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Guide an amnesiac fire warrior through a plague-ravaged world, parrying foes and exploring to find its vanished king.
Released 12 Mar 2026
Parry, Then Counter
Find the Missing King
Unlock Hidden Paths
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Developed by Studio Doodal · Published by SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.









In the hand-drawn fantasy world of Solateria, you play a small fire warrior with no memories who sets out to find the vanished king, the world’s hope against the Shadow Plague. Meet characters, pursue side quests, and piece together the fallen land’s history.
Explore interconnected regions, gather items and memory fragments, and collect information from the world and its inhabitants. New movement skills open hidden places and shortcuts, while the map records discovered details to help you navigate and revisit areas.
Combat centers on guarding and precisely timed parries that can break enemy defenses and lead into counterattacks. Develop your warrior through stat upgrades, Core Stones, equippable Parts, Heat Cores, and other upgrade systems, and choose from multiple difficulty levels.
Players who enjoy Solateria often praise its hand-drawn presentation, challenging boss encounters, and the satisfaction of learning enemy patterns and landing parries. Some also value the large world, exploration rewards, map and travel conveniences, and story characters. Opinions on the combat are divided: while some find it engaging and fair, others say tight parry timing and unclear attack cues make fights frustrating. Sparse or repetitive-feeling areas are another recurring criticism.
Solateria is an action Metroidvania featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a focus on parry-based combat.
Stylish Parry-Focused Combat
Master enemy attack patterns and parry with perfect timing. Experience Solateria’s exhilarating combat flow, where parries lead straight into powerful counterattacks.
Tense Battles Against Formidable Enemies
Break through bosses infected by the Shadow Plague with precise parries and stylish action. They won’t go down easily—but victory brings a deep sense of accomplishment.
Absorb the King’s power at King Statues scattered throughout Solateria to grow stronger. Unlock Heat Cores with rare items to unleash the fire warrior’s true power. Acquire new skills and enjoy increasingly spectacular combat.
Deep Customization Through Upgrades
Enhance your Core Stones and equip various Parts to shape your own combat style. Parts can create powerful synergies when combined in specific ways.
Untold Stories in a Fallen World
In Solateria, brought to ruin by the Shadow Plague, countless beings fight their own battles for their own reasons—even those who have become infected bosses. Battle powerful bosses, meet new NPCs, and uncover the stories they’ve kept hidden. Complete side quests and witness their final choices.
Active Interaction and Information Gathering
Explore the world of Solateria and gather “information” in many ways—collect fragments of memory, talk to NPCs, and more. The more thoroughly you explore, the more helpful information you’ll uncover, and what you learn will be marked on the map. Of course, how you explore Solateria is entirely up to you.
A Beautiful Hand-Drawn World Map
Immerse yourself in a beautifully crafted world of hand-drawn art. Use various skills to find hidden elements and create shortcuts. Maybe you’ll recover your lost memories while exploring this shadowed world.
A small fire warrior with no memories goes on a journey to find the King—the only hope to save the world.
Solateria, the land of the Sun, once prospered under the Primordial Flame’s blessings.
But everything changed when the Shadow Plague—the most deadly catastrophe it ever faced—descended, pushing Solateria to the brink of ruin.
You wake up as a small fire warrior with no memories of the past. The only thing you can recall is a voice urging you to find the vanished King and save the world.
Defeat powerful bosses corrupted by the Shadow Plague through stylish, parry-focused combat, and begin your journey to find the King.
In the end, you will have to confront the truth.

Choose your build with 40 different Parts combinations
Multiple upgrade systems, including cooking, refining, and crafting
Over 50 beautiful story cutscenes
Unique and powerful bosses and mini-bosses
Hidden locations reached through skill combinations
A vast world you can explore freely in any order
The story of a small fire warrior setting out to find the King—the only hope to save a fallen world




| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 50 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |