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Lords of Exile

Squidbit Works · PID Games · 2024-02-14

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 14, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 14, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Feb 14, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 14, 2024 (Xbox One)

Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics.

82%
positive of 249 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.08★
PlayStation Store rating (83 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

In the Far East, in bloody ancient times of war, creatures of the darkness, and samurais, the lands of Exilia suffer the pains of a cruel war. The diabolical Galagar and his hordes make their way killing and destroying everything in their path, only a bloodthirsty cursed knight can restore hope and defeat the darkness.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 27% of 28,121 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.0k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 249 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-09) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 13 of 35 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520242026Week of 2024-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$2.992026-09-112026-10-152026-09-11 — best price $14.992026-09-12 — best price $14.992026-09-13 — best price $14.992026-09-14 — best price $14.992026-09-15 — best price $14.992026-09-16 — best price $14.992026-09-17 — best price $14.992026-09-18 — best price $14.992026-09-19 — best price $14.992026-09-20 — best price $14.992026-09-21 — best price $14.992026-09-22 — best price $14.992026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-09-24 — best price $2.992026-09-25 — best price $2.992026-09-26 — best price $2.992026-09-27 — best price $2.992026-09-28 — best price $2.992026-09-29 — best price $2.992026-09-30 — best price $2.992026-10-01 — best price $2.992026-10-02 — best price $2.992026-10-03 — best price $2.992026-10-04 — best price $2.992026-10-05 — best price $2.992026-10-06 — best price $2.992026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-09 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-11 — best price $14.992026-10-12 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
74.5%
earned "Treasure hunter"
11.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3242%14
PS4 (PlayStation)17420%15
Xbox One (Xbox)1059%14
Switch (Nintendo)120%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DGore1980sAnimeIndieRetroActionArcadeAdventureController

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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