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Silver Axe - The Honest Elf

Silver Axe - The Honest Elf

Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.

Released Mar 4, 2023 Developer The Island Games Platforms Windows ExplorationSide ScrollerMetroidvaniaSouls-like2D Platformer
View on Steam ↗ $13.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

85.9%positive99 reviews
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“So far I’m really digging this Metroidvania game. Even though it is in EA there is a fair amount of stuff to do. It also feels fairly unique even though there are a few places where comparisons to Hollow Knight are bound to occur. The tutorial area is very simple, but don’t let…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Not recommended · 14 found this helpful

“This game is among the worst metroidvania's i've ever played, it feels clunky to play due to floaty controls and input lag. The balance is atrocious with insane difficulty spikes followed by mind numbingly easy sections or vice verse. And the translation and story are laughable.…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Annoying music, flash game visuals. Quite a lot of dialogue to skip through at the start. Somewhat annoying spell system. Nah, not for me.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 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 2026-09-28.

41achievements
18.3%median completion
11.2%rarest: Fair showdown
89.3% of players 77.7% of players 40.6% of players 38.7% of players 37.5% of players 35.3% of players 33.1% of players 32.1% of players 31.2% of players 30.9% of players 29.3% of players 29.3% of players 27.5% of players 24.2% of players 21.4% of players 19.5% of players 19.5% of players 19.4% of players 19.1% of players 18.7% of players 18.3% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 17.6% of players 17.2% of players 17.0% of players 16.4% of players 16.1% of players 16.0% of players 15.8% of players 15.7% of players 15.7% of players 15.5% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 14.2% of players 13.6% of players 12.0% of players 11.4% of players 11.2% of players 89.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.3%Lost And Found — Obtain Anient Cedar Amulet
77.7%This is not Snow White — Defeat Snow White “Insomniac”
40.6%Protector of The Realm — Defeat King of Bees
Rarest badges of honor
11.2%Fair showdown — Defeat the White Knight without activating support.
11.4%Silver Axe — Complete the Silver Axe ending.
12.0%Echoes — Defeat Thunder Bull without activating support.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 28, 2026
Silver Axe Major Optimization Update!

Over the past year, our game has launched on major console platforms (Nintendo, PS5, and Xbox). While working closely with our publishing partners on the console versions, we made many improvements an

Mar 15, 2023
English Version Update 2023/03/15

This update mainly introduces the English version of the game. In order to allow players from around the world to experience the game more quickly, the team tried to use AI to assist in game translati

Mar 06, 2023
Update announcement as of March 6th, 2023 ver 2.0.1

Fixed the issue with the generation of the Boss - Lu Whale in Chapter 2. Fixed the abnormal mission flow for Mr. Kangaroo in Chapter 2. Fixed the abnormal display of the map icon for the Fallen Leaves

Mar 05, 2023
The issue regarding languages.

Due to the increased workload of localization after the content update, we have temporarily disabled the language options that have not yet been localized. Localization work for each language is still

Feb 08, 2023
《銀斧The Honest Elf》將於2023/3/5正式發售！

很高興終於能宣佈，《銀斧The Honest Elf》將於今年３月５日結束搶先體驗，於Steam更新為2.0.0正式版本，正式發售！ 感謝各位一路以來的支持，本次更新除了帶給各位玩家引頸期盼第二章遊戲內容《雷之塔》外，我們也為第一章的關卡做了不少優化，像是增加「快速移動」的系統，優化「銀斧灌注」的能力等等，小樹苗的戰鬥與操作也在這一年多的打磨下進行了全面的更新。 版本更新後，只要開啟Steam遊戲

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsExploration · Side Scroller · Metroidvania · Souls-like · 2D Platformer · Platformer · Action RPG · Action-Adventure · RPG · Female Protagonist · 2D · Cute (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesTraditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Official sitehttps://www.facebook.com/theislandproduction
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Window 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450