Eisenwald: Blood of November
Eisenwald: Blood of November
Game
Game2018
Bastard
Developer Aterdux Entertainment
Are you used to being a noble knight in shining armor who protects the weak and punishes the evil ones? Sure, you might answer, everybody wants to see oneself as one - especially in a game. But did you consider which price you would have to pay for it in your real life? From the Steam store page
90 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 3, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
55
Mixed
26 positive · 21 negative
95% range 41–69%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 26 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 36 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
27 of 54 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
51% recommend · 27 yes, 26 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 53 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (103 of 175 positive).
Players praise the story and writing, but many feel it is more of a narrative than a game. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game is short and linear, with limited replay value. [4][5][6] The morality system is criticized for forcing players to make evil choices to progress. [7][8][9]
Representative posts
- [5]
This should be a DLC for Legends of Eisenwald but for some bizzare reason is a standalone game. And is priced as a standalone game. You can actually find similar scenarios in the workshop for Legends of Eisenwald, for free. Actually you get 2/3 of the game as you cannot play the ranged character. Quests are a straight line. Your choices do not matter and have no impact on the game. No side quests either. The game …
- [8]
This "expansion" should just be called "Be mindlessly evil or be punished." There are no meaningful "choices" to make. You are either an evil piece of ♥♥♥♥ to gain "authority" or you try to be good and lose it. You'd think that punishing knights that are breaking the law and making an example of them would gain you authority, but instead the only way to gain authority is to join in on raping and murdering people. …
- [2]
This game has very litle of Legends of Eisenwald. Actually it has very little of the game. It's more like a short story about human society and its cruel laws. As a literature story - it's quite good. I'm certain author of the script is familiar with brothers Strugatski. Bastard could be a good educational instrument for school teachers who wants to show their students the difference between the right and the wrong. …
- [6]
If you liked the combat in their first couple versions of this game (i.e., Eisenwald, etc.) then you will like this game as well, as it is the same, just a different story. The writing is quite good. I detected no bugs. I am a bit conflicted on rating this, but it deserves a good rating. It is shorter than expected (my first play through took 11 hours), and the ending was abrupt, a surprise, and not very typical, …
- [1]
TLDR - Good game for those who like to read, misses some of the strong sides of Legends of Eisenwald. The new expansion to Legends of Eisenwald is not something I was expecting. I was rather happy with Road to Iron Forest and Blood of November. I both like story aspect of LoE and combat aspect. For story, I played the main campaign several times and it was amazing. Before Blood of November came out, I spent a lot of …
Summarised from 34 of the 81 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Bastard sits at 55% positive across 47 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 90 · most liked firstwestern themed video game: GORE WEST VIOLENCE WEST BAD WEST STRANGE WEST western movies: FROM MY GUN TO YOUR LIPS THE BASTARD WHO KILLED THE SON OF A BITCH THE MAN THEY CALL SHIT SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND STICKS OF DYNAMITE
neutral · AI labelView post →drew my orc player character from the game Bastard Bonds 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →Every card game designer is like "Yes, the data shows that 94.1 percent of players hate the Little Bastard Freak Deck, but we must ALSO consider the feelings of Horrible Jim, who really ENJOYS playing the Little Bastard Freak Deck."
neutral · AI labelView post →what the fuck did Daisuke Ishiwatari do in order to join a video game company then have the first thing he did go "give me a budget and 12 people to make my Bastard!! street fighter game" and have them go "ok" how do I do that
neutral · AI labelView post →TLDR: fun game, but I wouldn't recommend paying more than 5 euro for it. First of all; excuse me if things aren't 100% clear. English isn't my native language, but I figured that this way I'd reach more people. positive: - overall it has a good story, with a surprising turn at the end - the game is easy to understand, and doesn't has buggs or mechanical flaws (didn't encouter one at least) - good soundtracks negative: - it's rather short. I've played about 10 hours of this game and finished…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this moment, I knew the Bastard was going to change the game. Never forget: we owe some of the best things in wrestling to Pac. A real trailblazer and a complete bastard.
neutral · AI labelView post →BASTARD IS HIS NAME SENSIBLE SOCCER IS HIS GAME DROP DEAD THE BASTARD BOMB DRINK NEWCY BROON WITHOUT THROWING UP
neutral · AI labelView post →or "f-ck Jesus, we should have won that game! Bastard!"
