RPG · May 7, 2024
Path of Achra (2024)
The demo is a full, older version of the game. The current version has much more content, options and UI features. Anything you unlock in the demo will carry over Before you lies the Path of Achra ... Inspired by the dungeons of Tales of Maj Eyal, Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup and Rift Wizard, it is the ongoing passion project of a solo developer, who humbly thanks you for visiting Merge culture, class and religion to establish a starting hero, unlock more options as you play, with 1000+ potential combinations Customize your hero with 50+ elementally-aligned powers such as Pyrokinesis, Necromancy, Blood Retort, Obedient Ice... Discover and freely equip unique weapons and armor with impactful abilities Explosive synergies await... A 'broken build sandbox' - create devastating combos by combining triggered effects. Shoot bolts of lightning when you pierce enemies with vines, teleport while emitting psychic beams, etc... If you wish, summon armies of powerful allies Swiftly play through levels with automove commands. With caution! Enemies can be brutal... Seek the mysterious Obelisk, as the world floods behind you...
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Position in RPG
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.6k Steam reviews | Top 86% in RPG |
| Positive rating | 98% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 2% |
| Engagement hours | 51 h average | Top 15% for session depth among RPG |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Rogue-like · 80
- Character Customization · 71
- RPG · 64
- Turn-Based Combat · 64
- Dungeon Crawler · 57
- Perma Death · 56
- Dark Fantasy · 48
- Traditional Roguelike · 47
- Pixel Graphics · 44
- 2D · 35
- Singleplayer · 35
- Procedural Generation · 31
- Medieval · 25
- Auto Battler · 16
- Retro · 7
Press Quotes
“I can say that Path of Achra is probably for you if you've ever looked at a poster of an oiled-up barbarian with a huge sword fighting a wizard that's riding a wooly mammoth and thought 'hell yeah.'” PC Gamer “A stunningly simple, rapid fire condensation of the roguelike formula. What ToME was to the games that preceded it, this game is to ToME. A faster, leaner, more aggressive experience with 0 downtime.” Splattercat “Although the customization is deep, Path…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
51h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
70h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
102
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | May 7, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Ulfsire |
| Publisher | Slouching Beast LLC |
| Base price | $4.99 -50% |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
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Reception Metrics
Steam community
98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 2.6k reviews
2.5k positive · 52 negative
Curator recommendations
2.8k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Content Notes
ancient-style poetry about violence, pixel blood
Editions & Packages
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