Fallen Leaf
Released Jul 2024
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
91% positive · 286 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $16.99
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Evaluation
Fallen Leaf launched on July 15, 2024 as a complete, self-contained retro platformer from Delta Shore Games. The store description presents a fully featured game with 70+ stages, multiple characters, and a complete story — no mention of planned expansions, season passes, or live content.
After launch, the developer issued a steady stream of bug fixes throughout mid-to-late 2024, along with one feature patch on August 3, 2024 adding quality-of-life improvements (weapon and character toggling) in response to player feedback. On November 23, 2024, a small content addition was shipped: a guest NPC appearance by Trihex added to World 4. The most recent developer communication is a bug fix patch on May 22, 2025.
Across 16 news posts since launch, there has been one minor content addition and one feature quality-of-life update — no roadmap, no announced DLC beyond the soundtrack (which released day one), and no stated plans for future expansions. The developer's July 2024 post mentioned "thinking up ways for future Quality of Life improvements," but that general statement was plausibly fulfilled by the August 2024 feature patch and subsequent fixes. No post since has renewed any commitment to further content.
The game shipped as a finished product, and nothing in the developer's communications since launch indicates additional content is in the pipeline. The sole DLC is a soundtrack pack that released on launch day. The development activity since release has been maintenance and minor additions consistent with post-launch polish on a complete game.
Evidence
A guest NPC (Trihex) was added to World 4 as a minor content addition alongside a bug fix patch.
Feature patch adds weapon and character toggling in response to community feedback, along with Steam Trading Cards. Represents the QoL improvements hinted at in the launch week post.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Delta Shore Games
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Wacky and bizarre characters are waiting for you in the unpredictable world of Fallen Leaf!
Take control of Leaf, an eager treasure hunter tasked with putting a stop to a repressive, merciless ruler reawakened by his own hand! Aided by newfound magical gauntlets, and an ever-growing list of extended relatives, he'll venture high and low through dark caves, deep oceans, dense city skylines, and even the clouds just to find that one special item with the power to vanquish evil!
Take control of Leaf, an eager treasure hunter tasked with putting a stop to a repressive, merciless ruler reawakened by his own hand! Aided by newfound magical gauntlets, and an ever-growing list of extended relatives, he'll venture high and low through dark caves, deep oceans, dense city skylines, and even the clouds just to find that one special item with the power to vanquish evil!
Features
- Jump and shoot your way through over 70 platforming stages riddled with secrets!
- Collect gauntlet upgrades to power up your attacks, and expand your arsenal with magical sub-weapons for adaptive combat approaches.
- Weighty projectile slinging rewards careful, strategic gameplay while punishing mindless button mashing.
- Unlock additional characters with unique gameplay styles!
- Explore 4+ expansive and diverse world maps—choose your own routes, visit towns inhabited by NPCs, and even discover hidden stages!
- A wide variety of locales brimming with an even wider array of enemies ensures your journey won't get stale.
- Vibrant graphics adhere to an authentic 8-bit color palette, but the use of more simultaneous colors and a widescreen aspect ratio results in eye-catching detail not seen in the classic era.
- A driving chiptune soundtrack features catchy melodies with all the beeps and boops you know and love!
- Uncover the mystery of an ancient evil and the "heroic wizard" who sealed it away. This fresh take on a tried-and-true premise tackles themes of redemption and retribution, while never forgetting to make you laugh—or at least crack a smile!
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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