neutral · AI labelView post →TLDR - Good game for those who like to read, misses some of the strong sides of Legends of Eisenwald. The new expansion to Legends of Eisenwald is not something I was expecting. I was rather happy with Road to Iron Forest and Blood of November. I both like story aspect of LoE and combat aspect. For story, I played the main campaign several times and it was amazing. Before Blood of November came out, I spent a lot of time with Cursed Castle scenario - that small sandbox somehow grabbed me for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a classic party game called Evil Bastard Genie Motherfucker, where you have to make a wish, and then the others team up to interpret that wish in the most maliciously evil way possible. Toward the end of the game, it is indistinguishable from being on twitter. Or bluesky lately.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good lord I'm just staring at the screen doing nothing! Do some work! Play a game! Draw something! DO ANYTHING YEH WEE BASTARD!!
neutral · AI labelView post →THAT BASTARD! DON’T ALLOW HIM TO STRIP YOUR GAME PROGRESS FROM YOU!
neutral · AI labelView post →GET THIS FUCKING BASTARD AWAY FROM THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME
neutral · AI labelView post →Just wasted so much money on this Bastard lady bug's rigged carnival game that I had to just find a bench and sit down and go "god I need help"
neutral · AI labelView post →This should be a DLC for Legends of Eisenwald but for some bizzare reason is a standalone game. And is priced as a standalone game. You can actually find similar scenarios in the workshop for Legends of Eisenwald, for free. Actually you get 2/3 of the game as you cannot play the ranged character. Quests are a straight line. Your choices do not matter and have no impact on the game. No side quests either. The game itself is very short with little reason for replayability. If you are a big fan of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has very litle of Legends of Eisenwald. Actually it has very little of the game. It's more like a short story about human society and its cruel laws. As a literature story - it's quite good. I'm certain author of the script is familiar with brothers Strugatski. Bastard could be a good educational instrument for school teachers who wants to show their students the difference between the right and the wrong. Because this product is a story, I gave it a positive appraisal. But this is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bastard EA games. Absolute shitehawks. Not made a decent game since Theme Hospital.
neutral · AI labelView post →My game just bypassed it. Bastard.
neutral · AI labelView post →Your hipster character steps through a space-time vortex while standing in line at Starbucks. What follows is a social justice crusade in medieval Germany, where the charm and wit of previous Eisenwald scenarios are replaced with 21st century moral dilemmas. This gets a thumbs down because the man bun isnt an equipable item.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm dead serious, by the way. same artist/author. QUESTER really does have the Bastard!! guy on their game
neutral · AI labelView post →the morality system is pretty black and white also a little over the top. You have to make the "bad Guy" choices to get stuff. Being good is worthless. i also get that medieval society isn't tolerant but this is still extremely over the top.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Standalone DLC for Legends of Eisenwald. If You liked that game get this one, just more of the same with a new mini campaign and some new mechanics. Around 10h long for one playthrough, 3 but in reality 2 different endings that heavily depends on you actions thru the game. Worth the price, steal when discounted. Also all the crashes and bugs are fixed so most of negative reviews are invalid now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry for no new listings for a few days. Since almost every listing today is a game new to the store, it takes me a bit more time. Some great PS1 listings including BASTARD!! and a Kamen Rider game I never had before. Also my favorite Final Fantasy game. And more! Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm dead serious, by the way. they really did get the Bastard!!! guy for this game.
