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A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is a metroidvania, action roguelike and roguevania game
developed by Frontside 180
and published by Pocketpair Publishing.
Released on March 04th 2026 is available only on Windows
in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.
It has received 563 reviews of which 396 were positive and 167 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 14.84€ on Steam with a 10% discount, but you can find it for 10.00€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 (64bit) or later
- Processor: Intel Core i3 6100
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 560
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
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Now that I've beaten the game, I can see why the reviews are very mixed. I wish there was a thumbs in the middle for recommending this. Overall, I believe the game is 'okay' at best. It's not the best roguelite but it sure isn't the worst either, the game is... fine. I think a lot of us are too comfortable with expecting a game to be "great" or "good" that we refuse to let a game be "okay". Not liking the game because of one fault shouldn't make you quit immediately, or the fact that it doesn't play like Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, or any other better roguelite. Of course the other games are better than this one but you can't let your expectations be high all the time, that's how you get disappointed. I didn't expect too much from the start so I was able to enjoy what it had to offer. The game is a fine action roguelite with a side of building and grinding. The drawing is cute and the animations are funny, especially when she shakes her head or shrugs. The combat is pretty basic, you only get one weapon but you can acquire a variety of magic and tools to help as well. Down the line you'll get abilities that help with movement and finding more secrets. If anything it's a little bit like Hollow Knight. The levels are suppose to be procedurally generated and random, to which they are but aren't at the same time. You'll either run into the same room at the same spot, or you'll run into the same room further down the level. It's like they have pre-made rooms ready but placed in different spots which makes you recognize the layout very easily. I can see why some people don't like it and complain that it's too repetitive but it's a roguelite, repetition is always in the package, no? When you get to the final level of a dungeon, the game forces you to open the door three times before you can go in. Each time sending you back home and you have to restart the run. This I don't like, I can agree that part sucks because you might get a good run with good gears only to throw it away unwillingly. The possession part of the game is interesting. Each monster have their own abilities but my friends and I mainly used it as a 'meat shield' if anything, lol. The game honestly isn't that difficult. It's like with most games, you die, learn, get good, win. But the last boss, oh my goodness... talk about a sponge. It's not even that it was difficult, it's that it became mundane due to how much health they have. You learn how to fight them and take little to no damage, but their health is going down so slow and you're just spamming attack after attack, gosh... Yeah, the game had its up and downs but this was one that is going to stick. Like I said, the game is okay. It was fun, it sucked at times, but I enjoyed it. I expected a simple roguelite game and got exactly that. If you've been eyeballing this game and want to grab it, I'd say go for it. You and I, we're gamers after all, If I can beat this game so can you. Though I must say, I think it is more bearable with friends. TL;DR - The game is mid/okay and that's perfectly fine. If you have high expectations you'll be disappointed. If not, the game is alright and fun enough. Better with friends.
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After waiting 3 years, I finally finished the game, and I loved every single detail of it. As someone who mainly plays survival games and similar genres, this game kept me hooked the whole time. You should not expect insane difficulty like Castlevania or Dead Cells, but the game shines in its own way. The progression, item grinding, and village management all come together really well. Great game. If you're complaining, that's just a skill issue.
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After over 8 hours on this game i would like to give my review of it because i see many bad reviews from people who barely played it or complained about having to "restart many times" on a roguelite lol. First of all i'd like to point out that this game has two main aspect : combat/dungeon and ressources managment+leveling up skill tree,crafting better relics,etc It is very fun to play the combat aspect but it is also very fun to just chill at base and grind/farm for better gear and level up. However i must point out that it does take time yes so i wouldn't recommend for those who just want action (even though you also get many ressources from dungeon runs alone so probably possible to finish the game while focusing mainly on dungeons). Personally i've always loved games like Animal Crossing and Palworld and i like diversity in games. So i'm having a very good time so far honestly. What is the combat like? I've seen people compare it to Dead Cells, Hollow Knight and even Silksong but i haven't played those games myself so i will explain differently. You have basic physical attacks with a sword and you can do 3 hits combos but you also unlock Magical attacks later on consumming Mana (which you refill by attacking ennemies with basic attacks). You get more and more powers/magical atatcks the further you go in the game and you have blessings and Tomes giving you bonus/buffs like in Megabonk and other roguelites. You also unlock invulnerability dodges like cuphead with the shadow smoke bomb but you also unlock the Air Dash around 1 or 2 hours in. The Air Dash is similar to Cuphead and Celeste mechanics. Not only that but you also have status effects you can inflict to ennemies so you can create builds where you inflict fire, poison, freeze,etc There is a small but fun portion of Mario Odyssey/Crash Mind Over Mutant mechanics where you can take control off powerful fallen ennemies. (not many of them sadly. One per level/world it seems so far) You will need to K.O the ennemy before you can take control of him and then you can switch between your witch form and the monster form at will afterward and recall the body with a fast command. Note that you can exit the bodies mid air for an extra jump like the Yoshi sacrifice jumps lol. You get a SEPARATE health bar as the monster so you cannot "die" while farming damage with it but if your monster HP reaches zero then it will despawn and you will have to find another one on the map and continue just as the witch in the meantime. You cannot give health back to the monster/mutant. Only to your main character (which i find kind of annoying but i understand why they did it. Some of them are super strong and it would make fighting the bosses with your main character useless). Also you cannot find health on the map. You can only find Heart relics that increase your max HP (think of the empty hearts in Vampire Survivors) and then you can heal with perks/blessing builds. There is ONE healing item that you can refill at each safe point between stages. Make sure to heal and refill it before starting next stage. So what about the chill/village aspect? After each run you spawn back at the church which is your main hub. You have 4 worlds gates for the dungeons but also an option to go to the village. The village is basically where you level up your skills and gears while also customizing your world. During every runs you create builds with the blessings but like Megabonk, VS and other roguelites it disappears after the run. The buffs in the village are permanent. Damage buffs, Damage (received) reduction, Health increase,etc I wish there was an easy way to farm mob drops but maybe it's later on. The hub/village is empty when you start and you have to carft the stations and skill trees like in Minecraft , Animal Crossing and Palworld. You can also place down blocks and create houses (or what looks like houses if you have my lack of skill in building lol) to earn construction points. Those construction points will fill another meter that gives you additionnal bonus for damages, health and more. Besides the skill trees you have a merchant/inventor where you can buy new unlockables such as spells (the power/magical perks i talked about earlier) and tools, you can grow food as well to make recipes that will give you a bonus for the next run (keep in mind you can only have one food bonus active at a time for next level so if yo ueat another one it will replace it and disappear after next level completion), you have a cauldron to craft new items with combined food and items, you have a chest where yo ucan sell ressources to earn extra money,etc. I could go on for a while, i'm not that good at writting reviews, but all of this to say : give this game a chance. It is brand new, about 260+ people only have reviewed it and many people left an early bad review after barely playing. Roguelites take time to finish. They come in different forms but the mechanics are similar. A part of me believes that some early bad reviews are posted by some people who just don't want the game to succeed due to the devs/edition, because honestly i don't see what they are complaining about. The game is good, i'm 8 hours in, i play other games on the side in the meantime as well and i'm just chilling. There were complaints about the game difficulty and the grinding being too high and the devs changed it already. THE DEVS READ THE REVIEWS AND ADJUSTED THE GAME ACCORDINGLY AFTER LESS THAN A WEEK. I write it like this because many people might not realise how rare it is and how pleasant it is to have devs who actually care and listen to their community. So Frontside180, Pocketpair, respect and thank you for listening to the community and making sure the game stays enjoyable for all. <3 I don't really know what else to say, except that i grew up with a PS2 and a DS and i always loved games like Crash Bandicoot (especially Mind Over Mutant, which was invented way before Mario Odyssey), Mario and other platform games. It is a simple concept but very fun. Here they combine platform games (a bit more like Celeste) with dungeon grinding, combat games and Minecraft on the side lol. I also have 160 hours in Megabonk and 120 hours in Vampire Survivors so i love roguelites and the Blessings/tomes are a nice touch. The only thing that they could add to make me even happier is a fishing mechanic or mini game at the village lol because i like farming ressources there as much as i like fighting but you have less things to do here than in Minecraft or animal crossings. So far my farm only has 1 frog and 3 chickens lol. If you read all of this, thank you very much for your time and patience, i hope my monologue was useful to you. I really hope this game gets the love it deserves, it has great potential and is very fun. Have a good one. Kuddos.
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Chinese are kinda reviewbombing this game for some reason. The game is pretty fun, it's not a super hype major release but it's a nice game to play for a while, scratches a similar itch to Dead Cells, just way more chill.
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From the short time I've played this it seems pretty well polished. I do appriciate the possession mechanics and havee not run into any issues so far. I'll be trying out the Multiplayer later and edit this but so far I like it, its cute.
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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is currently priced at 14.84€ on Steam.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is currently available at a 10% discount. You can purchase it for 14.84€ on Steam.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse received 396 positive votes out of a total of 563 achieving a rating of 6.73.
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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse was developed by Frontside 180 and published by Pocketpair Publishing.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is not playable on MacOS.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is not playable on Linux.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There are 2 DLCs available for Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. Explore additional content available for Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse on Steam.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse does not support Steam Remote Play.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Frontside 180
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Pocketpair Publishing
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04 Mar 2026
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