Blasphemous is one of those "challenging" modern 2D action platformers that combines 16-bit era toughness with Soulslike brutality. We called it a "must-play" when we reviewed it in 2019. Now it's getting what developer The Game Kitchen calls its "true end" with the Wounds of Eventide DLC, which is due out for free on the 9th. December.
The DLC was revealed during a presentation at Gamescom 2021, but perhaps juicier than the prospects of more Blasphemous putting us at risk of eternal damnation this winter is the news of a Blasphemous sequel coming in 2023. .
Details on Blasphemous 2 are non-existent at the moment; only the Roman numerals II and "2023" were displayed at the end of the Wounds of Eventide trailer. But we know it's happening. The platforms weren't announced, and The Game Kitchen naturally didn't give a more specific release window.
The developers said via a press release regarding the news that:
We are thrilled to finally announce that we have started work on a sequel to Blasphemous. The community has shown so much love for the first game, and we can't wait to share more when we can! New beginnings also mean new endings, and Wounds of Eventide is exactly that, it's the final installment of the original Blasphemous, and we hope people love playing the new content as much as we loved creating it.
Wounds of Eventide will include new challenges for The Penitent One, including "new bosses, areas and items". Stay tuned for more as we learn.
