Blasphemous 2 and its Goya-inspired brutal action-platforming is out now

I’d eat the wee guy on my back, too

There are a lot of brutal action-platformers, butBlasphemousset itself apart with its pointy-helmeted protagonist and gory Catholic imagery. The sequel,Blashphemous 2, again puts you inside the barbed traffic cone of The Penitent One, this time in a new, no-less-grotesque world. It’s out now.

Matt called Blasphemous 2 a “fittingly punishing mashup of Metroidvania andDark Souls"in his reviewlast week:

He did also note that you might want to use a guide if you don’t want to risk missing important quality-of-life improvements, though.

We liked Blasphemous 1 well enough that it found its way onto our list of thebest Soulslikes. It’s probably too early to tell whether the sequel will take its place, but you’ll find iton Steam nowfor £25/$30. There’s currentlya big discount on the original, too.