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

Action Adventure Indie

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 995
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Nov 7, 2022

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

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.

Screenshots and trailer

Olija system requirements

As published by the developer.

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