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Game
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Sacred Stones
Developer CFK Co., Ltd.
Retro sidescrolling action and adventure greet you in Sacred Stones! The indie atmosphere is easy to immerse yourself in. Have a great time as you explore, run/jump & fight your way to victory. This game is perfect for both hardcore and casual fans alike seeking that nostalgic-indie fix! From the Steam store page
127 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 3, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
13 positive · 2 negative
95% range 62–96%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 48 | 2 | 55 |
| Steam reviews | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Positive
13 of 15 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 13 yes, 2 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 15 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (44 of 55 positive).
Players describe Sacred Stones as a boss rush game with Cave Story-inspired visuals. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game fun and challenging, while others criticize boss design. [4][5][6] Several posts note the game is short, offering about one to two hours of play. [5][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
This game sucks donkey balls.. I was gonna write this whole review on what parts are bad but i'm not even gonna put in the effort xD. To sum it up: - Bad boss patterns. - Instead of difficult bosses. They just take a long time to kill. - The range of a boss's attacks is sometimes unclear (sometimes, not even visual cues are given like with the snake) - what's up with the controls of some game-states? Honestly, its …
- [1]
Sacred Stones The appealing and accessible charm of an indie platformer but with the brutality, challenge, and focus of a boss rush brawler, Sacred Stones lures players in with a whimsical and attractive Cave Story inspired visual style but crushes their hopes and dreams with a Titan Souls or Furi-like progression of stages of pure boss pattern memorizing and reflexive dodging mayhem. Retro wiz-kid NoxBix brings an …
- [4]
Fun, challenging, and very quick. Your goal - beat a bunch of bosses. You have 1 HP and an Shield powerup you get later. Bosses do not die in one hit, but YOU DO. So the challenge comes from learning their patterns, and not dying lol :3 ( great tip , right ) The art style is nice, the animations are well done - I didn't need a tutorial to understand how things worked - it's all self-explanatory. There's hidden …
- [5]
An hour of good fun on sale. It's a boss rush game with clearly Cave Story inspired artwork, though (playing on Normal) I found a good number of bosses way too easy, and the weapon choices weren't very inspiring- once you get the best one there's really no point to change weapons around any more so that mechanic is out the window. I was looking for a short game I could beat in one sitting, and this hit the spot! …
- [2]
Sacred Stones is a boss-focused action platformer with pixel art and animations that resemble Cave Story. There are 20 bosses across a handful of worlds with each world serving merely as a hub for the main attraction – big ass baddies. Like the 10-foot tadpole that shoots in and out of water, destroying the platforms you depend on. Or the leaping ape with fists that fly off the screen and back. Or the armadillo that …
Summarised from 22 of the 122 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Sacred Stones sits at 87% positive across 15 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 127 · most liked firstEirika & Seth (2021/2024) Sacred Stones was my first Fire Emblem game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Letting a little Sacred Stones fanart slip out of me because I've been really enjoying the game so far Eirika's design is so cute #FireEmblem #Nintendo
positive · AI labelView post →Happy anniversary to Sacred Stones- my favorite game in the series and one of my top 3 favorite games ever made. Absolutely amazing game.
positive · AI labelView post →Sachiko Wada is awesome because the game she virtually did all the character designs (Sacred Stones) for, has the most beautiful women AND men you’ve ever seen in your life. While having the most burliest men you’ve ever seen in your life
neutral · AI labelView post →✨Role Announcements✨ I am overjoyed to say that you can hear me in Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave as the voice of Castor and Lind. I picked up a used copy of Fire Emblem Sacred Stones on a whim in high school, and I've been in love ever since. It is truly a dream to be in my favorite game series! 🥰
neutral · AI labelView post →Nintendo has added Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones to the list of playable Game Boy Advance titles on the Nintendo Switch Online subscription lineup: www.rpgsite.net/news/17267-f...
neutral · AI labelView post →Ross and Garcia were a men dot com hot thought to 17 year old me. Garcia is still hot to adult me. Daddy can get it. Sacred Stones is out on the switch, and it's a game I spent HOURS with back in the day.
positive · AI labelView post →Might try and keep a small thread of my time with Sacred Stones. My first step into the world of pre awakening Fire Emblem and I’ve had friends being normal about this game for ages
neutral · AI labelView post →Eirika and Ephraim promotional art from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones by artist Wada Sachiko. More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_fire-emb...
neutral · AI labelView post →On Jan. 5, 11 PM, Rearmed Hero L'Arachel: Justice-Armed and Aided Hero Lute: Limitless Curiosity join other new Heroes from the #FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones game in a New Heroes summoning event! Also, a GHB with Garcia: Warrior Reborn starts Jan. 6, 11 PM. #FEHeroes www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikxr...
neutral · AI labelView post →Starting Apr 30, 12 AM, Lyon: Twilight Amends from the #FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones game appears as a Legendary Hero, and Sombron: Fell Dragon King from the Fire Emblem Engage game appears as a Mythic Hero! Previously released 5★ Emblem, Mythic and other Heroes appear too! youtu.be/rIAH9-nRoAA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Meet Lyon: Twilight Amends from the #FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones game. The prince of Grado who once had a promising future. However, he met a tragic end at the mercy of the Sacred Stones and the Demon King, though his soul remained pure. #FEHeroes guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/en-US/070030...
