Souldiers
2D action adventure across an interconnected realm near the afterlife
Retro Forge · Published by Dear Villagers · Released Jun 2, 2022
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 69% of 3,151
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 30 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 16
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 10, 2025
What is Souldiers?
Souldiers is a single-player 2D action adventure set in Terragaya, a realm bordering the afterlife where a group of soldiers arrives without dying and searches for the Guardian. Explore a connected world, fight enemies and bosses with melee attacks, parries, and dodges, solve environmental puzzles, and gain new movement abilities.
For you if...
- +you enjoy searching connected areas for hidden paths
- +you like challenging fights against varied enemies
- +you want environmental puzzles alongside platforming
Not for you if...
- −you prefer short, straightforward levels over sprawling areas
- −you want forgiving jumps rather than precise platforming
What players say
69% of 3,151 reviews are positive · 63% of 30 in the last 30 days
Players praise the pixel art, music, and variety of areas. Many complain about lengthy backtracking and controls that feel imprecise; some also report glitches that interrupt progress or freeze boss fights.
Screenshots and trailer
Souldiers system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.4GHz (4 Core) CPU
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon RX 580
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 3.2 GHz (4 Core) CPU
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Metroidvania
- Pixel Graphics
- Action
- Action-Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Combat
- Difficult
- Adventure
- Lore-Rich
- Souls-like
- 2D
- Exploration
- 2D Platformer
- Platformer
- Fantasy
- Great Soundtrack
Recent updates
- Oct 10, 2025 · Important Security Update Available ✅
- Jul 15, 2022 · New difficulty mode & bug fixes
- Jun 27, 2022 · Hotfix v1.1.2 | CHANGELOG
- Jun 23, 2022 · NEW MAJOR UPDATE v1.1.1 | Changelog
2 DLC available.
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