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Bound by Flame

Spiders · May 9, 2014

PC · PS4 · PS3 · Xbox 360

Mature

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In the action/RPG Bound by Flame, you are a mercenary possessed by a flame demon in an ambitious Dark Fantasy universe. As a victim of this demonic influence, players will have to choose between the powers offered by this evil or rejection of the demonic influence in order to develop heroic talents instead. Dangers, and enemies becoming more terrifying and fearsome in battle, will be temptations to acquire more power by giving up part of the hero's soul to the demon. Progression of the demonic influence will be reflected by the transformation of the hero's body.

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PC

Critic 5.5 (21 critics) · Gamer 6.5

6.2

PlayStation 4

Critic 5.4 (15 critics) · Gamer 7.2

6.2

PlayStation 3

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 8.1

Xbox 360

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 6.0

Critic reviews

  • TheSixthAxis

    Dan Jones · May 23, 2014

    6.0
    If you can look past the poor narrative and weak character dialogue Bound By Flame is a solid action RPG. The combination of fire and sword is an exciting duo which flows seamlessly in battle. However, you can’t help but feel that, with the PS4 in mind, Bound By Flame has been rushed to fill a gap in the market.
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  • ZTGD

    Ken McKown · May 22, 2014

    6.5
    Bound by Flame is a great, terrible game. Something about it kept me wanting to push through its problems to find the enjoyment buried within. I can’t explain why a game that does so much wrong entertained me so much. I couldn’t stop playing it despite its issues. There is just something endearing about this game.
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  • Game Revolution

    Blake Peterson · May 19, 2014

    6.0
    Bound By Flame is a frustrating game to write about as it is frustrating to play. It's not a terrible game, though, but an uneven one that could have used a lot of extra development time. It prizes the idea that you can play your own way, but it is heavily biased toward one style. As a mid-range title it would have been fine with the amount of content, but released at near full retail, it's bitten off more than it can chew; something that tastes especially poor when the meal hasn't been fully cooked.
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  • Total Xbox

    Jon Blyth · May 16, 2014

    5.0
    Conclusion: There's a strange charm to Bound By Flame that helps paper over the performance issues. There's a well-acted but profoundly bewildering script, a baroque crafting system, and drawn-out boss battles. It's not great, but it's fairly... interesting.
  • Cheatcc

    Angelo M. D'Argenio · May 13, 2014

    4.6
    In reality, there isn’t much to say about Bound By Flame. It’s not a horrendous travesty that all action RPG players should avoid, and similarly it’s not a stellar blockbuster that all Dark Souls addicts should pick up. It just feels very mediocre and generic. Nothing stands out about the game and nothing really holds it down aside from its graphics at points. It’s a simple fantasy action RPG that won’t replace any of the big names out there, but will keep you amused for 10 hours if you have some money to burn.
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Gamer reviews

  • Matej L

    Aug 8, 2025 · PC

    7.5

    Bound by Flame

    What to say about this game. Strictly speaking it is AA rpg that feels bit unfinished and unpolished but it has its moments. There is no big open world, but I would say it suits the game well. The characters have 3 classic skill trees fighter, thief and mage even if named differently in the game. The number of skill is not that big but each tree brings significantly different playstyle so I don't mind. The fights could have been better, but are fun and you can improve the outcome by proper tactics. The boss fights are good, but again nothing special. There is relatively small number of equipment, but you can customize them changing both statistics and appearances. To be fair I prefer this to the some other rpgs that just try to bury you under tons of insignificantly different items. The story is quite decent and let's you do decent amount of choices. At the beginning you get demon into your head and if you decide to side with it, it will increase your possession meter. This will give you some buffs and debuffs, change your appearances and voice and even change your behavior in some situations and even possible endings. While the game be lacking in some areas it brings some quite nice ideas. It can be finished in around 20 hours so I would definitely recommend this to anybody who likes rpgs or wans to try something different if it is just a Okey game. I would also recommend PC version as it will let you play in 4K with better graphics.

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