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Pagan: Absent Gods

Pagan: Absent Gods

Pagan: Absent Gods is a singleplayer fast-paced hack-and-slash action RPG that will challenge your skill in brutal and satisfying combat against countless enemies and larger than life bosses. Master all heroes, each with their own unique playstyle and earn unique rewards.

Released Aug 26, 2019 Developer Mad Head Games Platforms Windows Hack and SlashRPGAction RPGLootAction
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

50.2%positive2,781 reviews
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Don't bother getting this game. It was originally an online service game with multiplayer as early access and was pulled and changed to single player little over a year later. I guess the only thing that makes sense in the game is it changing from Pagan Online to Pagan Absent…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“No, devs ruined the game prior to launch.”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“had potential at Early release, then everything went south fast. with the cancellation of multiplayer and overall support.”

— a player, Steam review · 76 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.

123achievements
0.6%median completion
0.2%rarest: One by One is Three
16.5% of players 7.9% of players 6.6% of players 5.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 16.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
16.5%Hero Rising — Hidden achievement
8.3%Journey On — Hidden achievement
7.9%Soldier of Fortune — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%One by One is Three — Hidden achievement
0.2%The Final Winter — Hidden achievement
0.2%No Limit — 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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

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 30, 2026
A note from Mad Head Games

Dear players, We regret to inform you that the game Pagan: Absent Gods , will be removed from Steam until the end of May 2026. If you've already purchased it, don't worry - it won't disappear from you

Aug 14, 2020
Welcome to Pagan: Absent Gods!

Pagan Online was and remains a labor of love, made possible in many ways because of its dedicated community. We have been working hard to ensure that this community gets the best possible gaming exper

Jul 07, 2020
Pagan Online is becoming single-player

Hello Pagans, Since the launch of Pagan Online, Wargaming and Mad Head Games have been working to ensure the best possible gaming experience. Unfortunately, over the last year, it has become clear tha

Dec 18, 2019
PATCH NOTES: 1.2.0. Introducing our gift-giving pet!

With Christmas creeping nearer and Santa stealing all the glory, we decided to give out some gifts of our own to spread some cheer. In this patch, we introduce some highly requested balance changes, f

Nov 27, 2019
PATCH NOTES: 1.1.1. Introducing 4 player COOP

We've been looking forward to this one since the first days of our Trials - and now it's here! After some work on stability and backend, we're raising the party size to a maximum of 4 players with Pat

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsHack and Slash · RPG · Action RPG · Loot · Action · Fantasy · Co-op · Early Access · Character Customization · Crafting · Isometric · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements123
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://legacy.madheadgames.com/game/pagan-absent-gods
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: XP SP3/Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8/Windows 10 Processor: x86-compatible 2.66GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 650Ti or ATI Radeon HD 7850 or better DirectX: Version 9.0c