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Game Summary
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you’ll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Alwa’s Awakening is a game that tries to stay as close as possible to the authentic 8-bit look with sweet pixel art, a soundtrack filled with catchy chiptunes and so much charm it’ll bring you right back to the NES era. With easy to understand controls the game is easy to learn but tough to master, just like how games were in the old days!
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Key Features
A retro game with an authentic feel
- A new challenging NES-inspired adventure game with the authentic feel and look of a Nintendo 8-bit game. Inspired by classics such as Battle of Olympus and Solstice.
Use your magic staff
- Equip a magic staff that holds many mysterious powers. Use it to solve puzzles and defeat enemies in over 400 unique rooms. Upgrade your staff by finding new gemstones.
You are Zoe
- Play as Zoe who has been sent for to help free the land of Alwa. With easy to understand controls, you’ll jump and fight your way through the many different challenging rooms.
Explore the land of Alwa
- Explore a large interconnected map in true ‘Metroidvania’ style. Play the game any way you want and find your own way through the land of Alwa.
Find new items and learn new abilities
- Find and unlock a slew of different objects throughout the adventure that will both give Zoe new abilities as well as unlock new areas.
An 8-bit soundtrack
- Listen to a completely new 8-bit soundtrack with over 25 new original tracks composed by Robert Kreese. Also features a guest track by Prof. Sakamoto.
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What Other Says
“Meanwhile, 8-bit NES-a-like Alwa’s Awakening by Elden Pixels is bloody brilliant.”
“We’ve played a bit of the game on Steam and think it’s rather brilliant […]”
“In a landscape teeming with retro inspired games, occasionally a few rise to the top and stand out. Alwa’s Awakening manages to do just that.”
“This game feels like a real gem.”
“The small team at Elden Pixels created a game that measures up to the games that were released during the NES golden years during a modern time.”
“Alwa’s Awakening captures the joy that can come from conquering a difficult experience.”
“I’d be doing the retro community a disservice if I didn’t recommend Alwa’s Awakening.”
“It finds an excellent balance between being relaxing yet challenging and is sure to be a necessity for fans of classic gaming.”
“It’s a damn good action game that completely understands why we’re nostalgic for 8-bit adventures.”
“I love this game.”
Alwa’s Awakening – An indie success!
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Alwa’s Awakening turned out to be more of a success than we could ever have imagined. It quickly become a fan-favourite for old school retro fans and have received praise and several GOTY-awards. If you want to stream or review the game, please click these buttons button. We made them very big so no one would miss them.
Fan art
Ever since we started making Alwa’s Awakening we have been getting fan art from our amazing community. We try to upload a few here, please keep them coming!
