Wayward Souls
Released Aug 2019
Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.
75% positive · 236 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
Wayward Souls launched out of Early Access on August 28, 2019, reaching its 1.0 release. In the launch announcement, developer Kepa Auwae of Rocketcat Games thanked players and outlined future intentions: primarily moving on to new games, with a possible small content update for the mobile version and some potential additions to the PC version (specifically mentioning Arena and Gauntlet modes for Paladin, and possibly a new item set per character). These were framed as loose aspirations rather than firm commitments.
After 1.0 launch, the game received no further major content releases — just one notable post-launch update on March 5, 2022, which added new hats and special rooms alongside Steam Deck compatibility tweaks. That March 2022 update is the most recent developer communication on record, and it represents the last substantive change to the game.
Of the 47 news posts scanned, only one qualifies as a major content release (the Arena Mode update from December 2018, which was during Early Access). The post-1.0 update history consists entirely of minor feature patches and bug fixes, with the March 2022 Steam Deck update being the last of these. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating ongoing development plans. The developer's 1.0 post explicitly framed new games as the primary focus going forward.
The last developer communication was on March 5, 2022 — now over four years ago — and no post-launch update pattern of major content was ever established. The game launched as a finished product and received only light maintenance post-release. Wayward Souls is complete.
Evidence
1.0 launch post states the developer's future plans are primarily to start new games, with only vague aspirations for possible additional PC content (Arena/Gauntlet for Paladin, possible new item sets). No firm commitments made.
Post-launch update added new hats, new rare rooms, and Steam Deck compatibility tweaks. This is the last developer communication on record.
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Developer
Publisher
Rocketcat Games
Achievements
31
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own abilities and playstyles. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies, as you learn about each character and find out what happened in the cursed tower you find yourself in.
Greatly inspired by 90's era action-RPG's, but with a faster pace and a focus on randomized replay value.
Renee uses her mobility to dash through enemies. Her Power Attack is a kick that stuns, with effects depending on her boots. She frequently finds items that let her blind, stun, or poison enemies. All of these let her perform very damaging backstabs.
Equipment and Upgrade Examples:
Blythe combines durability with a big sword that cleaves a wide area. He has a shield to block enemy attacks, and throwing axes for when he needs a faster or more long ranged option than his sword provides.
Abbie has long ranged magic attacks that do heavy damage. Her Power Attack uses her staff for shots that are longer range and pierce multiple enemies. In a tough situation, she has limited use spells for both offense and defense.
Greatly inspired by 90's era action-RPG's, but with a faster pace and a focus on randomized replay value.
- Customize each character with their own upgrades and equipment sets that change their movesets and abilities.
- Over 100 different monster types. Over 300 hats (IMPORTANT)
- Unique story events for every playable character.
- Many different areas, room types, rare rooms, encounters, and secrets.
- Unlockable game modes, including Endless Mode.
- Heavy replay value due to randomly generated levels, multiple character types, and randomized enemy groups.
Hero Characters and Abilities
Renee uses her mobility to dash through enemies. Her Power Attack is a kick that stuns, with effects depending on her boots. She frequently finds items that let her blind, stun, or poison enemies. All of these let her perform very damaging backstabs.
Equipment and Upgrade Examples:
- Mirage Dagger randomly gives her short bursts of stealth during her dashes.
- Giantstomper Boots upgrade her kicks to send enemies flying far back. Flung enemies will then damage and stun enemies they crash into. The Giantstompers also interrupt larger enemies that are stun resistant.
- Toadskin Cowters poison enemies that hit her, stunning them after a few seconds.
- Her Low Blow Upgrade permanently makes it so defeating large enemies will make her next dagger attack stun whatever she hits, even if her slash hits multiple enemies.
Blythe combines durability with a big sword that cleaves a wide area. He has a shield to block enemy attacks, and throwing axes for when he needs a faster or more long ranged option than his sword provides.
- Duskhander Sword replaces his default Power Attack's charging slash with a whirlwind spin, hitting enemies over a larger area.
- Magebane Gauntlets reduces the damage of enemy spells, while making his throwing axes destroy any enemy spell they pass through.
- Stonebeard Slab is much more durable than the default shield, but makes him move very slowly when holding the shield out to block.
- Drakefire Oil is an item the Warrior can use to make all his sword swings emit a traveling wave of flame, for a limited time.
Abbie has long ranged magic attacks that do heavy damage. Her Power Attack uses her staff for shots that are longer range and pierce multiple enemies. In a tough situation, she has limited use spells for both offense and defense.
- Salamander's Breath Staff turns her magical shots into bursts of flame that pierce even more enemies, but have very short range.
- Tremor Garb gives her a powerful footstomp that creates a shockwave to stun enemies and destroy enemy projectiles.
- Manablade Arts lets her summon a sword that does high damage, interrupts enemy attacks, can reflect enemy spells, and has a small chance to stun.
- The Mage can find powerful one use scrolls such as Fireball or Lightning Bolt, which inflict massive damage and stun to multiple enemies.
Four Additional Characters to unlock, each with their own abilities and story:
- Cyril the Adventurer, who mixes quick sword attacks with a varied assortment of spells, items, and anti-magical lanterns that burn all nearby foes.
- Hassan the Spellsword, combining mobility with direct shortsword attacks and fast charging attacks that can stun crowds of enemies.
- Svala the Cultist, cloaking herself in stealth and blinding enemies to set them up powerful dagger backstabs, with options for more direct damage spells.
- The fallen Paladin, who has overpowering magic and physical attacks, but has limited options for healing damage he sustains.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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