Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition

Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition

Released Mar 2020

The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.

90% positive · 258 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Shieldmaiden launched on March 12, 2020 and received post-launch updates. On June 29, 2020, the developer published a "Road to v2" roadmap outlining five planned update phases (v1.6 through v2.0), promising remade levels, new combat mechanics, and an extended story. Those updates subsequently shipped, culminating in the Remix Edition update on September 14, 2021 — described by the developer as bringing the game "closer to our vision" with a revised story, new levels, and gameplay features. The game's current title, "Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition," reflects this as the final, polished version of the game. The original roadmap's promised content was delivered through this update, and the developer has made no announcements of further content beyond it. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no active development roadmap, and no developer communications after September 14, 2021. The game appears to have launched as a complete product in 2020 and reached its intended final form with the Remix Edition update in September 2021.
Evidence
Remix Edition update released, adding revised story, new levels, balance improvements, and gameplay features — described as bringing the game closer to the developer's vision. No further content announced beyond this update.
news post · Sep 14, 2021 source development ending
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Developer published 'Road to v2' roadmap detailing five update phases culminating in v2.0, with remade levels and new mechanics. This content was subsequently delivered via the Remix Edition in September 2021.
news post · Jun 29, 2020 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Dumativa
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game


The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.


2D pixel art platformer with gorgeous animation and carefully crafted reflexive and defensive gameplay to be learned and mastered;


A soundtrack that mixes classic music and eighties electronic to craft a modern myth.


Bright pixel art with glowing assets and a futuristic city destroyed by an apocalypse.


Follow the path of Asta as she searches for her lost sister through the streets of Modigard, a city on the brink of the end of the world. Explore the 4 areas overwhelmed by menacing machines and epic bosses.



  • Action based 2D platform gameplay;
  • 9 Levels full of combats and action puzzles, each one with an epic bossfight;
  • Friendly and accessible gameplay and controls;
  • Vibrant synthwave music and pixel art visuals;
  • 5 hours of gameplay, counting secrets and collectible.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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