An Ankou
Top-down action roguelike with demon hordes and crafted weapons
Alkemi · Published by PID Games · Released Aug 17, 2023 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 67% of 618
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 7, 2025
What is An Ankou?
This top-down action roguelike casts you as a servant of Death guiding lost souls out of a haunted land. In each run, you gather resources, craft and upgrade equipment, and fight growing waves of demons and bosses. Your character's former profession shapes the tools and abilities available to you.
For you if...
- +you like fast-paced fights against escalating enemy waves
- +you enjoy gathering resources and crafting gear during runs
- +you want repeatable challenges in a dark fantasy setting
Not for you if...
- −you dislike repeated runs with increasingly difficult fights
- −you want combat without gathering resources or crafting equipment
What players say
67% of 618 reviews are positive
Players describe the action as fun, and one highlights the crafting and controls. Their most common complaint is that development appears to have stopped while the game remains unfinished.
Screenshots and trailer
An Ankou system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10+
- Processor
- Intel I3 or equivalent and above
- Graphics
- Geforce 10 series equivalent or above
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10+
- Processor
- Intel I5 or equivalent and above
- Graphics
- Geforce 16 series equivalent or above
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 24
- 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
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Exploration
- Roguelike
- Action Roguelike
- Arcade
- Hack and Slash
- Dark Fantasy
- Top-Down
- Action
- Crafting
- Survival
- Singleplayer
- Bullet Hell
- Indie
- Procedural Generation
- Supernatural
- Gore
Recent updates
- Oct 7, 2025 · Important Security Update Available ✅
- Dec 7, 2023 · V0.5.2
- Nov 10, 2023 · V0.5.1b
- Nov 9, 2023 · Quality of Life V0.5.1
- Oct 30, 2023 · V0.4.2c
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