Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons

Join Pampas and Selene as they overcome monsters, demons, and the Dark Priest with the help of the gods themselves! Explore this co-opvania 8-bit platformer alone or with a friend. This retro game is a loving tribute to an MSX2 masterpiece from the creator of UnEpic, Ghost 1.0, and UnMetal.

Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons is a metroidvania, pixel graphics and retro game developed by @unepic_fran and published by Unepic Games.
Released on May 21st 2024 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Russian.

It has received 305 reviews of which 283 were positive and 22 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons into these genres:

Metroidvania Pixel Graphics Retro Singleplayer Local Co-Op Online Co-Op Split Screen 2D Platformer 1980s Controller Action Magic Female Protagonist Medieval Fantasy Adventure Co-op Campaign Exploration Demons Old School

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP or later
Processor: 2Ghz or faster processer
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce)
DirectX: Version 8.0
Storage: 250 MB available space

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

very good game I would recommend but the fact that its a multiplayer game but achievements are disabled on multiplayer is beyond stupid,

Oct. 2024

I am at 30% with two of the ten bosses defeated. If you've played La-Mulana, this is not it. The difficulty is low, there are no puzzles, no stone tablets, barely any lore, and the platforming is actually fine. All you do is run around searching for upgrades and bosses. There is barely anything to uncover or get invested in (aside from achievements). Just simple, bare-bones exploration. There are NPCs that offer you a bunch of upgrades. Pretty much all of them require you to complete a quest. Most of these are just the regular kill-and-collect kind, with only a few of them requiring a little bit of brain power. In general, there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of this. I just want you to know what this is/isn't before you buy it. If you're looking for a light-weight exploration platformer, this one's a solid pick. You can even play it with your kid (it has co-op), should they have trouble beating it. A word of warning for completionists: This game has a bunch of things that are locked behind additional purchases. Additional skins and game modes require the supporter dlc, the ferret pet requires the ferret dlc, and the penitent skin requires that you own the game blasphemous on steam. That kind of stuff. I don't think it's a big deal, but if you're the kind of person that obsesses over these things, consider yourself informed.

Aug. 2024

A heartfelt homage to The Maze of Galious, it delivers very nicely the experience of the late 80s metroidvania. The main castle is big and with plenty of content, plus there are 10 smaller dungeons that need to be cleared as well. Both characters play differently and have their own unique upgrades on top of shared ones; you'll be neededing to make use of each one appropiately in order to progress. It's not an overly technical nor demanding game, though at the same time the difficulty might feel rather uneven at times, particularly during some bosses. The online coop mode is very pleasant with a friend and a good reason to get the game on its own. It allows you to distribute the workload or go together, though keep in mind that many areas and bosses will still be reliant on the specific character's skillset: both players can't take the same amount of work or fight some enemies equally. Coop mode also has many nice quality of life features such and being able to teleport to each other at any time or the mini-screen where you can see the other player's point of view.

Aug. 2024

This is a pretty easy and mostly enjoyable platformer, with the beep boop retro music and pixel retro graphic. If you like jumping around and slicing enemies and doing jumping puzzles, you'll like it well enough. It's got a good running time of 6-10 hours and it's engaging enough that you'll know what to do at all times but will be locked out by secrets or items that you just haven't found yet. Some of the real problems start to emerge when he game expects you to go exploring the map for secrets after every new item you find. I don't want to do that, so I just left everything to the last boss and then used a map. Otherwise my 8 hours of gameplay might've been extended by another 2-3 of frustrated backtracking, but that's not good gameplay so I just opted to skip it. Just wanted to thank Mp83 for creating a map with all the items on it and saving me time and enjoyment. The game has some incredibly frustrating and annoying 2-player decisions, where you are simply unable to do anything. You literally can't do a thing. As Selene earlier on there are places where all you can do is stand and look while the Pampas player plays the entire dungeon and boss. Pampas will, later on, have to content himself to just take damage when a boss does something that he just cannot avoid or counter. There literally is no way to avoid it, you just take damage that attack. All in all, the game is pretty fun and generally doesn't overstay its welcome. I'd recommend it as a 2-player game full price, or as a 25-50% off singleplayer experience.

May 2024

Unepic Fran casually drops the co-op title of the year. Pampas & Selene is a stellar retelling of classic titles such as The Maze of Galious and Legacy of the Wizard (Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family if you're a weeaboo like that). Explore a massive dungeon, grow in power and skill as you slay countless interesting and deadly foes, and acquire new powers and gifts as you fulfill quests for your divine patrons. Fans of Unepic Games will find all the familiar polish and fiendish difficulty that are the hallmark of their titles. If you enjoyed Unepic or Ghost, you'll love Pampas & Selene. If you're looking for an old-school metroidvania in a megadungeon experience, this will be right up your alley as well. Its worth calling out how refined the co-op experience is here. Each hero is unique and brings something to the table. None is particularly stronger than the other, mind you, though situationally they may have a slight advantage over the other. Your ability to explore the castle separately with a unique picture-in-picture view makes the co-op mode really shine. The sound effects are crunchy and the music is bombastic and full of adventure. The achievement sound effect is particularly euphoric, and the graphics are consistent. Every sprite is adorably squished but makes effective use of their screen space to highlight key details. Grab a buddy and let Pampas & Selene be the time machine that takes you back into the past.

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@unepic_fran

Publisher

Unepic Games

Release 21 May 2024

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