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Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons
Join Pampas and Selene as they overcome monsters, demons, and the Dark Priest with the help of the gods themselves! Explore this co-opvania 8-bit platformer alone or with a friend. This retro game is a loving tribute to an MSX2 masterpiece from the creator of UnEpic, Ghost 1.0, and UnMetal.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“If, like me, you are seeking to play this because you are looking for something to scratch the La-Mulana itch. With neither the Maze of Galious remake by NIGORO nor their next title Ahamkara on the horizon. While you scour the internet for information on them, like two men in…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Has a very fun local co-op mode. Great sense of exploration and puzzles.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Feels more like a busywork simulator than a metroidvania, you spend roughly half the game doing chores for the gods. Upgrade items are almost entirely found within the main hub, you really only need to go into a dungeon to finally finish the game or if a chore needs you to go…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Pampas & Selene: Korean
Hello dear player! Today's patch is focused on adding a new language to Pampas & Selene: Korean. It was not easy to insert Korean symbols in 8 bits but we did it and it looks amazing! Now our friends
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.06
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.06 Hello! Today's patch implements some adjustments and bug fixes, especially for Coyote Time that was put in last patch. Thank you for your feedback Gameplay Changes Selene c
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.05
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.05 Hello! Thank you for your feedback. Enjoy a tasty update with less bugs! That's it! Gameplay Changes Added "coyote time" when jumping at edges to reduce unintentional falls
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.04
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.04 Hello friends! Today's patch includes more adjustments and bug fixes that have been reported. There have also been a lot of requests to track the secrets during the playthr
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.03
Pampas & Selene: Patch 1.03 Hello! Like previously said, these patches will focus on bug fixes and adjustments to alleviate confusion. However, this patch has a new feature that has been requested by
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Local Co-Op · Singleplayer · Online Co-Op · Split Screen · 2D Platformer · 1980s · Controller · Action · Magic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 68 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://unepicfran.com/en/msx_pampas.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2Ghz or faster processer Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce) DirectX: Version 8.0 Storage: 250 MB available space