neutral · AI labelView post →The world is sterile and cold. To little that happens on a small map. The difficulty level is ridiculus. I found my self in the second part outnumbered 3 to 1 at every encounter. And no gold. And my troops were inferior in quality to the enemy. I was not able to engange with the game because i was so insanly outgunned at every turn. The first part was more as it should have been.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢁⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⡀⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⡆⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣼⣿⣿⠿⠶⠙⣿⡟⠡⣴⣿⣽⣿⣧⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣟⣭⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣴⣶⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻ ⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ +1 WAIFU ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is just legends of eisenwald release x.xx. Lame, I bought two copies of the same game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If the original "Legends of Eisenwald" was a solid, albeit somewhat clunky, representative of the genre, then "Bastard" is a small expansion built on the same engine. The main focus here is on a grim story and a philosophical undertone that, while deserving of some praise, is not enough to make this game truly enjoyable. All game mechanics are carried over from the original. The only new addition is the "reputation" system. As you progress, you encounter various events where you must make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This "expansion" should just be called "Be mindlessly evil or be punished." There are no meaningful "choices" to make. You are either an evil piece of ♥♥♥♥ to gain "authority" or you try to be good and lose it. You'd think that punishing knights that are breaking the law and making an example of them would gain you authority, but instead the only way to gain authority is to join in on raping and murdering people. It's a shame because the way the game works seems more fun than the original…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little game so far. I'm enjoying the dialogue choices with the authority balance and the combat is a fun break from the talking. It's not a hard game to figure out and you can jump right in. The movement is a bit annoying but once you get used to it it's not bad. I like constantly updating my position but you stop dead in your tracks if you click again so it's better to just let your character walk its original path.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished COP BASTARD. Loved it. It's a late 90s shooter about an Osaka cop under the thumb of a Yakuza leader. The gunplay is chunky and meaty. The game is pure combat and about 5h long. Story presented in neat Max Payne style comic panels between levels. store.steampowered.com/app/1742440/...
positive · AI labelView post →Although this game has a lower STEAM score than it's companion game (Legends of Eisenwald) and that I gave that game a thumbs-down -- I have to give this game a hearty thumbs-up. Yes, the 2 game's combat and economy systems play nearly identically, but I believe this game is much better for the following reasons: -Overall story is more coherent, it had me paying attention and trying to remember details rather than mashing the next button to get to the next encounter, -You don't lose your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"There is order in things. And the fact that you have revealed me confirms it. But it is foolish to think that we can understand the reason for the order of things by relying only on what is already known to us. Therefore, if you want to know the truth, you must question even what seems evident." - burned scriptures of an unknown preacher Although it lacks some of the flavour text of its predecessors, Bastard still is thoughtfully written. Its philosophies presents you something to ponder…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clunky. Awkward. Frustrating. Pointless These are a few of the words that I would use to describe this game. I dont mind a clunky game, sometimes that can be a rather charming trait. Like a terrible movie that's so bad, it's actually good fun. That's not the case with Bastard. This game is punishing to play on many levels. From archaic inventory management, to choppy framerate, to laughably translated dialogue, to unresponsive controls, to wildly swinging difficulty, to re-trekking the map…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent game, similar to kings bounty combat wise, unless you become a real hard arse you will have difficulty with the campaign. Tutorial could use some improvements as game progression can be confusing with vague clues. Although there are alternate endings neither really feel satisfactory and some are downright awful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Compared to Eisenwald, the scope of Bastard is much smaller. Otherwise, game play is very close. I hit a bug that prevented me from going any further. So, I have uninstalled it. But I played enough to understand it. Without the bug it would still be a 3/10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't figure out if the writers think misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia, and willful ignorance are fun or just profitable. There is no way to win this game without encouraging or at least acquiescing to all of the above. It was just barely worth the couple of dollars I paid for it, and has very little replay value (unless you get your kicks from encouraging people to kill rape victims and scientists, in which case, please stay away from me).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok this may look like LOE but it's not, that doesnt mean that I don't love this game as much as I love Legends of Eisenwald (LOE). It has a different message and story to convey and i do appreciate the story and message. I would love to thank the developer for once again providing a platform to slow me down and read and think about the story they are telling. At minimum you will get 2 fulll playthroughs of this game. Keep up the good work and I will keep on buying. If you did like this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did a review for the charmingly lo-fi shooter "Cop Bastard" by @retrovibegames.bsky.social. While it maybe fails to live up to Hong Kong action film standards, it's still a great little game that won't demand too much of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP3n...
