Wayward Souls
Action roguelite with seven heroes and randomly generated dungeons
Rocketcat Games · Released Aug 28, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 203
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Mar 5, 2022
What is Wayward Souls?
This 2D action RPG takes you through repeated runs in a cursed tower, where you uncover what happened while fighting growing groups of enemies. Equipment and upgrades change your attacks and abilities, and you can unlock additional modes, including Endless Mode.
For you if...
- +you enjoy practicing fast combat until you master it
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer
What players say
78% of 203 reviews are positive
Players praise the distinct character playstyles, individual stories, and soundtrack. Common complaints focus on the coin grind for upgrades and the sharp difficulty increase in later dungeons.
Screenshots and trailer
Wayward Souls system requirements
Minimum: Requires OpenGL 3.3, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Wayward Souls?
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- OS
- Windows 7, XP, Vista, 8, and newer
- Processor
- 1.3 ghz
- Graphics
- Requires OpenGL 3.3 or higher
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 185 MB available space
Does Wayward Souls have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Wayward Souls run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- 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
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Wayward Souls 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
Tags
- RPG
- Indie
- Action
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelite
- Pixel Graphics
- 2D
- Roguelike
- Great Soundtrack
- Action RPG
- Souls-like
Recent updates
- Mar 5, 2022 · Update: Steam Deck Compatibility + Hatstravaganza
- Aug 28, 2019 · Wayward Souls 1.0 Launched, now out of Early Access!
- Aug 27, 2019 · 8/26 Release Candidate
- Aug 20, 2019 · 8/19 Small Bugfix Update
- Aug 7, 2019 · 8/6 Update