Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Platformer· Roguelike· Metroidvania· Action Roguelike

Released Mar 2026

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.

71% positive · 669 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $12.74 $16.99 −25%

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Evaluation

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse launched on Steam on March 4, 2026, following a development journey that included demo periods and multiple release date changes. In June 2025, the developer announced the game would skip Early Access entirely and launch directly as a complete v1.0 release, describing it as delivering "the best gaming experience from day one." Since launch, the developer shipped four patches between March 4 and April 20, 2026 — covering balance adjustments, multiplayer matchmaking improvements, early-game experience refinements, and combat feel tweaks. The most recent developer communication was the April 20, 2026 v1.4 patch. While a March 11 post stated "Never Grave will continue to evolve!" and the March 6 patch closed with "Never Grave will continue to update!", these statements reflect general post-launch support intent rather than announcements of specific new content. No named expansions, DLC packs, or roadmap commitments have been announced. The two DLC items on the store — an official soundtrack and a digital art book — both released on launch day and are already available. No further DLC is listed. The game has now been out for six months (as of today, September 3, 2026), and developer communications went quiet after April 20, 2026. With no post-launch major content releases to establish a cadence, no announced upcoming content, and no developer statements indicating ongoing development of new content (only general goodwill statements made close to launch), the game reads as a complete product that launched finished and received typical post-launch polish patches. The developer's own June 2025 announcement framed the v1.0 launch as delivering the complete experience.

Evidence

Game launched on Steam as the full v1.0 release, alongside an official soundtrack and digital art book.

news post · Mar 4, 2026 source content shipped

high

Developer announced the game would skip Early Access and launch directly as the complete v1.0 release, stating they wanted to deliver the game 'in its complete form' from day one based on demo feedback.

news post · Jun 24, 2025 source development ending

high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Released

Never Grave Soundtrack

Mar 2026

Released

Never Grave Art Book

Mar 2026

Media

Details

Developer

Frontside 180

Publisher

Pocketpair Publishing

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

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About this game

Authentic 2D action

Never Grave is 2D action game where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Identify enemy attacks, fight with magic, and sometimes use the terrain to win! Dungeons such as ruins and botanical gardens are auto-generated and change each time you play. Furthermore, there are obstacles and puzzles waiting to block the player's path in the dungeons.

Possession system

Possess enemies using a cursed hat. Use unique abilities from your possessed enemies to open up avenues of action and gain an advantage in battle!

Rebuild a ruined village

Use materials collected in the dungeons to clear the rubble of ruined villages, build new facilities and cultivate crops in the fields. Prepare for your next battles at your village! Cook food and take advantage of skill trees to grow more powerful!

Multiplayer

Multiplayer support for up to four players. Call your friends from other worlds and conquer dungeons together!

Game features

Metroidvania x Roguelite with an emphasis on exploration.
Sophisticated and tactilely designed player character controls.
Possession system where hats can possess enemies and use their unique abilities.
Traditional Japanese hand-drawn limited animation is used for character 2D animation.
Thickly painted backgrounds with depth, as if you are travelling through a world of picture books and cut-out pictures.
Learn actions such as double-jump from artefacts to explore new areas.
Constantly changing play style depending on the synergy of "traits" associated with magic and items.
Intense battles with tough bosses. It will take more than just memorizing boss patterns to defeat them without taking damage...
Rebuild your village. Strengthen yourself through building and production to prepare for the next adventure.
Explore different terrain each time you play through procedurally generated dungeons.
Multiplayer support. Up to four players can delve into the dungeon together!