Augusto A.
Niche GamerBlade Chimera Review - Niche Gamer
Published 7/2/2025
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-3 vs critic avg
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PC / Switch - 1/16/2025
Blade Chimera
In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously animated pixel art.
- Developer
- Team Ladybug, WSS playground
- Publisher
- PLAYISM
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Critic avg
83
14 scored reviews
Total coverage
14
All coverage currently scored
Score range
75–90
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 14 scored reviews, with a 15-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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14 included scored reviews
90–1004 reviews · 29%
80–897 reviews · 50%
70–793 reviews · 21%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Randy Rhodes
Lords Of GamingBLADECHIMERA Review — Team Ladybug's Sharpest Edge Yet
Published 4/8/2025
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85
+2 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalEdEN
PS4Blog.netBlade Chimera Review
Published 3/7/2025
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Score
90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalOliver Shellding
WayTooManyGamesReview - Blade Chimera
Published 1/27/2025
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85
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJonathan Toyad
KakuchopureiBlade Chimera Review: Phantom Blade
Published 1/20/2025
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalErik Hodges
Try Hard GuidesBlade Chimera Review — Yokai Hunter
Published 1/18/2025
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Blade Chimera Review
Published 1/17/2025
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Score
79
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoelle Daniels
GamingBoltBlade Chimera Review – An Exceptional Cyberpunk Side Scroller
Published 1/17/2025
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalGenghis Husameddin
XboxEraBLADE CHIMERA | Review
Published 1/17/2025
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Score
84
+1 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalUriel Rodriguez
Game8Blade Chimera Review | A Love Letter to Metroidvania
Published 1/16/2025
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82
-1 vs critic avg
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