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Through the darkness and madness, promised glory awaits. Heads will literally roll in this gruesome, retro-inspired action platformer, where only the strong will survive in brutal, skill-based combat against terrifying creatures.
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Through the darkness and madness, promised glory awaits. Heads will literally roll in this gruesome, retro-inspired action platformer, where only the strong will survive in brutal, skill-based combat against terrifying creatures.
Wield a variety of killing instruments and abilities to test your metal against towering, bone-chilling bosses. Explore a twisted Lovecraftian world shrouded in darkness and madness. RPG elements allow you to customize your battle experience to your liking, from your character’s appearance to skills, stats, and weapons.
Glory and riches await those who can spill the required blood and guts to collect it.
Wield a variety of killing instruments and abilities to test your metal against towering, bone-chilling bosses. Explore a twisted Lovecraftian world shrouded in darkness and madness. RPG elements allow you to customize your battle experience to your liking, from your character’s appearance to skills, stats, and weapons.
Glory and riches await those who can spill the required blood and guts to collect it.
KEY FEATURES:
- Wield an arsenal of killing devices, including whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, and more. From a magical staff that shoots bursts of energy to a giant sword, different weapons have different stats and capabilities, so find the ones that you enjoy battling beasts with the most!
- Satisfying Metroidvania-style exploration meets terrifying Lovecraftian creatures in this detailed hand-drawn pixel world with glorious gothic aesthetics and handcrafted level design.
- RPG elements let you customize your experience to best suit your play style, from your character’s appearance to their skills, stats, and weapons.
- Collect loot from exploration and fallen enemies and then use it to upgrade your weapons via crafting.
- Travel to the many corners of this perilous land, such as an inviting village with merchants, a forest, a temple prison, floating islands, a cursed Cathedral, and the hellscape that is Elderand itself.
- More than 60 different enemy types and around a dozen bosses for your slaying pleasure.
- Collect lost letters and other correspondence from the poor souls who came before you to learn more about the darkness taking hold of this grim land.
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- OS:
- Windows 10 32bit
- Processor:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ 2.9GHz
- Memory:
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT/ AMD Radeon HD 6450
- DirectX:
- Version 11
- Storage:
- 1 GB available space
- Sound Card:
- Windows Compatible Sound card
recommended*
Not specified
User reviews
Autilian
Not recommended | 04 Nov 2025
13.4h played
Steam Deck Note - Works completly fine on the deck with no issues. So if steam allowed a "middle" choice, this game would get it. It is not a bad game, but its not a great game. The reason I give it a tumbs down is it
Helpful: 13
Defcon2
Recommended | 21 Jun 2026
10.5h played
Recommending this one but with caveats. Elderand is a 10-12 hour 'grimdark' aRPG Metroidvania with very deliberate combat - heavy swings that you commit to, where positioning, anticipation, and timing all play a role.
Helpful: 8
Zer0_Ph34r
Not recommended | 28 Aug 2025
8.0h played
When a metroidvania lacks compelling unlocks or exploration, and when soulslike difficulty lacks interesting ideas. That's more or less how I felt when I finished this game. Nothing about it stood out as particularly
Helpful: 10
Aunt Ida
Not recommended | 03 Dec 2025
1.3h played
This is my partner's review who played it through Family Sharing: 2/10 I think the art and color design are wonderful. Everything else is so disappointing and obnoxious, imo. This game was a huge waste of time and if I
Helpful: 12
Tengah Shingetsu
Recommended | 25 Aug 2025
17.8h played
I wish this game was longer because I had SO MUCH fun finishing it entirely! The system is awesome, the arts and the ambiance is spot on with an incredible soundtrack! I do recommend it!
Helpful: 6
schnatternatZ
Recommended | 03 Nov 2025
10.0h played
It's okay, 7/10. If you are a fan of the genre and in desperate search of another MV fix, I'd recommend it - but don't expect too much. A few things why I can't rate it better: - with just 10 hours to beat the game, it
Helpful: 5