Chasm
Side-scrolling action adventure with a map assembled anew each playthrough
Bit Kid, Inc. · Released Jul 30, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 2,735
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 10 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 5
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 4 weeks ago
- Aug 24, 2026
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Chasm?
In this side-scrolling action-adventure, you play a kingdom recruit investigating a mining town after its residents disappear. You fight monsters and bosses across catacombs and castles, equip weapons, armor, and spells, and unlock abilities to reach new areas. Each playthrough connects hand-designed rooms into a different map.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring different layouts on repeated playthroughs
- +you like pixel art, equipment choices, and boss fights
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a fixed map you can memorize
- −you dislike revisiting areas to search for new paths
What players say
74% of 2,735 reviews are positive · 80% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the pixel art, combat, and changing layouts between playthroughs. Common complaints are repetitive room layouts, tedious backtracking, and movement or combat that feels clunky.
Screenshots and trailer
Chasm system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- Direct3D 11 support (feature level 10_0)
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Graphics
- Vulkan support
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
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, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Hungarian.
Tags
- Metroidvania
- Pixel Graphics
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- RPG
- Platformer
- 2D
- Procedural Generation
- Side Scroller
- Singleplayer
- Action RPG
- Retro
- Fantasy
- Roguelike
Recent updates
- Aug 24, 2026 · Patch 1.112 Released
- Jun 17, 2026 · Patch 1.111 Released
- May 4, 2026 · Patch 1.110 Released
- Apr 6, 2026 · Patch 1.109 Released
- Apr 4, 2026 · Patch 1.108 Released
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