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Sundered®: Eldritch Edition

Hand-drawn metroidvania with changing paths and waves of enemies

Thunder Lotus · Released Jul 28, 2017

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 4,281
Recent reviews
Mixed
63% of 11 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jul 24, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Sundered®: Eldritch Edition?

You play Eshe, a wanderer trapped in caverns in a ruined world, in a 2D side-scrolling metroidvania with hand-built and procedurally generated areas. Fight hordes and bosses, unlock abilities to reach new areas, and improve your character at a hub after death while deciding whether to use corrupted relics.

For you if...

  • +you like challenging combat against large enemy groups
  • +you enjoy exploring for abilities and upgrading your character
  • +you want optional local co-op with friends

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer a fixed map you can memorize
  • −you dislike frequent enemy swarms while exploring
  • −you want to avoid dying and retrying areas

What players say

81% of 4,281 reviews are positive · 63% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the hand-drawn art, fluid movement, and sense of progression. Many complain that repeated enemy swarms interrupt exploration and randomized corridors make backtracking tedious.

How many players finish Sundered®: Eldritch Edition?

9.1% of Steam players have unlocked «The Crawling Chaos», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Sundered®: Eldritch Edition system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (64-bit)
Processor
1.8 GHz Processor
Graphics
DirectX 10-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Sundered®: Eldritch Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Sundered®: Eldritch Edition run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
20
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Sundered®: Eldritch Edition 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

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