Vambrace: Cold Soul
A story-driven dungeon crawler where recruited companions can die permanently
Devespresso Games · Published by Headup · Released May 28, 2019
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 739
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Feb 22, 2022
What is Vambrace: Cold Soul?
You play Evelia Lyric in a single-player, 2D RPG about survivors resisting the King of Shades in the frozen city of Icenaire. Across seven chapters, you assemble parties for surface expeditions, navigate encounters and fight turn-based battles. You scavenge supplies, craft items and armor, and camp to recover.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark fantasy settings with a female protagonist
- +you like side quests that unlock new character costumes
Not for you if...
- −you want relaxed exploration without supply management or survival planning
What players say
66% of 739 reviews are positive
Players praise the character and environment art, and many enjoy the story. Common complaints concern the awkward interface and combat that players find too simple or repetitive.
Screenshots and trailer
Vambrace: Cold Soul system requirements
Minimum: Any with hardware 3D acce…, 3 GB RAM, 4.7 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Vambrace: Cold Soul?
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- OS
- Windows XP (64Bit)
- Processor
- Core2Duo
- Graphics
- Any with hardware 3D acceleration
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4850 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 7.0
- Notes
- Earphones! x64, .Net 3.5
Recommended
- OS
- Windows10 (64Bit)
- Processor
- Core2Duo or above
- Graphics
- Nvidia 7900 / equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4850 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Earphones! x64, .Net 3.5
Does Vambrace: Cold Soul have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Vambrace: Cold Soul run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- 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
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 54
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Korean, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America.
Does Vambrace: Cold Soul 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
- Adventure
- Indie
- Female Protagonist
- Dungeon Crawler
- Turn-Based Combat
- Roguelite
- Fantasy
- 2D
- Dark Fantasy
- Singleplayer
- Turn-Based
- Story Rich
- Roguelike
- Atmospheric
- Dark
Recent updates
- Feb 22, 2022 · 1.11 Hotfix - Tutorial Text (DB sheet) update
- Feb 18, 2022 · Vambrace: Cold Soul Patch 1.11 available!
- Feb 29, 2020 · Patch 1.10 is live!
- Jun 29, 2019 · Version 1.09 is Live!
- Jun 20, 2019 · Version 1.08 is Live
1 DLC available.