Underplayed Gems

Blade Prince Academy (2024)

Blade Prince Academy cover
Developer
Angel Corp
Publisher
Firesquid
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 82 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense and strategic blend of pausing to coordinate combo attacks and managing students' academic and social lives in a dark fantasy academy.

tacticalreal-time with pauseanimedark fantasystylishchallengingnarrative-richmanagement

What players say

The art and real-time-with-pause combat draw praise, but players consistently report game-breaking bugs, poor writing that feels AI-generated, and a frustrating stamina system. Reviews split: some enjoy the loop despite flaws, while others cannot recommend it in its unfinished state.

Trailer

Screenshots

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