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Aeterna Noctis
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “strong platforming and combat” (35 of 76 reviews) and “rewarding extreme challenge” (19); the most common complaint is “brutal platforming difficulty” (18). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Anyone who has given this a negative review might be mentally ill. Aeterna Noctis is a top tier metroidvania (not saying this lightly) with some of the best parkour and platforming mechanics in the genre. The map is…”
“A creative and very large metroidvania with very good, precise controls, interesting movement options, great visuals and music, and a focus on platforming. Don't be afraid to try this game because you heard the…”
19 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“A creative and very large metroidvania with very good, precise controls, interesting movement options, great visuals and music, and a focus on platforming. Don't be afraid to try this game because you heard the…”
11 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“A creative and very large metroidvania with very good, precise controls, interesting movement options, great visuals and music, and a focus on platforming. Don't be afraid to try this game because you heard the…”
“Combat and platforming feel amazing. Music and artstyle are great. It is a bit rough around the edges, combat gets too easy at around the halfway point and the Cosmos region feels really bad to play.”
7 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Anyone who has given this a negative review might be mentally ill. Aeterna Noctis is a top tier metroidvania (not saying this lightly) with some of the best parkour and platforming mechanics in the genre. The map is…”
“Long metroidvania. Gave up late in the game when you have to travel across sphere planets. The controls made the game too difficult to play.”
7 of the 76 reviews raise this.
18 of the 76 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This platformer game is one of the worst. It is hard, not because of the gameplay, but because of the poor level design and bosses. Among 10s of platformer games, with 100% achievements in titles like silksong, grime,…”
“This game sucks. It isn't fun. The story is generic, written by a clear hack. The game's difficulty is derived from its poor controls and ridiculous platforming. The combat's difficulty is derived from its cheapness. I…”
“I've been playing on the original Noctis mode and most of the way through the game but I'm not having fun and the game feels like a chore to play that I'm dreading. For a Metroidvania, it feels a bit soulless with…”
17 of the 76 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This platformer game is one of the worst. It is hard, not because of the gameplay, but because of the poor level design and bosses. Among 10s of platformer games, with 100% achievements in titles like silksong, grime,…”
“This game sucks. It isn't fun. The story is generic, written by a clear hack. The game's difficulty is derived from its poor controls and ridiculous platforming. The combat's difficulty is derived from its cheapness. I…”
“I've been playing on the original Noctis mode and most of the way through the game but I'm not having fun and the game feels like a chore to play that I'm dreading. For a Metroidvania, it feels a bit soulless with…”
15 of the 76 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game sucks. It isn't fun. The story is generic, written by a clear hack. The game's difficulty is derived from its poor controls and ridiculous platforming. The combat's difficulty is derived from its cheapness. I…”
“I was ready to give this game a positive review. I liked the style, and the simplicity of it was honestly a little refreshing. I just can't recommend it due to the issues I saw. First a technical bug: anytime I…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. The game is challenging but at 25% completition it wasnt rage inducing. But honestly, its not challenging for the right reasons, what you're going to fight for most of the game are the controls, they arent…”
5 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. The game is challenging but at 25% completition it wasnt rage inducing. But honestly, its not challenging for the right reasons, what you're going to fight for most of the game are the controls, they arent…”
“If you never ever put this game down, it's not too bad to play. However, if you ever have to stop and then try to figure out what you were doing just a week ago, it really is nearly impossible to understand where you…”
5 of the 76 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I've been playing on the original Noctis mode and most of the way through the game but I'm not having fun and the game feels like a chore to play that I'm dreading. For a Metroidvania, it feels a bit soulless with…”
“It's a difficult review. I was having highs and lows with this game, alternating genuine moments of fun and moments of hate. But what gave me the "ok, I'm done. I can't anymore" it's the feeling "WILL THIS GAME EVER…”
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This is probably one of the more tightly designed metroidvanias I've played. Compared to other popular titles like Nine Sols, I had complained there that the builds weren't relevant enough. Except the final boss, everything else could be handled with the basic setup. With…”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played“This is a great game i thoroughly enjoyed. There were many times where I was thinking at work damn, I just want to go home and just continue playing this game. I would recomend this game for anyone who likes Castlevania or Platforming games. But be warned this game is hard, very…”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played“Uhhhhhh I agonized for a long time whether to give it a thumbs up or down, but the verdict is down. Aeterna Noctis has SO MUCH POTENTIAL, but I feel it was squandered by trying to be too much for too long. If you know nothng about the game, imagine Hollow Knight meets Celeste…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Difficult · Souls-like · Platformer · Precision Platformer · Soundtrack · 2D · Action-Adventure · Indie · Exploration · Atmospheric · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 142 |
| Official site | https://www.aeternathegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space