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Path of Achra
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
78 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pulpy lore, quick builds, no BS. PoA holds so much depth, so much build variety, that I still don't feel like an expert at the game, even after 279 hours of play. Support the dev if you want to live out your Robert E.…”
“I like the build making aspect of Path of Exile, but not how grindy it has become or how much builds lean towards weird esoteric crafting interactions nowadays. This game strips both the latter aspects out. It's nice…”
“tbh i never thought i'd actually like a game like this, it's pretty fun despite being a build making autism simulator. Plus it feels very conan-esque”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“So mind numbingly addicting, you can easily get lost in the sauce with the amount of insane builds you can make. I will be playing this game for a long, long time.”
“"Broken build sandbox". Exactly what is says on the tin. Intense dopamine hits from that part of your brain that recognizes the patterns and causes your synergy to clear the screen on-entrance. The flavor text is a…”
“its an incredible, imaginative game. Snippets of a rich, dark fantasy world are uncovered with every additional playthrough, which each take less than 30 minutes. A ridiculous amount of replayability, and for those who…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Game's not really for me, I guess. The gameplay itself involves very little strategy and you'll spend most of the game holding the auto-move button watching sprites disappear from the screen until you win or die. The…”
“Grasping the basics takes no more than an hour and once you do that it instantly becomes addicting and fun. I really enjoy the versatility and diversity in literally every aspect. The monologues (if that’s what you’d…”
“Path of Achra stands out in a crowded genre despite being a glorified autobattler because of it's world itself. Its strange pulp fantasy setting that feels ancient, hostile, and mythic, with forgotten gods, ruined…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent theorycrafting game. Love staring at the character creation screen and trying to figure out new ways to break the game. Very flavorful lore too!”
“Grasping the basics takes no more than an hour and once you do that it instantly becomes addicting and fun. I really enjoy the versatility and diversity in literally every aspect. The monologues (if that’s what you’d…”
“incredible game. its incredible. idk what else to say. its a game that nails an itch i have for amazing gameplay and worldbuilding and character creation without too many rules and things to remember but enough that its…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“tbh i never thought i'd actually like a game like this, it's pretty fun despite being a build making autism simulator. Plus it feels very conan-esque”
“[h1] Escaping Water [/h1] Path of Achra is a "unique" game that is basically a rogue-like dungeon-crawler, heavily-reliant on character customization (and RNG). After 16 hours I still don't really know what the story…”
“I love roguelikes, even if this isn't a pure fit. I think that this game is somewhere in between a roguelike and puzzle games. There is a choice between a race, a class, a pantheon and a prestige class. And items brings…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A perfect game for those who like the build-making aspect of games like Path of Exile, Diablo, etc. The build variety is massive and the game doesn't try to stop you from having fun. Instead, making busted builds is the…”
“Game's not really for me, I guess. The gameplay itself involves very little strategy and you'll spend most of the game holding the auto-move button watching sprites disappear from the screen until you win or die. The…”
“I stood still and won. None of my decisions felt impactful. I was swamped with so much text, and it barely mattered.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is overwhelming when you first start but quickly becomes easy to play. It definitely plays a lot like an auto battler and the loot does not usually seem to make or break a run, just helps you scale into the…”
“I actually beat the game on my first run. Maybe it was a fluke but kinda disappointed. I did like it and there does seem to be alot to unlock. For the price I would say its very good.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The most satisfying rouge-like I have ever played. It has been dozens of gameplay hours since I last advanced my cycle and yet I will continue to return to the path. Onwards towards the stars I shall struggle, clawing…”
“Absolutely marvelous Roguelike adaptation. I would wish a bit more meta-progression is all, but it's really great. If you like roguelikes, you MUST play this.”
“spent hours trying to figure out a good cheese build to no avail, unlocking new stuff very slowly and dying *right* at the end just about every time said "♥♥♥♥ it" and ooga booga maxxed a lochran mubarizun with eris and…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Game's not really for me, I guess. The gameplay itself involves very little strategy and you'll spend most of the game holding the auto-move button watching sprites disappear from the screen until you win or die. The…”
“I stood still and won. None of my decisions felt impactful. I was swamped with so much text, and it barely mattered.”
“Fun, build-based roguelike with just enough in-combat choice making to keep runs fresh and interesting. Lots of things to try out, and runs being a length where you can easily start and finish one in a single session is…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game is pretty great and addicting. It has a lot of depth in build options and it really lets you customize and figure things out. Also, the dev is amazing. My save got borked, and they spent the time rebuilding my save and progress. 10/10 dev.”
— a player, Steam review · 107 hrs played“The game page's description of this as a "broken build sandbox" is more apt than anything I could come up with. Although it may technically be a roguelike, its so different from any other roguelike I've played. Instead, I'd call Path of Achra a theorycrafting game. For lots of…”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs played“Path of Achra does NOT feature an interesting story, crafting, high-fidelity graphics, memorable characters, choices and consequences or balanced combat like other RPGs. Path of Achra is the RPG experience boiled down to the absolute core. Theorycraft the most insane build you…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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1.4.3 O struggler...
Took a quick break from Lands to add a little celebratory update today in thanks for the huge influx of players this past week due to the sseth video. It's bigger than launch month already. Can't say
fixed again, had accidentally left "test mode" on
apologies to anyone who experienced gaining thousands of glory etc
1.4.2 the Lands roll forth...
Between moments of illness, wanted to push out at least some work for the path here, some fixes / light changes, of the thousand little tweaks I'd love to make, haha Stormbringer now correctly applies
anroth tweaked back
realized people really like the "cashout" gameplay of anroth so softened the power-point penalty
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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 | RPG |
| Player tags | Rogue-like · Character Customization · RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Dungeon Crawler · Perma Death · Dark Fantasy · Traditional Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Singleplayer · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 102 |
| Official site | https://pathofachra.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.3+ Storage: 512 MB available space