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Odallus: The Dark Call

Odallus: The Dark Call

The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

Released Jul 15, 2015 Developer JoyMasher Platforms Windows MetroidvaniaActionIndieRetroPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

88.3%positive1,320 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“🧿 A solid retro-like platformer in a dark fantasy setting, inspired by 8-bit titles. Explore maze locations, farm currency, and discover secrets. It looks great, sounds nice, and controls surprisingly well (though for some reason, people say otherwise). There are small upgrades,…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This is the kind of retro action game your dad swears games used to be like, except this one actually is good. Great level variety, crunchy combat and a soundtrack that sounds like a haunted Famicom trying its best. Some backtracking feels a bit “mandatory cardio” and the…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Enjoyable action platformer in a classic style. Really brings to mind Faxanadu for me. Had a lot of fun, definitely worth it if you want some old school vibes!”

— a player, Steam review · 41 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 2026-07-25.

29achievements
12.7%median completion
1.0%rarest: Highlander
50.3% of players 30.8% of players 22.7% of players 18.5% of players 16.7% of players 15.3% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.2% of players 13.8% of players 13.6% of players 13.4% of players 12.9% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 9.6% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 3.7% of players 2.0% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 50.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.3%Town of Glenfinnan — Beat the “Town” level.
30.8%Dark Forest Area-1 — Beat the “Dark Forest” level.
22.7%Aqueducts Area-1 — Beat the “Aqueducts” level.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Highlander — Beat the entire game only using Haggis' Sword.
1.1%Mortal Beheadings — Hidden achievement
1.1%The Final Dimension — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil24.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$4.9 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

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

Mar 08, 2018
Odallus Skins now free!

We just updated Odallus to version 1.1.3, which fixes some smaller bugs but more importantly, makes all skins free. No more DLC skins, now everybody can play as Vampire Hunter, Royal Knight, and Red G

Mar 08, 2018
Odallus Skins now free!

We just updated Odallus to version 1.1.3, which fixes some smaller bugs but more importantly, makes all skins free. No more DLC skins, now everybody can play as Vampire Hunter, Royal Knight, and Red G

Dec 26, 2015
Happy Holidays, enjoy our games with discounts!

A years ends, a new one takes its place. Happy holidays and merry hunt!

Dec 26, 2015
Happy Holidays, enjoy our games with discounts!

A years ends, a new one takes its place. Happy holidays and merry hunt!

Nov 18, 2015
New mode, completly free

Veteran mode is now available as an update! To play it, just start a new game and veteran option will be available. If you have already finished normal mode, of course ;) The skins are DLC, so, if you

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsMetroidvania · Action · Indie · Retro · Pixel Graphics · Platformer · 2D · Action-Adventure · Exploration · Gore · Demons · Dark Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements29
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://odallus.net
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB VRAM Dedicated Graphics Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 100 MB available space