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Afterimage
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
83 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Decent metroidvania with some cool fighting and platforming. Various enemies make you wanna scream DONGA! Whatever that means it means that gameplay is good with plenty of different areas to explore. Movement is…”
“This game is very big, fun to play and it's like a soft Symphony of the Night with Ore and the blind forest graphics, or Hollow Knight graphics, as both are beautiful. I just turned off the music as the sound track was…”
“I give up. After struggling through this absolute mess of a game, I could not figure out the guides other players have made on how to beat it. Bearing in mind, I got the first ending. This is one of the least…”
49 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is very big, fun to play and it's like a soft Symphony of the Night with Ore and the blind forest graphics, or Hollow Knight graphics, as both are beautiful. I just turned off the music as the sound track was…”
“An unappreciated gem that I wish would get a sequel but probably won't. After 100% completion I have mostly good things to say. Areas are colourful. You'll run across beautiful scenery while exploring. English voice…”
“It’s the Elden Ring of metroidvanias — and I don’t mean it’s as good as Elden Ring, but in its structure, its overall feel, and especially the sheer scale of its world. The hand-drawn art style is absolutely stunning,…”
34 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is very big, fun to play and it's like a soft Symphony of the Night with Ore and the blind forest graphics, or Hollow Knight graphics, as both are beautiful. I just turned off the music as the sound track was…”
“Overall I think it's a fun game. To say it's massive is an understatement. It's a game that requires A LOT of backtracking and dedication to using map markers to go back and find the large amount of things you've…”
“Afterimage is a metroidvania that has a beautiful atmosphere, huge world and hand drawn art style. The areas look really nice and make you want to explore new areas. The feeling getting lost and soaked into this world…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Decent metroidvania with some cool fighting and platforming. Various enemies make you wanna scream DONGA! Whatever that means it means that gameplay is good with plenty of different areas to explore. Movement is…”
“An unappreciated gem that I wish would get a sequel but probably won't. After 100% completion I have mostly good things to say. Areas are colourful. You'll run across beautiful scenery while exploring. English voice…”
“This is your classic B-tier Metroidvania that does absolutely nothing special. I can recommend this game only to those who are familiar with the genre and its tropes. If you're craving some more metroidvania action with…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Decent metroidvania with some cool fighting and platforming. Various enemies make you wanna scream DONGA! Whatever that means it means that gameplay is good with plenty of different areas to explore. Movement is…”
“It’s the Elden Ring of metroidvanias — and I don’t mean it’s as good as Elden Ring, but in its structure, its overall feel, and especially the sheer scale of its world. The hand-drawn art style is absolutely stunning,…”
“Afterimage is a Metroidvania with a ton of potential that’s unfortunately held back by some truly questionable design choices. The Good: Very clean overall presentation and art style — especially appealing if you enjoy…”
43 of the 104 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Exploration is very tedious. I found that i had to back track over and over again and I just couldnt do it anymore. Got super boring super fast.”
“Exploration is very tedious. I found that i had to back track over and over again and I just couldnt do it anymore. Got super boring super fast.”
“I give up. After struggling through this absolute mess of a game, I could not figure out the guides other players have made on how to beat it. Bearing in mind, I got the first ending. This is one of the least…”
26 of the 104 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“I give up. After struggling through this absolute mess of a game, I could not figure out the guides other players have made on how to beat it. Bearing in mind, I got the first ending. This is one of the least…”
“This is... one of the metroidvanias of all time. The gameplay is... fine. Passable, even. The music... is there. The enemy design... works. The bosses feel like they'd fit into Silksong nicely with a little polish, if…”
“Overall I think it's a fun game. To say it's massive is an understatement. It's a game that requires A LOT of backtracking and dedication to using map markers to go back and find the large amount of things you've…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“The game has beautiful maps and they are bigger than I thought. Some parts are quite challenging if you are going to get 100% achievement as it took me awhile to complete it. I couldn't have achieve the 100% if there…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I gave this game a try a while back, but I just couldn't get into it. My criticisms as I recall are as follows: - Hand drawn graphics are gorgeous, but animation looked really stiff and lifeless. - I didn't care…”
“Afterimage is a metroidvania that has a beautiful atmosphere, huge world and hand drawn art style. The areas look really nice and make you want to explore new areas. The feeling getting lost and soaked into this world…”
“This game is one of those neche genre games, good game but certaily not for everyone, if you REALLY like metroidvanias, sure take a look, if are just a intusiast i recomend you play the more populars of the genre first.…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Game has so much wasted potential and some design choices that prevent it from being a great game but its still good. The game is not that hard countrary to what some say, although it might be my fault because you can…”
“I feel the same way as a lot of people about this game. It's way too easy. I've played Metroidvania's since the original Castlevania: SOTN to Hollow Knight and this game is NOT in the same league. You just button mash,…”
“Pretty good metroidvania. A bit on the easy side when it comes to combat and a bit long but not overly so.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is definitely a masterpiece, I finished the first ending after 16h, almost without a guide (didn't know you can move further with the manta ray). I also skipped all story sections. Pros: + Beautiful in design and music + Tight combat, almost souls-like + Huge area to…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“[h1]Quick Info[/h1] Pretty solid and definitely underappreciated metroidvania. It does have a bit of a budget feel, and it definitely lacks polish in some areas, but it's still enjoyable and you can tell that a lot of work and passion went into it. [h1]Pros[/h1] [list] [*]Pretty…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“Afterimage has beautiful art and an interesting premise, but my experience feels frustrating rather than rewarding. The world is extremely large, yet exploration rarely feels meaningful. I have spend a lot of time wandering the map, it is hard to feel real progress. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Female Protagonist · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Anime · Exploration · Souls-like · Hack and Slash · Action RPG · Difficult · Action-Adventure · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630 DirectX: Version 11