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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.

Released Mar 4, 2026 Developer Frontside 180 Publisher Pocketpair Publishing Platforms Windows MetroidvaniaAction RoguelikePlatformerRoguelikeHack and Slash
View on Steam ↗ $16.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

72.6%positive660 reviews
Recommended · 42 found this helpful

“This game had everything it needed to be one of the best metroidvanias ever made, but it fell short bc of the roguelike mechanics. i personally dont have much patience for metroidvanias and even less for roguelikes, so mixing those two together ended up being a recipe for…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I was sceptic because some reviews rated this game negatively and for a good while it was mixed, after playing and complete I dont find a reason to valorate it negatively. The game at its core it's a mix of house builder and metroidvania, the only random elements are the…”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I'm sorry but I can't not recommend this game I wanted to like this game after I changed the controls around to something I was comfortable with, the art is charming, but the gameplay is so stiff it's makes it not fun. I don't like how you need to press a button as you're…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

1,447all-time peak
0 250 500 253 avg · Mar 2026

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.

41achievements
28.4%median completion
3.9%rarest: Potion Virtuoso
98.5% of players 96.2% of players 93.5% of players 92.9% of players 92.3% of players 92.2% of players 91.4% of players 90.9% of players 90.7% of players 89.2% of players 82.6% of players 73.7% of players 56.7% of players 49.1% of players 46.6% of players 46.0% of players 42.0% of players 36.0% of players 32.3% of players 30.0% of players 28.4% of players 28.0% of players 27.1% of players 24.0% of players 22.7% of players 22.1% of players 17.3% of players 16.9% of players 16.7% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.2% of players 9.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.8% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 5.0% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 98.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.5%Awakening in the Dark — Possess the witch's body
96.2%Spark of Life — Collect a Vital Ruby
93.5%Journey’s Dawn — Enter the Ruins
Rarest badges of honor
3.9%Potion Virtuoso — Hold the maximum number of potions
4.3%Invest in Your Future — Spend 10,000 coins at the Inventor
5.0%No Requiem for Death — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$16.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$16.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US16.99 USD
EU16.49 EUR
UK14.29 GBP
Australia24.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil52.49 BRL
China66.00 CNY

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

China≈$9.8 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$19

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Apr 20, 2026
v1.4 Update: Combat & Gameplay Improvements

Thank you very much for playing Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. This update focuses on significantly improving the overall "feel" of character controls and fixing several critical bugs related t

Mar 27, 2026
v1.3.5 Update: Improving the Early-Game Experience

Thank you very much for playing Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. In this update, we have focused on enhancing the early-game experience to make your journey smoother from the start. Patch Notes S

Mar 12, 2026
[Important] Update Status and Multiplayer Version Compatibility

Regarding the recently released v1.3 update, we would like to provide an update on the status across different platforms and important precautions for multiplayer gameplay. ■ Changes to Multiplayer Ma

Mar 11, 2026
v1.3 Update: Multiplayer & Matchmaking Improvements

Thank you very much for playing Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. In this update, we have focused on enhancing the multiplayer experience. Patch Notes ▼ New "Random Matchmaking" for Multiplayer ・W

Mar 06, 2026
v1.2c.s0.2316250 Update: Difficulty & Balance Adjustments

Thank you very much for playing Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. We truly value all the feedback we have been receiving from our players. We have released a patch today to implement the following

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsMetroidvania · Action Roguelike · Platformer · Roguelike · Hack and Slash · 2D · Dark Fantasy · Anime · Female Protagonist · Action · Action-Adventure · PvE (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Official sitehttps://www.pocketpair.jp/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (64bit) or later Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended