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Guide bionic warrior Tania through a corrupted world, combining weapon combos and new abilities to explore interconnected regions.
Released 22 Oct 2024
Chain Weapon Combos
Parry Into Counters
Dash To Slow Time
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Developed by Dark Pigeon Games · Published by ESDigital Games
Tania, a bionic warrior, searches for a missing investigation team in a land corrupted by Karpas energy. As she travels through the hostile world, she uncovers clues about the spreading corruption and the people who came before her.
Explore interconnected areas, fight hostile creatures and bosses, and use movement abilities such as dashing, jumping, and wall climbing to reach new places. Finding new abilities opens routes through previously inaccessible parts of the map.
Combat combines attacks from different weapons into combos, with parries and dashes offering ways to respond to enemy strikes. Gather Aether to improve Tania’s abilities and strength, unlock combat skills, and adapt upgrades to your preferred approach; difficulty settings and optional platforming assistance are also available.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its exploration, responsive movement, and weapon-combo combat, with some finding the fights satisfying and the art appealing. Other reviews describe the combat as repetitive or uneven, especially in boss encounters. Translation and story presentation are recurring criticisms, as are limited enemy variety and unclear combat feedback.
The world is breaking… AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. What began as a search mission quickly turns into something far more sinister, as the missing investigation team proves to be only the beginning. A mysterious force has corrupted the land itself, twisting wildlife and vegetation into hostile, unpredictable forms. But this world doesn’t explain itself, and you uncover its truth piece by piece.
Master a precise and responsive combat system built around speed, timing, and control. Chain together dynamic combos, parry incoming attacks at the perfect moment, and turn defense into offense. Use Quick Rise to stay in the fight, and dash through enemies to slow time itself, gaining a brief window of invulnerability and devastating counterattacks from hordes of enemies and bosses.
Explore a dense, interconnected world designed to respect your time while encouraging discovery. Uncover hidden paths, fragments of a lost narrative, and remnants of those who came before you. The deeper you go, the more the world reveals — and the more dangerous it becomes.
Harness the mysterious Aether, a volatile resource and use it for your own benefits. Enhance Tania’s abilities and strength, unlock new combat skills, or invest in upgrades that adapt to your playstyle. Whether you focus on raw strength, mobility, or tactical flexibility — the path forward is yours to define.
Face intense combat encounters and powerful bosses, or adjust the difficulty and gain helpful buffs when needed. The experience adapts — but the journey remains yours.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 30 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
