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Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Hunted by mercenaries of an enemy with untold power, the fighter Pseudo and the creature under his protection begin a perilous quest to the edges of strange lands.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Satisfying flexible melee combat” (51 of 89 reviews) and “Surreal grotesque visual style” (39); the most common complaint is “Clunky, tedious combat” (13). 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
51 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“People call it a Souls-like. I call it a God Hand-like. Very fun, amazing unique visuals, great music and voice acting.”
39 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“People call it a Souls-like. I call it a God Hand-like. Very fun, amazing unique visuals, great music and voice acting.”
“This game creates an unbelievably rich atmosphere trough its unique artstyle and wonderfull soundtrack. The combat feels satisfying to its core and leaves room for mastery while not being too complex. The world felt…”
“Having never played Zeno Clash I bought this game not sure what to expect, but it seemed interesting so I gave it a go. I'll try to keep it short. The music is great. Clash has a very surreal but not ugly art style. The…”
26 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“While it's a little janky here and there, Clash is possibly the most interesting and soulful RPG-Beat-em-Up ever made. There are obvious parallels to be made to God Hand and the Souls franchise in many of the mechanics…”
“A Review Of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos and why you might not enjoy it... First the Pros: Game feels and acts very responsive to button touches as well as movements. Huge amounts of different moves can be made and combat…”
16 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“People call it a Souls-like. I call it a God Hand-like. Very fun, amazing unique visuals, great music and voice acting.”
“This game creates an unbelievably rich atmosphere trough its unique artstyle and wonderfull soundtrack. The combat feels satisfying to its core and leaves room for mastery while not being too complex. The world felt…”
“Having never played Zeno Clash I bought this game not sure what to expect, but it seemed interesting so I gave it a go. I'll try to keep it short. The music is great. Clash has a very surreal but not ugly art style. The…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“excellent, inventive game. fun combat system with good feedback and a decent level of difficulty. it has some rough edges, but for the most part those edges are at least interesting. about 30 minutes into the game i…”
“I have very little experience with Souls-like games, but this game makes me want to play more of them. Overall, I'd say this game is like Dark Souls had a baby with Sifu (although that's overgeneralizing of course). The…”
13 of the 89 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Before I start just know a lot of people love this game, so maybe my experience is not normal, but I'm not reviewing this based on how other people feel about it. That being said, I can see a great combat system in this…”
“cool concept, but combat is so terrible it sucks the fun out of the game. it's another boring souls like to throw on the pile”
“excellent, inventive game. fun combat system with good feedback and a decent level of difficulty. it has some rough edges, but for the most part those edges are at least interesting. about 30 minutes into the game i…”
10 of the 89 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“A Review Of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos and why you might not enjoy it... First the Pros: Game feels and acts very responsive to button touches as well as movements. Huge amounts of different moves can be made and combat…”
“Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is a beat-'em-up and not in any way, shape or form a Souls-like. The controls are atrocious, despite being rebindable, and the greatest foe is the camera, especially in group battles. The…”
“Really great world and creature design! Some of the landscapes are outstanding, a lot of effort has been put into it. Combat is fun and interesting. Great voice acting, and heartwarm story. Cons: there's quite some…”
6 of the 89 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is a beat-'em-up and not in any way, shape or form a Souls-like. The controls are atrocious, despite being rebindable, and the greatest foe is the camera, especially in group battles. The…”
“Really great world and creature design! Some of the landscapes are outstanding, a lot of effort has been put into it. Combat is fun and interesting. Great voice acting, and heartwarm story. Cons: there's quite some…”
“It's been a while since I've played a story driven game much less completed one. Didn't know what to expect beyond a souls-like beat-em up, but I found an engaging world packed with lore and a bond between a found…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Before I start just know a lot of people love this game, so maybe my experience is not normal, but I'm not reviewing this based on how other people feel about it. That being said, I can see a great combat system in this…”
“Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is a beat-'em-up and not in any way, shape or form a Souls-like. The controls are atrocious, despite being rebindable, and the greatest foe is the camera, especially in group battles. The…”
“It's been a while since I've played a story driven game much less completed one. Didn't know what to expect beyond a souls-like beat-em up, but I found an engaging world packed with lore and a bond between a found…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Before I start just know a lot of people love this game, so maybe my experience is not normal, but I'm not reviewing this based on how other people feel about it. That being said, I can see a great combat system in this…”
“This is an excellent game. Its not that long or that hard, (I got 100% after 18 hours, and I started intentionally not using some of the healing mechanics to make me engage with the bosses a little more) but I loved…”
“A wonderful adventure through the world of Zenozoik, with the stunning art direction you've come to expect looking better than ever before. Psuedo and the Boy are wonderful characters and there's sterling voiceacting…”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I have Strong Opinions about fist fightin' games. I'm lukewarm to many. But you saw that thumbs up, right? Yeah. I like this one. The game plays fine, but more importantly, it looks amazing. The engine renders with a style that's like coloured pencils, with things in the…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Oh, this game was dope. I heard about it from a video essay and saw the game come up on my Steam as a recommendation and ended up buying it during a sale. The story consists of our main character, Pseudo, a wandering nomad who wanders onto a dying old man and his grandson; this…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Clash: Artifacts of Chaos far exceeded my expectations. Don't be put off by the souls-like tag, this game is not a dodge and parry massacre where you can hope to defeat a boss on the 5th try after learning their attack pattern. The game is such a round package where everything…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is a part of IGF Celebration Days event on Steam!
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Clash minor Update
A new version of the game is live which fixes the following: - Prevents the duplicate bosses bug (which could happen late in the game). - Fixed a few rare crashes.
Clash at the Independent Games Festival
We want to shout-out the Independant Games Festival for making Clash: Artifacts of Chaos a finalist for Excellence in Visual Art, and a big thanks to everyone who played and enjoyed Clash! 💖 View the
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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 | Action · Adventure · RPG · Souls-like · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Atmospheric · Third Person · Story Rich · Fantasy · Exploration · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 21 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 4130 (2.9 GHz) / AMD FX 8120 (3.1 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) / AMD Radeon R7 260X (2 GB) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 12 GB available space