Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver.

Free side-scrolling action RPG with counters, throws, and executions

Lemport · Released Nov 24, 2024

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 2,846
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 32 in 30 days
Players: 10; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 8 months ago; Feb 21, 2026
Minimum PC: RX 460; 6 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver.?

This single-player, side-scrolling brawler has RPG elements and levels based on part of Journey to the West. You fight enemies using charged attacks, dodges, blocks, and attack cancels.

For you if...

+you prefer fast, demanding fights over slower combat

Not for you if...

−you want a long campaign focused on storytelling

What players say

95% of 2,846 reviews are positive · 96% of 32 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combat, pixel art, and boss fights. Their most frequent complaint is the English translation, which they say makes the story hard to follow.

Screenshots and trailer

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Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver. system requirements

Minimum: RX 460, 6 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i3-6100
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver. have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver. run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 48
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver. use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam