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Valdis Story: Abyssal City

Valdis Story: Abyssal City

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Released Oct 30, 2013 Developer Endlessfluff Games Platforms Windows · Mac MetroidvaniaActionPlatformerRPGIndie
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

83.9%positive2,714 reviews
Recommended · 426 found this helpful

“Valdis Story: Abyssal City is one of the best games i've played so far, i've been so hooked on to it that i have yet to become bored of doing the game over and over, it feels like each playthrough is a challenge and the hardest difficulty which is unlocked after your first…”

— a player, Steam review · 435 hrs played
Recommended · 118 found this helpful

“I Kickstarted this one and it finally got Greenlit on Steam. This game is tough and I'm playing it on normal. It hearkens more to the mega man days where movement is very stop and go, and taking damage will completely destroy your momentum. The non-combat timed puzzles are…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 184 found this helpful

“Valdis Story is one of these rare metroidvania-alike games that incorporates almost every attribute of a proper metroidvania-game. Decent story? Well-developed and complex battle system? RPG elements? Exploration aspects and secrets? Beautiful 2D visuals and animations? All…”

— a player, Steam review · 206 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

7peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 2 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.

77achievements
3.8%median completion
0.5%rarest: Test Of The Goibniu
70.5% of players 54.3% of players 49.7% of players 41.2% of players 31.9% of players 23.3% of players 23.3% of players 20.0% of players 18.5% of players 17.1% of players 14.4% of players 13.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.0% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 70.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.5%Don't Stop Now — Perform a 10 hit combo.
54.3%Kick 'em While They're Down — Perform a 20 hit combo.
49.7%That's Gonna Leave a Mark! — Deal 125+ damage in a single hit.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Test Of The Goibniu — Beat the game on Goibniu Mode.
0.7%The Collector — Unlock every weapon on all four characters.
0.8%Abyssal Legend — On Veteran difficulty or higher, beat the game with an Adventurer and Combat Rank of [S].

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$7.49lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US14.99 USD
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.0 China Japan Canada UK US Australia≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

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

Aug 11, 2015
Version 1.0.0.25 Moved to Main Branch

The main branch is now up to date with the newest version of the game. If you missed the patch notes from this update they can be found at the following... Patch notes 1 Patch notes 2 For those of you

Aug 11, 2015
Version 1.0.0.25 Moved to Main Branch

The main branch is now up to date with the newest version of the game. If you missed the patch notes from this update they can be found at the following... Patch notes 1 Patch notes 2 For those of you

Aug 04, 2015
Quick Fixes Aug.4th 2015

A few quick fixes for the last update. Most of the fixes/changes are for arena mode but there are some general changes. Unfortunately the Arena Mode leader boards will have to be reset because of some

Aug 04, 2015
Quick Fixes Aug.4th 2015

A few quick fixes for the last update. Most of the fixes/changes are for arena mode but there are some general changes. Unfortunately the Arena Mode leader boards will have to be reset because of some

Jul 24, 2015
Product Update v1.0.0.25

Yet another update folks. We took in a lot of feed back from you guys and made a lot of tweaks/changes. There are some balance changes to both Gilda and Vladyn. The changes to Vladyn are mostly tweaks

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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.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsMetroidvania · Action · Platformer · RPG · Indie · 2D · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Exploration · Fantasy · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements77
Official sitehttp://www.valdisstory.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or Windows 8 Processor: Processsor 1.7 Ghz or higher Memory: 1024 MB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space