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King Arthur meets Golden Axe: arcade brawler Blades & Battles is OUT NOW on PC and Consoles!

QUByte Interactive unleashes its internal flagship beat 'em up across Steam, Epic Store, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch with a limited-time 15% launch discount.
 

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — September 29, 2026 — Hear ye, noble warriors, creators, and champions of the arcade vanguard! QUByte Interactive is immensely proud to proclaim that its authorial brawler, Blades & Battles, is officially OUT NOW across all major realms: PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch! (Switch launch in Japan and Asia arrives October 1st).
 

Forged in blood, steel, and timeless nostalgia, Blades & Battles is an unapologetic love letter to the golden era of arcade side-scrolling swordplay, paying direct homage to cornerstones like Golden Axe, Knights of the Round, The King of Dragons, and Rastan Saga. Stripping away modern bloat to deliver pure, visceral combat, the game invites players to experience a mythological saga set long before the Round Table was ever assembled.
 

 WATCH THE TRAILER

Play the Blades & Battles Demo on Steam

Pricing & limited-time launch offer:

Champions can claim their copy starting today at USD $14.99 globally, with localized pricing at R$ 44,99 in Brazil.

To commemorate the crusade's arrival, players across all platforms can enjoy an exclusive 15% launch discount active for the next 15 days!

> Grab Blades & Battles on QUByte Store.




 
 
 
 




Two legends, eigth realms, zero mercy

Camelot lies besieged by mythical beasts, demonic legions, and corrupted fiends commanded by the wicked sorceress Morgana le Fay. Take up arms solo or stand shoulder-to-shoulder in 2-player local couch co-op:

  • Arthur, The Barbarian King: Built for devastating crowd control, staggering heavy strikes, and sweeping brute force.
  • Sir Lancelot, The Agile Blade: Built for blinding speed, rapid multi-hit combos, agile dashes, and fluid airborne juggles.
  • 8 Handcrafted Perilous Stages: Battle out from Camelot Castle against Lot the Brute, brave Sherwood Forest against Robin & Hood, traverse Camlann Mountain to banish the demon-transmuted Mordred, and reach the Valley of No Return for the ultimate confrontation with Morgana le Fay!
  • Dual-Mode Nostalgia Engine: Choose thy visual allegiance! Experience fluid stylized 3D graphics in Clean Mode, soften edges in Pixelated Mode, or embrace authentic 16-bit crunch in Super Pixelated Mode.
  • Pure Arcade Depth: Immediate and accessible pickup-and-play fundamentals concealing high-skill combo routes and devastating hidden special moves awaiting discovery.
Review keys & content creator acess

Review keys are readily available for journalists, reviewers, and content creators.

Shouldst thou desire to step onto the battlefield, send word directly to our heralds for:

Steam | Xbox | Nintendo Switch | PlayStation 

Blades & Battles Press Kit
Access the full press kit here




 



 




 

As the heralds sound the horn and this parchment reacheth its end, we bid thee take heart and gird thy loins for the trials ahead.

May thy edge strike swift and true, may thine arcade spirit never falter, and may thy combos remain ever unbroken upon the field of battle! Stand fast shoulder-to-shoulder, keep thine arrows notched, and fear no darkness, for our fellowship marches on to conquer yet greater heights. Fare thee well, brave warriors, until we cross blades once more upon the next level!

Valiantly yours 

The Heraldry of QUByte Interactive
pr@qubytegames.com




 



 

QUByte is Latin America's largest publisher of independent games for modern consoles. It is also an experienced and consolidated development studio of authorial titles, specialized and recognized for its focus on retro games and its work porting classics from the past to modern consoles through its own QUByte Emulation Engine. The company's main goal is to develop and expand the local games industry through development, porting and publishing partnerships.