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Explore changing dungeons as a witch aided by a cursed hat, possessing defeated foes and bringing loot home to grow stronger.
Released 04 Mar 2026
Possess Defeated Foes
Rebuild a Village
Grow Crops and Cook
A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
Developed by Frontside 180 · Published by Pocketpair Publishing
You guide a witch through a series of dungeons with the help of a cursed hat. The hat can detach from her and possess certain defeated enemies, letting you use their abilities during a run.
Fight with sword attacks, magic and tools while exploring rooms, solving obstacles and searching for secrets. Runs offer temporary blessings and item bonuses; artifacts found along the way unlock movement abilities such as air dashing and double-jumping, opening routes to new areas.
Bring dungeon materials back to rebuild a village, construct facilities, grow crops and cook meals. Village upgrades and skill trees provide lasting improvements for later expeditions, and up to four players can explore dungeons together.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its charming art and animations, the twist of possessing enemies, and the mix of dungeon action with village-building and character growth. Some also enjoy exploring or building alongside friends. Reviews are mixed, with recurring complaints about familiar room layouts and repeated runs, long boss fights, and a possession system some players wanted to use more often. Several players report crashes, while others say they encountered none.
Never Grave is 2D action game where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Identify enemy attacks, fight with magic, and sometimes use the terrain to win! Dungeons such as ruins and botanical gardens are auto-generated and change each time you play. Furthermore, there are obstacles and puzzles waiting to block the player's path in the dungeons.
Possess enemies using a cursed hat. Use unique abilities from your possessed enemies to open up avenues of action and gain an advantage in battle!
Use materials collected in the dungeons to clear the rubble of ruined villages, build new facilities and cultivate crops in the fields. Prepare for your next battles at your village! Cook food and take advantage of skill trees to grow more powerful!
Multiplayer support for up to four players. Call your friends from other worlds and conquer dungeons together!
Metroidvania x Roguelite with an emphasis on exploration.
Sophisticated and tactilely designed player character controls.
Possession system where hats can possess enemies and use their unique abilities.
Traditional Japanese hand-drawn limited animation is used for character 2D animation.
Thickly painted backgrounds with depth, as if you are travelling through a world of picture books and cut-out pictures.
Learn actions such as double-jump from artefacts to explore new areas.
Constantly changing play style depending on the synergy of "traits" associated with magic and items.
Intense battles with tough bosses. It will take more than just memorizing boss patterns to defeat them without taking damage...
Rebuild your village. Strengthen yourself through building and production to prepare for the next adventure.
Explore different terrain each time you play through procedurally generated dungeons.
Multiplayer support. Up to four players can delve into the dungeon together!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 41 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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