The First Berserker: Khazan — Steam Gift

Buy The First Berserker: Khazan as a Steam gift: a souls-like of a general's fall and revenge

The First Berserker: Khazan is a 2025 souls-like action-RPG by Neople under Nexon. It unfolds within the Dungeon & Fighter universe, but in grim European dark fantasy: you play as the disgraced general Khazan and lead him through pain, betrayal and a thirst for vengeance. Brutal stamina-based combat, spectacular bosses and a signature cel-shaded style — here the game is sold as a Steam gift, meaning the official copy lands right in your Steam library.

What the game is

Khazan belongs to the souls genre but has a face of its own. This isn't a meditative wander through ruins but dense, aggressive action where every serious foe is a puzzle of reaction and timing. It launched in March 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S and drew generally warm critical reception, with reviewers especially praising the boss fights and the depth of the combat system.

Story: a fall and a path of revenge

Khazan was a celebrated general of the Pell Los Empire and the one who felled the ferocious dragon Hismar. But he was falsely accused of high treason: his family was killed, the tendons in his arms severed, and he himself was cast into exile to die. At the bottom of his fall he meets the Blade Phantom, a gathering of the souls of fallen warriors. Instead of banishing them, Khazan strikes a pact and gains a berserker's power. With it he heads back — to uncover the truth of the conspiracy and avenge himself on those who framed him.

The combat system

The heart of the game is stamina-based combat. You watch your own stamina and the enemy's, alternate dodges, blocks and parries, and hunt for windows to attack. The core idea is aggression: press the foe and give no breathing room, and they won't recover stamina and will open up for finishing combos. Mistakes are punished hard, which is exactly why beating a tough boss here feels like a genuine achievement.

Style and world

Visually Khazan is immediately recognizable: 3D cel-shaded graphics in an anime aesthetic turn dark fantasy into an almost hand-drawn picture. Sharp outlines, expressive animation and enemy designs on the edge of beautiful and horrifying create an atmosphere that grips you as much as the gameplay. The Dungeon & Fighter universe offers rich lore, yet you can step in without knowing the source — Khazan's story stands on its own. A grim audio palette and a heavy soundtrack only deepen the sense of a doomed but beautiful world you won't want to leave.

Khazan bundles: what's inside

Both versions are the full game; the difference is only in the bonuses:

• Standard — the base game with the whole campaign. Everything you need to see Khazan's story through from start to finish.
• Deluxe — the same game plus a bonus pack: an exclusive Hero weapon and armor set, along with a digital artbook and soundtrack. It doesn't touch balance or difficulty but gives a nice head start and extras for those who care about the universe.

If you want the clean game, take Standard. If you'd like a starting gear set and some nice extras, look at Deluxe.

Will Khazan suit your taste

Khazan is for those who love a challenge and don't mind replaying bosses many times, polishing their timing. If you're a fan of the soulslike genre after a fresh, tough action-RPG with strong style and a dark story, this is a direct hit. Those who want a relaxed, low-stress run, though, should soberly weigh their patience — the game is honestly demanding.

Gift mechanics for Khazan

The mechanic is simple and transparent:

• You leave your Steam friend-invite link and state your region.
• We send you a friend request or a ready invite link — you accept it and the gift arrives in your library.
• Steam Guard doesn't have to be on, and other games or account activity make no difference.

Two conditions for a successful acceptance: your account region matches the lot's region, and The First Berserker: Khazan isn't already in that account's library. These most often get in the way of accepting a gift — check them beforehand.

Wrong region? Refund to balance

A lot's region reads through the price currency. If you grabbed the wrong lot by mistake and Steam refused it, the money isn't lost — the full amount returns to your site balance. The same goes for the already-owned case: the gift won't be accepted, the funds go to your balance, and you spend them on something else.

Paying and receiving without extra accounts

The purchase runs directly through us — no accounts on outside services, no extra clients. A valid promo code goes into the cart before payment and changes the total on the spot. We keep delivery timing free of hard promises: usually quick, but it all depends on how fast you accept the request and the current load. The game is more comfortable with a gamepad — a controller suits precise parries and dodges best.

Khazan's growth and weapons

Beyond raw skill, Khazan gives you plenty to spend the resources earned in battle on. As you play you level the hero's stats, unlock new skills and tailor your style to your weapon. And the weapons here feel genuinely different: a one-handed sword with a shield plays more cautiously and technically, heavy two-handers strike slowly but crushingly, and paired blades are all about speed and aggressive pressure. Each type has its own combos, timings and moves, so swapping weapons is effectively swapping your whole playstyle. Over time you don't just grow stronger on paper — you start to truly understand the combat system: reading enemy wind-ups, catching parry windows and building your own rhythm of the fight. That very sense of growth — from helplessness at the start to a confident dance with the blade — is the genre's main reward.

Related titles in the catalogue

If you love role-playing games with a strong story and characters, look at Baldur's Gate 3, where your decisions shape a huge, branching adventure. And if you want to gift a game but aren't sure a souls-like will land, a Steam gift card is handy — the person picks what to add to their library themselves.

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