AWAKEN - Astral Blade

2.5D action platformer with parries, upgrades, and hidden paths

Dark Pigeon Games · Published by ESDigital Games · Released Oct 22, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 1,255
Recent reviews: Mixed; 55% of 20 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; peak 24h 10
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Aug 6, 2025

What is AWAKEN - Astral Blade?

In this 2.5D action platformer, you play as Tania, a bionic warrior searching for a missing investigation team in a land where Karpas energy has twisted plants and wildlife. You explore connected areas and hidden paths, fight enemies and bosses with combos, parries, and dashes, and upgrade Tania’s abilities with Aether.

For you if...

+you like exploring interconnected areas and finding secrets
+you enjoy chaining combos and timing parries
+you appreciate difficulty options for tougher encounters

Not for you if...

−you want a straightforward route instead of searching hidden paths
−you prefer combat without precise timing or boss fights

What players say

82% of 1,255 reviews are positive · 55% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the visual style, exploration, and combo-based combat. Common complaints include stiff controls, a confusing map, and weak English voice acting and story.

Screenshots and trailer

AWAKEN - Astral Blade system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows7
Processor: Dual [email protected]
Graphics: 2GB of video RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian. Text only: Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.