Ancient Weapon Holly
Top-down action roguelike with altar defense and enemy-trapping pitfalls
ACQUIRE Corp. · Published by Aniplex Inc., ACQUIRE Corp. · Released Mar 7, 2024
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 52
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- 10 months ago
- Nov 10, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Ancient Weapon Holly?
This top-down action roguelike takes place in an underground labyrinth, where Holly, a long-sealed weapon, awakens seeking revenge on humanity. You defend an altar and clear stages by destroying gates, fighting enemies, and digging pitfalls to trap and bury them. Magic stones let you upgrade Holly and the altar.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dungeon crawls built around trapping enemies
- +you like upgrading abilities between dungeon stages
- +you prefer challenging fights over straightforward brawling
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct attacks to setting traps
- −you want combat that rarely punishes mistakes
- −you want a lengthy main campaign
What players say
60% of 52 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical choices in combat, but some find later stages punishing and the main campaign short.
Screenshots and trailer
Ancient Weapon Holly system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 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
- 24
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Italian.
Tags
- Action Roguelike
- Dungeon Crawler
- Souls-like
- Action RPG
- Action-Adventure
- Strategy
- Roguelike
- Female Protagonist
- 3D
- Action
- Top-Down
- Story Rich
- Fantasy
- Magic
- Dark Fantasy
- Dark
Recent updates
- Nov 10, 2025 · Unity Security Update.
- May 17, 2024 · 【Version 1.7】New Mode Implementation! ”Extreme Challenge Mode”
- Apr 12, 2024 · [Version 1.4] Improved Usability, Enhanced Tutorials, Increased Visibility
1 DLC available.
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