positive · AI labelView post →Do you ever think about how Game Freak asked "what if Momotaro was A Bastard" and that's how we got Pecharunt
neutral · AI labelView post →My name is in the credits.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked the combat in their first couple versions of this game (i.e., Eisenwald, etc.) then you will like this game as well, as it is the same, just a different story. The writing is quite good. I detected no bugs. I am a bit conflicted on rating this, but it deserves a good rating. It is shorter than expected (my first play through took 11 hours), and the ending was abrupt, a surprise, and not very typical, which isn't bad, just different from the vast majority of games. I always role…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the equivalent of a wet fart. Gives you closure while leaving you with disgusting underwear. It's at best some form of DLC for Legends of Eisenwald, the latter being the far better option in terms of story. While the gameplay is largely the same, the story here is a dull string of hipster and sjw morality. something clearly to be treasured when playing a medieval set game. avoid like the black plague
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Bastard' isn't bad. Like all Eisenwald games it comes over as somewhat unfinished (locations that don't seem to have anything going on, parts of the map dismayingly empty, quest markers that are kind of there only if the map designer felt like it that week) but it's nicely characterful, has a few good 'oh, right, that's what this historical period was sort of like' moments and if you want to get anywhere, you actually need to be what the title says you are. Desperately needs more content…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The launcher starts in russian. The forum is full of russian posts with cyrillic letters. MFW I thought english is the international language used by everyone and not russian.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today, #kharnerecommends Bastard Bonds, an rpg that sees you exploring a prison island Also theres a shockkngly detailed sprite creator and character recruitment is suprisingly pokemon-like for a game that's not pokemon. store.steampowered.com/app/486720/B...
positive · AI labelView post →Game 1, wow I love this character Game 2, OH DEAR LORD WHAT A BASTARD
neutral · AI labelView post →Despite being a Vols fan, I was already over today’s Texas game. I can’t stand the real UT argument; it’s dumb. All the manning shit; fucking nepotism. And now the Bastard in Chief is going to be there; barf. Hope the Vols hang 50 on them, and shut this dumb shit down
neutral · AI labelView post →Not too good, game or storywise but its short so the pain isnt as bad as you might think. it has its funny moments but I feel ill forget all about it in a few weeks. To get the achievements and win the game with the bastard ending you must abstain from being the quintessential white knight and be the best bastard you can be, it had nice moral choices sometimes. Get it if you like hex grid tactics and the medieval feudal setting, its a very short game, i liked legends of Eisenwald much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, I want to say a huge thank you to the devs - I didn't know how to proceed in one case, and they took the time to look at my save file and helped me. I've never seen any dev being so helpful, and I'm very happy to have purchased their games. This is a sort-of DLC/spin-off on Legends of Eisenwald and uses the same mechanics. As such, gameplay-wise, it's as recommended as the original. That being said, Bastard is a completely different game. It's extremely linear, because it wants…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun Game but to short. I finish it in 6 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quality of the story, dialogues and writing in general is so low than anything else is not relevant. I'd not play it even if someone paid me to.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed this game.... Its chill, sometimes brutal. I have not beaten it, I probably wont but was still fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Street Fighter 3rd Strike This is my 2nd fav SF game, the sprite work & music chefs kiss. I’m not a pro player by any means but I’m..skilled enough to play arcade mode also GILL FXXXING SUCKS OMG I HATE HATE HATE THAT BASTARD!!! *ahem* highly recommend it, great game!!! (All hail the Thunder Tighs!)
positive · AI labelView post →Charlie Lindgren is having a good game tonight. Bastard. 😄 #GoHabsGo 🔵⚪️🔴
neutral · AI labelView post →Guess what just dropped? 👀 Bastard Chronicles: The Shipwreck v0.4 is out, and it's free to grab. #indiegame https://lustfever.com/game/bastard-chronicles-the-shipwreck?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share-queue
neutral · AI labelView post →So, there was Billy the Bastard, And Old Harry H. Two northerners of great fame. They came over here To fight Harry G. And to put him out of the game. One of them lived and one of them died And they both ended up with new names.
neutral · AI labelView post →Small map and not engaging. Nothing new here, should have been a DLC for Eisenwald.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game. Love the medieval setting though it is a bit chaotic and throws ideas out of hundereds of years together.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refer to what I wrote for Legends of Eisenwald if you want a longer overview - this is a stand-alone expansion pack for that. I'll just give my short thoughts here. There's nothing inherently wrong here: it's Eisenwald with another story and some technical tweaks. The world is a bit more linear, but there's still quite a nice story with room for options to choose how you want to proceed. You should like this enough if you are an Eisenwald fan.
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