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Lords of Exile
Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
“A short side-scrolling action platformer (aka. classic Castlevania-Like) which, overall, plays fine. There's nothing particularly outstanding, and there are some questionable design decisions holding it back. Recommended when on sale, but would not buy at full price. A lot of…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Great retro platformer. It's a quick playthrough and not very difficult for a casual run but this could definitely be a great speed run game if you want an old-school Vania feel. Lacks some polish and some depth. Great OST.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A decent Castlevania clone, but it suffers from bad movement. It feels like there is no momentum behind any of my jumps.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | 2D Platformer · Platformer · Arcade · 2D · Action · Pixel Graphics · Dark Fantasy · Retro · Adventure · Singleplayer · Indie · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | http://www.squidbitworks.com/lords-of-exile/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM Dedicated Graphics Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 300 MB available space