Perennial Order
A plant-horror boss rush built around one-hit deaths
Gardenfiend Games · Published by SOEDESCO · Released Sep 5, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 722
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Aug 29, 2025
What is Perennial Order?
This 2D action game takes place in a Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested creatures. You explore between boss fights, uncover the world's story through unusual characters, and fight using twin-stick melee controls. When you die, you restart at the beginning of the encounter.
For you if...
- +you want local or online co-op throughout the adventure
- +you enjoy adapting to different mechanics in each fight
Not for you if...
- −you prefer forgiving combat that lets you survive mistakes
What players say
93% of 722 reviews are positive · 83% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the artwork, soundtrack, boss variety, and co-op play. Some criticize attack hitboxes and navigation, including backtracking, while opinions on individual bosses vary.
Screenshots and trailer
Perennial Order system requirements
Minimum: 1GB RAM, 8 GB RAM, 11 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.4Ghz
- Graphics
- 1GB Video RAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 3.0Ghz+
- Graphics
- 2GB Video RAM
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
Does Perennial Order have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Perennial Order 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 32
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Perennial Order 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Boss Rush
- Souls-like
- Dark Fantasy
- Co-op
- Horror
- Local Co-Op
- Online Co-Op
- Atmospheric
- Lore-Rich
- Lovecraftian
- RPG
- Action-Adventure
- Difficult
- Hand-drawn
- Hack and Slash
- Action
Recent updates
- Aug 29, 2025 · Perennial Order - Patch 1.0.4
- Sep 19, 2024 · Patch notes for Version 1.0.3
- Sep 8, 2024 · Version 1.0.1 Hotfix 4