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Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

Released Jun 3, 2021 Developer LABS Works Publisher DANGEN Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux FantasyMetroidvaniaExplorationAction-AdventurePixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.5%positive1,211 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“This game is the epitome of how an indie metroidvania should be made. I can’t fathom how much I enjoyed this hidden gem, i loved how megaman-ish it is, though it has its flaws as the level design is quite erratic and sometimes makes no sense. I wish they had added more dialogue…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“[h1] [b]My sword is bigger than your fireballs[/b] Metroidvania styled game with 8-bit like aesthetics. Gameplay is exploration and defeating foes and occasionally taking part in boss battles. Collect orbs from fallen enemies and power up your characters. Save game at rest…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Incredible game. This has been in my list for years and I did not give it a chance because of the 8 bit graphics. Just assumed it would be an ok game. Had no idea it would end up being one of my favorite metroidvania's of all time. If you are a fan of the metroidvania genre do…”

— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

16playing at last check
2324-hour peak
244all-time peak
0 50 100 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 63 avg · Jun 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
25.7%median completion
4.9%rarest: True Titan
50.7% of players 41.7% of players 40.4% of players 39.6% of players 36.8% of players 36.2% of players 35.9% of players 35.0% of players 34.6% of players 34.3% of players 34.3% of players 34.3% of players 33.9% of players 32.7% of players 27.3% of players 25.7% of players 25.4% of players 23.9% of players 20.8% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.1% of players 14.7% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 10.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.2% of players 5.5% of players 4.9% of players 50.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.7%Horn prize! — Defeated the Gorgon Tauros.
41.7%Space worm! — Defeated the Gorgon Volantis.
40.4%Orb Gatherer — Collected 10000 orbs.
Rarest badges of honor
4.9%True Titan — Unlocked all secrets in the game and beat all the unlockable modes.
5.5%No match for me! — Hidden achievement
7.2%Freedom Monster — Hidden achievement

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 18, 2024
LOVISH Announcement - by LABS & Matt Kapp

Hey everyone! This is Matt Kap! Some of you may know me from my work on Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Castle In The Darkness and The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth. I’d like to introduce LABS' newest game t

Sep 10, 2024
Astalon discounted in DANGEN Entertainment Publisher Sale!

Heads up everyone! Astalon and other great games in DANGEN Entertainment's catalogue are currently on sale with their deepest discounts ever! Check out the sale page to get in on the sweet deals befor

Nov 22, 2023
NEW DISPLAY AVAILABLE

GRAB YOUR PRINT FROM THE TITAN OF DEATH HIMSELF! Check out the amazing Astalon Poster made by Marcel Mosqi (@Mosqi) — an electrifying re-interpretation of Arias, Algus and Kyuli, all in Marcel's signa

Jun 15, 2023
Astalon Art and Creation, Bonus Tracks Album and Fan Art Contest!

Hey everyone! This month was something special! "Astalon: Tears of the Earth" turned 2 years old ! Part of the celebrations included new digital goods and some new contests and giveaways! First, we're

Jan 28, 2022
Astalon trading cards are available!

Hey everyone! Today we're releasing the Steam trading cards, badges, and emoticons for Astalon! All you have to do is play the game to start to earn cards! Another important note: It has been brought

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsFantasy · Metroidvania · Exploration · Action-Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Action · Platformer · Adventure · Retro · 2D · 2D Platformer · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://astalon.dangenentertainment.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: GeForce 9600 GT (512 MB) or higher Storage: 600 MB available space