Alwa's Legacy on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Alwa's Legacy is a metroidvania, 2d platformer and puzzle-platformer game developed and published by Elden Pixels.
Released on June 17th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 548 reviews of which 483 were positive and 65 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, or 10
  • Processor: 2.1 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes
  • Additional Notes: Gamepad Recommended
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.7
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics or better
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes
  • Additional Notes: Gamepad Recommended
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu
  • Processor: Dual Core 2 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics or better
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes
  • Additional Notes: Gamepad Recommended

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March 2025
Classic metroidvania platformer. Doesn't really stand out, but everything it does, it does well. If I have any complaints, I'd probably take issue with how the gem upgrades didn't get great explanations on how they should be used. For those interested: - Flying block sticks to walls and can be used as a foothold. - Color changing robe lets the character hit colored switches instead of using wand abilities to hit switches - Cracked walls can be bombed, so take note of cracks instead of looking for hidden passages - Blocks placed on "death spikes" can exist for a short moment that can be used to quickly jump again. - Infinite bubble breaks a lot of puzzles and can save so much time - pair it with a jump cast to shift your position mid-air. These explanations seem obvious when I say them, but these are optional abilities. The rest of the game can be solved without them, and there's only a small handful of puzzles where they are required. I think I went 3/4 of the game before I realized the blocks stick to walls. Apart from that, its a good platformer game, but you'll need to figure out most of the tricks yourself.
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March 2025
Alwa's Legacy (SNES style) is an adorable sequel to the pretty good Alwa's Awakening (NES style). It's a 2D metroidvania that uses three weapons in simple and ingenious ways. Completing the map 100% took about 11 hours. + Great pixel graphics and fantastic music, including remixes of the previous game. + Lovely enemy design that never feels overwhelming. + Fun NPCs with little sub stories. + Final level is still hard, but less impossible than the first game. + Completionistic behavior is rewarded in fun ways. + An item to let you know about hidden walls! - Some jumps are kind of hard. - The tracking fireballs feel kind of tacked on. It's very worth it and the story is simple and sweet. A well made, fun game!
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March 2025
It was very nice to play after the 1st part, the drawing style is 10/10, while the game does not lose its former charm!
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March 2025
Great game and a step up from the first Alwa game. It feels more forgiving than the first game, even though precision is still needed sometimes. Optional comfort options give everyone the challenge they desire. The world is all about exploring with a lot of freedom and the metroidvania temporary dead-ends that you need to find the right items to overcome them. Game speed is rather slow but graphics and sound are awesome for Pixel Art and Music which never minded me backtracking. Warps can be activated throughout the world for later shortcuts. I found Pacifist mode an interesting enough challenge for a second playthrough with different gameplay flavor. So I finished the game twice using keyboard only without control issues.
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Feb. 2025
Surprisingly much fun and content for a small price highly recommended
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Alwa's Legacy
8.2
483
65
Online players
5
Developer
Elden Pixels
Publisher
Elden Pixels
Release 17 Jun 2020
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