Aeterna Noctis
Hand-drawn Metroidvania built around demanding combat and precision platforming
Aeternum Game Studios S.L · Released Dec 14, 2021
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 2,158
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 15 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 22
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- May 7, 2024
What is Aeterna Noctis?
This hand-drawn 2D action platformer is set in Aeterna, where the King of Darkness seeks to regain his powers. You explore 16 connected areas, fight enemies and bosses, navigate precision platforming sections, and complete sidequests.
For you if...
- +you enjoy mastering difficult jumps and movement abilities
- +you like exploring connected areas and taking on sidequests
- +you want boss fights alongside platforming challenges
Not for you if...
- −you want forgiving jumps with few repeated attempts
- −you dislike backtracking through previously explored areas
- −you prefer compact maps and shorter platforming sections
What players say
75% of 2,158 reviews are positive · 66% of 15 in the last 30 days
Players praise the precise controls and platforming, boss fights, artwork, and music. Others say later challenges become frustrating and backtracking across large areas is tedious. Some find the detailed visuals hard to read during play.
Screenshots and trailer
Aeterna Noctis system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i7-7700 | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 1070 | Radeon RX Vega 56
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 142
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, 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, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Metroidvania
- Difficult
- Platformer
- Souls-like
- Precision Platformer
- Soundtrack
- 2D
- Action-Adventure
- Indie
- Exploration
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Puzzle Platformer
- Hand-drawn
- Side Scroller
- Open World
Recent updates
- May 7, 2024 · "Most Wanted" Update - 6 Days Left
- Nov 27, 2023 · Patch Notes 3.0.001
7 DLC available.
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