves, and cynics who follow you not out of loyalty — but because you pay them. On time. Or else.

There’s no prophecy or world-saving arc. Instead, you’ll face contracts filled with extortion, blackmail, massacres, and ruthless decisions. Your actions shape your reputation and unlock (or block) new opportunities. The Church may despise you — but the criminal underworld might welcome you with open arms.

• First missions and early in-game choices
• Tactical combat with indirect control
• Guild economy and basic management
• A glimpse into the world and its brutal rules



— 150+ contracts and missions:
From escorts and ambushes to betrayal, extortion, and moral gray areas.
— Tactical combat with indirect control:
Set strategies and priorities — your mercs act on their own (and not always how you’d like).
— Deep mercenary relationship system:
Every character is unique, with values, limits, and personalities. Bonds impact efficiency, loyalty, and story outcomes.
— Guild economy system:
Salaries, equipment, hiring and firing, bribes, donations — everything has a cost.
— Choices that shape the world and your reputation:
Your actions affect which factions you can work with — the Church, criminals, nobles, or outcasts. Your path determines your contracts.
— No good or evil. Just consequences:
This is not a game of “right” decisions — it's about what's necessary, what's profitable, or just the least awful option.
— High replayability:
Every run is different thanks to branching paths, dynamic events, and your crew’s unpredictable nature.


https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/3180000/Blades_For_Hire/

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