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The Axis Unseen
A heavy metal horror game where you hunt monsters from folklore in an open world. Discover enhanced sense powers, elemental arrows, magic and journals from people who came before you. Almost all of the UI exists in the world itself. Created by one of the developers of Skyrim and Fallout.
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 2026-05-12.
“For a single developer, this game is an incredible achievement. Yet another sign that passion and personality leads to a far more enjoyable experience than simply business-made games. But it's definitely got some shining issues that detract its value. The Positives The game is…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“First of all this game is great. It feels like traveling through Mordor as a Skyrim stealth archer. This game feels so interesting despite its rough edges and boy those edges are rough. I could list all my complaints but they are pretty obvious. I’d rather focus on what this…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“I really wanted to like this game, but it feels too unfinished and unpolished. In a game where shooting is the main mechanic, a poorly made and frustrating gameplay makes it unplayable. It's also poorly optimized.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 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 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Physical Edition of The Axis Unseen Announced!
We are happy to share that The Axis Unseen is receiving a physical release on the PS5. This is the same game our Steam Community knows, now available for collectors and console players in boxed form.
Patch Version 1.13
A new patch has been released. This fixes a few small issues. Fixed Steam achievements. A minor error was preventing this from working. Any achievements unlocked during the period when this was broken
Patch Version 1.12
A new patch has been released. This fixes a few small issues and has a few fixes from the XBox/PS5 release. Blocked Spirit Arrow in the Main Menu level - This broke once these became free to use Chang
Major Update! Overhauled Intro, Tutorial and Ending!
The intro, tutorial and ending to The Axis Unseen has received a major overhaul. The short version is that the intro tutorial is longer and has monsters. The previous intro tutorial that was set to mu
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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, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Horror · Action · Action-Adventure · Archery · Shooter · Mythology · Hunting · Singleplayer · Stealth · Open World · RPG · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | http://www.theaxisunseen.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10+ 64-bit Processor: i7-3770k/Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 4 GB VRAM GeForce GTX 980/Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 24 GB available space Sound Card: DX11 compatible Additional Notes: Supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS