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Olija

Side-scrolling action adventure built around a harpoon for movement and combat

Skeleton Crew Studio, Thomas Olsson · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Jan 28, 2021

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 995
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Nov 7, 2022
Minimum PC
GeForce GT 730
8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Olija?

In this side-scrolling action-adventure, shipwrecked Faraday tries to escape the hostile land of Terraphage with other castaways. You explore areas, use a harpoon for platforming and combat, solve puzzles, rescue castaways, and craft magic hats.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy short, single-player action adventures
  • +you prefer forgiving combat to punishing difficulty
  • +you like platforming mixed with exploration and puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you want a long game with open-ended exploration

What players say

90% of 995 reviews are positive

Players praise the harpoon combat, pixel art, animation, and music. Some find the combat repetitive and the pacing slow.

How many players finish Olija?

29% of Steam players have unlocked «Farewell», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Olija screenshot 1

Olija system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GT 730, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i3-4160 (2 * 3600) or equivalent, AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GT 730 (2048 MB), Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i5-2500K (4 * 3300) or equivalent, AMD FX-6350 (6 * 3900) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 660 (2048 MB), Radeon RX 550 (2048 MB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Does Olija have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Olija run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
10
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Olija use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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