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Codex Lost

Codex Lost

The new open world, spellcasting action-RPG. The grimoires have been stolen, civilisation is in ruins. Rise, Curator! Craft ancient elemental magics and challenge the great lords who threaten to fracture reality itself.

Released Nov 14, 2024 Developer Freemana Publisher JanduSoft Platforms Windows Souls-likeOpen WorldDark FantasyDifficultAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

71.6%positive81 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“SCORE SO FAR FOR ME: 9/10, ** but should have been an easy 10/10 **. Why? Game is absolutely brilliant in every aspect. But as happens too often, a dev gets enamored by another very clever idea, gets carried away, and turns it into a crazy hard, frustrating, impassable game…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game. Yes, some parts were incredibly janky. Yes, some levels made me annoyed, some enemies i just ran away from (looking at you ghost ships). But for a solo dev to come up with this, going the way of only allowing a playthrough as a mage…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“What a waste of $10 dollars, no way to put consumables on the hotbar/quick loadout, had to do the first section with no mana pots with a game that is all spells, then I get to the Lost Garden click the post so it let's you teleport to that area, except when I die it bring me…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

24achievements
4.8%median completion
0.9%rarest: Prime Magus
43.7% of players 25.3% of players 23.4% of players 16.7% of players 11.0% of players 10.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 9.4% of players 8.4% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 4.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.7% of players 0.9% of players 43.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.7%Jail break — Arrive at the Lost Garden
25.3%No Stone Unturned — Hidden achievement
23.4%A grave mistake — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Prime Magus — Craft all Spells
1.7%Charming — Collect all Charms
2.1%Archmage — Collect all Staves

Latest official news

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

Dec 19, 2024
1.5.0 Patch Notes

1.5.0 Patch - Fixed a bug where the player could die unexpectedly before Mesmison - Fixed an issue with camera lock sensitivity

Dec 18, 2024
1.4.8 Patch Notes

1.4.8 Patch notes Gameplay: - Changed the mechanics of dropped arcana, now arcana will spawn where the player was recently rather than where they died. This means when falling into a death pit that th

Nov 14, 2024
Codex Lost is now available on Steam!

⚔️ A new Soulslike adventure awaits! ⚔️ 🌍 Explore a vast open world brimming with challenges! Are you ready for this dark-fantasy journey? 🛒 Buy Codex Lost now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com

Feb 10, 2024
Codex Lost demo is now available on Steam Next Fest!

Are you ready for a dark wizardry adventure? Welcome to Codex Lost, curator. Prepare your spells and immerse yourself in the amazing world of this new soulslike game. Don't forget to add Codex Lost to

Feb 06, 2024
Codex Lost demo is now available on Steam Next Fest!

Are you ready for a dark wizardry adventure? Welcome to Codex Lost, curator. Prepare your spells and immerse yourself in the amazing world of this new soulslike game. Don't forget to add Codex Lost to

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsSouls-like · Open World · Dark Fantasy · Difficult · Action RPG · Third Person · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Action · RPG · Action-Adventure · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements24
Official sitehttps://www.jandusoft.com/codexlost/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device VR Support: N/A