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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Engaging bullet hell combat” (34 of 96 reviews) and “Funny charming dialogue” (20); the most common complaint is “Short bite-sized experiences” (29). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 96 reviews raise this.
20 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“Fun game, not too easy or hard, so a pretty good sweet spot in the difficulty. I failed healing a couple times, but didn't get frustrated. The art style is really cute and even pretty at times. Dialogue is funny. I love…”
“I LOVE THIS GAME!!! the story and game play is amazing i loved every second of playing this!”
17 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“ive got a bone to pick specifically with people that spend their free time reading reviews for a game like this instead of playing it. stop it. its gross. go do something with your time. many things in this life youll…”
16 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“Fun game, not too easy or hard, so a pretty good sweet spot in the difficulty. I failed healing a couple times, but didn't get frustrated. The art style is really cute and even pretty at times. Dialogue is funny. I love…”
14 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“Fun game, not too easy or hard, so a pretty good sweet spot in the difficulty. I failed healing a couple times, but didn't get frustrated. The art style is really cute and even pretty at times. Dialogue is funny. I love…”
29 of the 96 reviews raise this · 28 of them still recommend the game.
“ive got a bone to pick specifically with people that spend their free time reading reviews for a game like this instead of playing it. stop it. its gross. go do something with your time. many things in this life youll…”
Counted across 96 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Arcade Retro Arcade, and Retro and simple. Just 5 buttons, left, right, up, down and action. Nothing more than the bliss of gaming simplicity. Chiptune sound track that you will love and also eventually find, becomes an earworm. Explore the Kingdom of HurtLand, a land where…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Pretty fun and short bullet hell game. Try it out, it's free!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“On Saturn, all love is free, man. Wholesome Bullet Hell Shmup that's also kind of a dating sim. It's totally free, check it out and have a fun time.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Version 1.6 released
Version 1.6 (11 July 2021): -Added a separate Run button (Shift). -Every other button on a gamepad is now the Action button, and every other button is the Run button. -Added an Always run option. -Swa
Princess Remedy 2 released!
'Princess Remedy in a Heap of Trouble' is now available on steam! The theme of love is back, and this time Remedy can date anyone she's healed to have them accompany her on her travels. Each companion
Princess Remedy 2 released!
'Princess Remedy in a Heap of Trouble' is now available on steam! The theme of love is back, and this time Remedy can date anyone she's healed to have them accompany her on her travels. Each companion
Princess Remedy 2
Today we can announce the upcoming release of Princess Remedy – In A Heap of Trouble! Teaser Trailer It’s the prequel to PR – In A World of Hurt, the game we jammed together during the Games Against E
Princess Remedy 2
Today we can announce the upcoming release of Princess Remedy – In A Heap of Trouble! Teaser Trailer It’s the prequel to PR – In A World of Hurt, the game we jammed together during the Games Against E
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Female Protagonist · Free to Play · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Adventure · Bullet Hell · Action · Great Soundtrack · Cute · Singleplayer · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Memory: 50 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 10 MB available space