Naraka: Bladepoint
A wuxia battle royale with melee combat and grappling hooks.
Naraka: Bladepoint is a free-to-play wuxia action battle royale game developed by 24 Entertainment and published by NetEase Games. It features martial arts-inspired melee combat with a rock-paper-scissors system, a grappling hook for combat and traversal, and up to 60 players fighting to be the last one standing. The game was released for Windows in August 2021 and later ported to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PlayStation 5, becoming free-to-play on all platforms in July 2023.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Developer
- 24 EntertainmentConsole versions developed ThunderFire Universe X Studio
- Publisher
- NetEase Games Montreal
- Composer
- Yunkoo / TRI Studio / Ryuu / Zhang Shuhao / G-Fun / Chen Junhan / Xiao Longlong
- Platforms
- Windows · Xbox Series X/S · Xbox One · PlayStation 5
- Released
- Windows / August 12, 2021 / Xbox Series X/S / June 23, 2022 / Xbox One / December 22, 2022 - Decommissioned on August 28, 2024 / PlayStation 5 / July 13, 2023
- Genre
- Action-adventure, battle royale
- Modes
- Multiplayer
- Engine
- Unity
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Lore & Background
Naraka: Bladepoint is set on fictional islands including Morus Isle, Holoroth, Perdoria, and Wanchu, where heroes gather to battle. Players can queue solo, in duos, or in trios, choosing from over twenty-seven characters, each with two special abilities. The game's combat is influenced by Devil May Cry and Sekiro, and includes elements from the fighting game Meteor Butterfly Sword / Meteor Blade, which the producer previously worked on.
Reader's Guide
Naraka: Bladepoint was officially announced at The Game Awards 2019 on December 12, 2019, and had a Steam server test in North America from November 3 to 9, 2020. It launched worldwide on August 11, 2021, with more than 10 language versions. The Xbox Series X/S version released on June 23, 2022, followed by an Xbox One version on December 22, 2022, ported by ThunderFire Universe X Studio. Xbox One support was discontinued on August 28, 2024 due to hardware limitations. The PlayStation 5 version launched on July 13, 2023, alongside the game becoming free-to-play. A Vietnamese version was released on December 30, 2025. The game received 'mixed or average' reviews on Metacritic and was nominated for Best Multiplayer Game 2021 at the Golden Joystick Awards. It sold over 6 million copies by November 2021, generating more than $250 million in gross revenue from sales and in-game virtual collectibles. The esports scene includes the Celestra Cup in Southeast Asia, the Naraka Bladepoint Pro League (NBPL) in China with a $750,000 annual prize pool, and the J-Cup world championship with a $1,500,000 prize pool, featuring qualifiers from EU, NA, AS, SEA, and CN regions.
Did You Know?
- The game was partly influenced by Devil May Cry and Sekiro.
- Yoto Hime originates from another NetEase game, Onmyoji Arena.
- The game hit over 120,000 concurrent players in its April Steam test.
- A crossover event with the Nier series, notably Nier: Automata, was announced alongside the Xbox One release.
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