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Alwa's Legacy

2020

Should you play it?

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

What works

  • Engaging exploration and puzzles
  • Creative ability upgrade system
  • Beautiful pixel art and music
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Generous fast travel system

Things to keep in mind

  • Some tedious backtracking
  • Simple and forgettable story
  • Boss fights can be easy or unengaging
  • Lack of map markers for objectives
  • Minor bugs and control quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • SteamWorld Dig 2

  • Treasure Adventure World

  • Kaelaverse: Pemascape

  • Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game

  • Catmaze

More violent

Games that feels like Alwa's Legacy but with more combat and destruction

  • Guns of Fury

  • Spaceport Hope

  • Berserk Boy

  • Chronicles of the Wolf

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Cathedral

Less expressive

Games that feels like Alwa's Legacy but with less self-expression and customization

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

  • Bloo Kid 2

  • Snapshot

  • Alwa's Awakening

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Axiom Verge 2

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Alwa's Legacy: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026