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The Tarnishing of Juxtia

The Tarnishing of Juxtia

As the final creation of the Goddess, Juxtia, journey through the ruins of two divine kingdoms, overrun by the Tarnishing. Challenging combat, a hauntingly beautiful score, and a sinister narrative work in unison to make The Tarnishing of Juxtia an unforgettable 2D dark fantasy action RPG.

Released Jul 26, 2022 Developer Actual Nerds Publisher Mastiff, Neverland Entertainment Platforms Windows ActionRPGSouls-likeDark FantasyCombat
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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 2026-05-14.

67.9%positive710 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Not sure why this doesnt get more love. Its such a fun game.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“loved it! not your classic metroidvania: bosses are more challenging than most games. at the same time, the map is less extensive than most games.”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The number of enemy attack hitboxes in this game that inexplicably extend behind them cannot be understated. It's not even like the enemies are badly designed visually; they have clear tells for different attacks, the problem is that so many attacks just have messed up hitboxes…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 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 2026-09-19.

25achievements
24.9%median completion
3.4%rarest: Imperishable
62.1% of players 48.4% of players 40.9% of players 38.2% of players 36.9% of players 30.3% of players 30.2% of players 29.1% of players 27.2% of players 26.2% of players 25.9% of players 25.2% of players 24.9% of players 22.9% of players 22.8% of players 21.8% of players 21.0% of players 19.9% of players 15.9% of players 14.0% of players 12.5% of players 10.7% of players 6.2% of players 4.8% of players 3.4% of players 62.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.1%Wrath and Madness — Slay Tralium of the Valley
48.4%Release — Slay the Drowned Brother
40.9%Brotherhood — Slay the Wraith Legion
Rarest badges of honor
3.4%Imperishable — Finish the game without dying
4.8%Annihilator — Acquire all Relics
6.2%All Bark — Defeat Apathia the first time you meet her

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US24.99 USD
EU22.69 EUR
UK20.24 GBP
Australia33.31 AUD
Canada30.78 CAD
Japan2,826 JPY
Brazil47.49 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$9.2 China Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$27

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Nov 21, 2023
🌟Introducing the Mastiff Metroidvanias Bundle! 🌟

Hey everyone! We know you're all busy preparing for Thanksgiving and the rest of the Holiday season. To help make your decision-making a little easier, we'd like to announce the MASTIFF METROIDVANIAS

Sep 15, 2022
Check out the Major Update!

Hi Juxtians! A new major update/patch is HERE! The team is addressing many of the issues the community has shared with us and has made over 40 improvements and bug fixes in this major update. We made

Sep 15, 2022
New Update: #1.1

Hi Juxtians! We’re pleased to announce that we’ve pushed through a new major update with over 40 improvements and bug fixes. Here are some of the changes: Improvements: • Roll, Dashing, and Backstep i

Aug 19, 2022
Stop By Our AMA!

The Actual Nerds team is now LIVE on r/pcgaming for an AMA! Got a burning question about The Tarnishing of Juxtia ? Stop by and share it with the team here !

Aug 05, 2022
Wraith Legion Boss Battle Speedrun: Best Time Wins a $25 Steam Gift Card!

Can you slay the Wraith Legion for glory and a gift card? It’s Mastiff’s official Wraith Legion Speedrunning Challenge ! Share a video of yourself completing the Wraith Legion fight. The best time win

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction · RPG · Souls-like · Dark Fantasy · Combat · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Singleplayer · Platformer · 2D Platformer · Story Rich · Lore-Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements25
Official sitehttps://www.actualnerds.com/thetarnishingofjuxtia
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT/ AMD Radeon HD 6450 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space