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Alwa's Awakening

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3.7/5

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3.7

55 Reviews

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Alwa's Awakening
Description
In Alwa's Awakening you play as Zoe, a heroine sent from another world to bring peace to the land of Alwa. Equipped only with a magic staff she awakens in a distant land and must set out to help the people. Traverse dangerous dungeons, meet interesting and fun characters and explore the world in thi...
Genre:
Adventure - Metroidvania - Fantasy
Tags:
Adventure, Fantasy, 2D, Female Protagonist, Great Soundtrack, show 3 more... Pixel Graphics, Platformer, Metroidvania
Critics reviews
48 %
Recommend
God is a Geek
7/10
CGMagazine
7/10
TechRaptor
7/10
User reviews

3.7/5

( 55 Reviews )

3.7

55 Reviews

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Product details
2017, Elden Pixels, ...
System requirements
Windows 7/8/10, 2.1 GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics, Version 9.0, 280 MB available space...
DLCs
Alwa's Awakening The 8-Bit Edition
Time to beat
7 hMain
9.5 h Main + Sides
10 h Completionist
9 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
In Alwa's Awakening you play as Zoe, a heroine sent from another world to bring peace to the land of Alwa. Equipped only with a magic staff she awakens in a distant land and must set out to help the people. Traverse dangerous dungeons, meet interesting and fun characters and explore the world in this 8-bit adventure game. Just like the old classics you won't have a flashing arrow telling you exactly where to go and what to do next. Instead you are free to find your own way and by using your magic staff you can progress through the over 400 unique challenging rooms in the 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!


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.

© Elden Pixels 2017

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
7 hMain
9.5 h Main + Sides
10 h Completionist
9 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Metroidvania - Fantasy
Tags:
Adventure, Fantasy, 2D, Female Protagonist, Great Soundtrack, show 3 more... Pixel Graphics, Platformer, Metroidvania
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'2017-02-03T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Elden Pixels / Elden Pixels
Size:
104 MB
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Game features
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Single-player
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Português do Brasil
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русский
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DLCs
Alwa's Awakening The 8-Bit Edition
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Critics reviews
72
Top Critic Average
48 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
God is a Geekby Nick Gillham
7/10
It's definitely worth a shot if you’re hankering for a bit of old school platforming action.
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CGMagazineby Joel Couture
7/10
Alwa's Awakening takes its players to pretty pixelated places filled with NES challenge, but mars the whole experience with a clumsy magic system that makes the game's difficult platforming segments needlessly frustrating.
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TechRaptorby Christian Mincks
7/10
Alwa's Awakening makes a number of questionable choices with its slow gameplay mechanics, but the core experience provides fun and challenging platforming and magic abilities.
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Posted on: March 31, 2023

alino96

Verified owner

Games: 609 Reviews: 24

nicee work with excelent playables !<3

I was obtaned this product for free, but i like this retro game in moment. ou yes, old good time are comming when heroes was really heroes, not people with fear from life. thanks also for a little storyline, bad magicians are awfull we must stop them all, like Spongebob saying ;)

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Posted on: November 2, 2024

Ar5us

Verified owner

Games: 374 Reviews: 8

Just nice platformer

No technical problems nice pixels. End location significantly harder than the rest can be frustrating but is managable with enough tries. I don't have patience to look for all hidden passages, completing main quest is enough in my opinion.

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Posted on: January 4, 2025

Herrikias

Verified owner

Games: 455 Reviews: 3

Nintendo Hard

This game gives me flashbacks to the tedious difficulty of the original NES games. Even with assist mode, which only partially mitigates the wasteful backtracking and obtuse locations of collectibles, the game leans too heavily on catering to high-end experienced players. Not nearly as much as La Mulana, but certainly a game for veterans of puzzle platformers.

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Posted on: January 15, 2025

disclosure1999

Verified owner

Games: 317 Reviews: 1

Beautiful Retro Game

Very fun retro metroidvania. I just love it.

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Posted on: January 17, 2025

Vitor_Sartori

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Games: 55 Reviews: 1

great game

nostalgic and great game for metroidvania fans

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