Rank 01Why this
Same retro mood as Alwa's Awakening.
- $17.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
Games like Alwa's Awakening
- 19 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Alwa's Awakening also play
The closest matches to Alwa's Awakening: Alwa's Legacy, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Aggelos, Timespinner, and Odallus: The Dark Call. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares backtracking with Alwa's Awakening.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Timespinner
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening.
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Infernax
Why this: Shares sequence breaking with Alwa's Awakening.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Alwa's Awakening
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Shares ability gating and backtracking with Alwa's Awakening.
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Shares sequence breaking and backtracking with Alwa's Awakening.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Elden Pixels
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 79% of 478 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 71
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Boss fights require strategic learning
- Level design encourages meaningful backtracking
- Magic system feels satisfying to use
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Nostalgic
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Shares backtracking with Alwa's Awakening.
Owlboy
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Alwa's Awakening.
GIGA WRECKER
Why this: Shares puzzle platforming with Alwa's Awakening.
Kalinur
Why this: Shares ability gating with Alwa's Awakening.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Alwa's Awakening.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Alwa's Legacy
Why this: Same retro mood as Alwa's Awakening.
Timespinner
Why this: Shares backtracking with Alwa's Awakening.
Infernax
Why this: Shares sequence breaking with Alwa's Awakening.
About Alwa's Awakening
The closest matches to Alwa's Awakening: Alwa's Legacy, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Aggelos, Timespinner, and Odallus: The Dark Call. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Alwa's Awakening is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alwa's Legacy, Astalon: Tears of the Earth and Aggelos — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and nostalgic, and single out its ability gating and backtracking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Alwa's Awakening: Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Is Alwa's Awakening worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 478 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss fights require strategic learning
- Level design encourages meaningful backtracking
- Magic system feels satisfying to use
- Puzzle solving takes center stage
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I am really conflicted with this game on the one hand: -I absolutely love the pixel art -I love the music -The controls are crips -The first 3h or so were awesome -It runs really well on the steam deck but... the reason why I don't…”
“I've tried to start playing this game multiple times, and I've mostly found it annoying. Your movement is very slow and your three-hit healthbar makes getting through long stretches without a checkpoint extremely irritating. Plus, playing…”
People who play it also play: Alwa's Legacy, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Aggelos
Frequently asked about Alwa's Awakening
Can I run it?
Is Alwa's Awakening verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Alwa's Awakening is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Alwa's Awakening cost?
Alwa's Awakening is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alwa's Awakening?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alwa's Awakening are Alwa's Legacy, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Aggelos.
Who developed Alwa's Awakening?
Alwa's Awakening was developed by Elden Pixels.