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Death's Gambit: Afterlife

Death's Gambit: Afterlife

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Released Aug 13, 2018 Developer White Rabbit Publisher Serenity Forge Platforms Windows Souls-likeMetroidvaniaRPGPixel GraphicsDark Fantasy
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.

81.5%positive5,273 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“This game has a robustly defined personality and identity, so i wont be comparing it to other titles of the genre. Its biggest strenghs are the story (actually quite complex for a title this size, very good), the characters (the main ones actually have motivations, hopes and…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Awesome hidden gem. I loved the gameplay and especially the visuals.”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 35 found this helpful

“It's missing some polishing in almost every aspect: - Music is very good at times, but gets cut off a lot. There is a lot of unnecessary silence. - Combat has some depth to it, but also has some awful hitboxes. - Bosses have a decent variety of mechanics, but get very spongy in…”

— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
2424-hour peak
2,538all-time peak
0 500 1k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 583 avg · Aug 2018

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.

43achievements
9.9%median completion
0.9%rarest: How do you want to do this?
64.3% of players 41.7% of players 39.6% of players 36.1% of players 35.4% of players 34.2% of players 29.4% of players 28.0% of players 25.7% of players 24.6% of players 23.6% of players 22.7% of players 21.4% of players 21.4% of players 20.2% of players 19.6% of players 17.7% of players 17.6% of players 15.5% of players 15.2% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 8.7% of players 7.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 64.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.3%A king only in name... — Slay the Owlking
41.7%In glorious radiance... — Slay the Soul of the Phoenix
39.6%The Herald of the Storm — Slay the Bulwark
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%How do you want to do this? — Hidden achievement
1.0%The Perfect Run — Kill the final boss without quitting the game and in under 4 hours from starting the game and without leveling up.
1.1%Dream Breaker — 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
EU19.99 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia31.99 AUD
Canada27.99 CAD
Japan2,914 JPY
Brazil76.49 BRL
China110.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$15 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$27

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 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.

Jun 25, 2026
Death’s Gambit: Afterlife + Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Bundle Now Available!

Challenge fate and uncover the mysteries of immortality in Death's Gambit: Afterlife , then grab your shovel and embark on a legendary quest in Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. Save up to 40% OFF while

Jun 10, 2025
Death's Gambit: Afterlife + Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

Rise up, Metroidvania fans! Death’s Gambit: Afterlife is 50% off for today’s Steam Daily Deal! Save an extra 5% when purchasing our bundle with Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, an action-packed adventure f

Nov 20, 2022
Ashes of Vados PC 1.2.7 (Turkish language patch)

A new patch just dropped (1.2.7) adding a Turkish language option! Thank you all for your continued support and for your patience as we continue to update the game.

Jun 14, 2022
Patch 1.2.4 Fix - Asian Languages

We have resolved the issue where text was incorrectly presented when playing in Japanese. Afterlife and the Ashes of Vados DLC are now fully playable in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Tradit

May 26, 2022
An update on Patch 1.2.4 (Asian languages patch)

We are aware of the issues players are running into when playing the game in the newly added Asian languages, specifically Japanese, where the wrong lines are displayed at key moments. We're currently

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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, Indie, RPG
Player tagsSouls-like · Metroidvania · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Dark Fantasy · Action · 2D · Indie · Adventure · Platformer · Difficult · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements43
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://serenityforge.com/games/deaths-gambit-afterlife
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 32bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ 2.9GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT/ AMD Radeon HD 6450 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Sound card