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Gastova: The Witches of Arkana

Gastova: The Witches of Arkana

Gastova is a lighthearted 2D platform adventure game. As the Guardian Witch of Arkana, Gastova must keep the balance of magic, solve a mystery involving the elemental fount guardians, discover hidden truths, and protect the future of her world from ominous forces before it's too late...

Released Jun 15, 2026 Developer MechWolf Productions Platforms Windows Early AccessActionAdventureRPGIndie
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

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

74.0%positive77 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Gastova is running errands... History An adventure about a young witch, full of humour and a heart-warming message. We find ourselves in a mysterious world with a variety of biomes. Each location has its own mini-boss and main boss; I enjoyed the story, but it does have its…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“So this game ended up being interesting for me because I bought it because I liked the visual aspect but in the end I ended up with a game I super enjoyed, a wide variety of costumes and ways to play, sometimes involving those costumes no less, some real nice voice acting and…”

— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It's like if Rabi Ribi were no good at all. I don't know what the story is with this game's early access; maybe there's very good reasons that this feels like the most half-assed metroidvania ever. But I'm judging it based on the product I got, and it's not worth your time. I…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 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.

40achievements
16.3%median completion
0.7%rarest: Bullheaded
53.6% of players 47.6% of players 40.2% of players 39.2% of players 31.4% of players 29.3% of players 27.5% of players 26.8% of players 26.6% of players 26.4% of players 25.9% of players 23.9% of players 23.6% of players 22.9% of players 22.8% of players 22.7% of players 22.1% of players 20.7% of players 19.7% of players 19.6% of players 16.3% of players 15.5% of players 13.6% of players 10.9% of players 10.8% of players 10.8% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 10.0% of players 9.3% of players 8.6% of players 8.1% of players 8.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.5% of players 3.4% of players 2.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.2% of players 0.7% of players 53.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
53.6%Crabby Shoes — Defeat Kudalina, the Matriarch of the Brood.
47.6%Honey Queen — Defeat Elizabee, Queen of the Bees.
40.2%Breezing Moves — Defeat Nephelle, Guardian of the Wind Fount.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Bullheaded — Hidden achievement
1.2%Guardian Witch of Arkana — Complete all game achievements.
1.6%No Blessings Allowed — Beat the game without using the Goddess Stone.

Latest official news

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

Sep 13, 2026
Bugfix Patch ver 1.04B is now live!

Patch Notes for ver 1.04B Fixed NPC mini-portrait display error. Fixed a Boss HUD display error. Fixed an issue where CJK fonts were displaying incorrect glyphs and punctuation. Fixed a title screen d

Sep 08, 2026
Stable Build 1.04A Launched!

Implemented Randomizer Mode. Implemented Mirage of Aldebaran Bonus Boss Fight (Post-Game only). Implemented Piggy's Pawn Shop informational dialogue lines. Added a new type of notification format for

Sep 01, 2026
Notice to All Players (09/01/2026)

Hi, everyone! First, we'd like to inform everyone that Title Update 1 will be released on Monday, September 7th, at 7 p.m. PST. We're working on additional bug fixes and tests at the moment, but the c

Aug 08, 2026
Bugfix Patch ver 1.03A is now live!

Patch Notes for ver 1.03A New Shop Implemented Speed of camera panning has been increased. Healing values of the Maid of Catcafe outfit's perfect dodge increased. Implemented new radial menu for stave

Aug 02, 2026
Notice to All Players (08/02/2026)

Hi, everyone! First, we'd like to inform you that the next bugfix update will be released on Friday, August 7th, at 7 p.m. PST. This decision was reached due to several things: Problems with missing S

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsEarly Access · Action · Adventure · RPG · Indie · Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist · Exploration · 2D Platformer · Anime · Retro (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Official sitehttps://mechwolfpro.com/Gastova
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ or newer Processor: Intel Core i3-3130M Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2048 MB available space