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy to share a new picture from my photo session for Virginia from the video game Unicorn Overlord! (Play it!!) I'm finally back to the workshop since some days, starting the year with Eirika FE Sacred Stones Photography 📸 by my mom Photo editing 🎨 by me #cosplay #cosplaymaker #unicornoverlord
neutral · AI labelView post →For some reason, I've been really into Tactical RPGs lately (video games). I'm currently replaying Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones because I never actually played through the Eirika route as a kid. Please tell me about your favorite tactics game!
neutral · AI labelView post →How well does Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones hold up in 2025? With its release on NSO, I did a review on this Game Boy Advance title which just went live! youtu.be/mfzAzBmJFAU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I heard that Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones is now on the Switch Online! Sacred Stones is another favorite FE game mine! I cosplayed Eirika from it! 📸 @stargirlpictures.bsky.social Eirika cosplay made by me!
positive · AI labelView post →Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones was out 21 years ago (2005) for GBA!🔥 The second game released outside of Japan, it was a great introduction to the series, being a bit easier than some other titles with the ability to grind levels and equipment. Series Primer Feature: www.rpgfan.com/feature/so-y...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sacred Stones is so funny. Seth was stabbed by Valter at the beginning of the game. Meaning he isn’t even at full power, he was debuffed the whole game lmao.
positive · AI labelView post →I've finally obtained my favorite (and the only I guess) obscure Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones media. The 4 page comic made to advertise the game Too lazy to scan other pages rn, this is the most important one, all the other pages are about the unnamed Renais General OC guy in the top two panels.
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally finished Sacred Stones both Eirika and Ephraim route. I need to update my tier list. This little game is so good. I hope we return to Magvel one day.
positive · AI labelView post →Ah Sacred Stones. The game that got me into the Fire Emblem series. If someone were to ask me which game to start with, this will be my answer. Has a great story that's self contained, a great cast of characters and the most refined gameplay of the FE GBA trilogy.
positive · AI labelView post →It makes me so happy that Fire Emblem Path of Radiance is finally on NSO, meaning more people can finally experience this absolute masterpiece of a game. If Sacred Stones was what introduced me to Fire Emblem, Path of Radiance was the game that made me a fan, it's just that fucking good.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones by Nintendo for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance box has been scanned in high resolution. Thanks to Quicksave Games from Fitchburg, WI for scanning this! Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2024/12/f...
neutral · AI labelView post →Meet L'Arachel: Justice-Armed from the #FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones game. Niece of Mansel, the Divine Emperor of Rausten. With a new weapon at her side, she travels the land preaching justice and order. #FEHeroes guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/en-US/070050...
neutral · AI labelView post →Get to know me: Game Edition! First Game: Tetris Last Game: Assassin's Creed Shadows Favorite Game: Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones Worst Game: No clue... Game I've Played Most: Ark Survival Most Surprising: Cult of the Lamb Next game:......Control! *Streaming tomorrow at 10a EST!!*
positive · AI labelView post →Meet Garcia: Warrior Reborn from the #FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones game. A warrior hailing from the village of Ide in Renais. He is a former military commander, feared for his might. #FEHeroes guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/en-US/070010...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sacred Stones The appealing and accessible charm of an indie platformer but with the brutality, challenge, and focus of a boss rush brawler, Sacred Stones lures players in with a whimsical and attractive Cave Story inspired visual style but crushes their hopes and dreams with a Titan Souls or Furi-like progression of stages of pure boss pattern memorizing and reflexive dodging mayhem. Retro wiz-kid NoxBix brings an indie retro romp hybrid of boss rush action that gets players directly into the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man I gotta replay Sacred Stones again... Top 3 FE game imo
positive · AI labelView post →Eirika and Ephraim arrive on Switch Online's GBA service in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones!
neutral · AI labelView post →Sacred Stones dropping on NSO right as I’m really craving a Fire Emblem game is really nice. Bout time I took my first step into the pre awakening fire emblem games
positive · AI labelView post →Hm, what next. How about Double Dragon III: the Sacred Stones. The first two games were no walk in the park either, but Sacred Stones is notorious for its ruthless enemy AI and giving you three characters, which are effectively your three lives. Lose them all and It's game over.
neutral · AI labelView post →Me going “I should try this FE game” as I start yet another Sacred Stones run
positive · AI labelView post →Just canceled my Xbox Game Pass. Will be really happy with just Story of Seasons, Pokemon Z-A, and Fire Emblem Sacred Stones for now.
positive · AI labelView post →From the #FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones game, L'Arachel: Princess of Light and Rennac: Rich "Merchant" are back in Special Maps for Bound Hero Battle Revival: L'Arachel & Rennac! Take on Hard through Infernal modes to earn Orbs! #FEHeroes
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven't played a Fire Emblem game since Sacred Stones on the GBA and having watched someone play the intro of Fortune's Weave I kinda want to play it but you don't have... a Switch 2, the game, or the time to play it 🙂
positive · AI labelView post →Today I started Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones on GBA NSO. It's my first old school FE game. It's really fun so far!
positive · AI labelView post →A new Fire Emblem Echoes game would fix me... Or at the very least Sacred Stones on NSO...
positive · AI labelView post →Sacred Stones is probably too short of a game to justify training more than one Mage, but Lute has been really useful and *also* I tricked myself in to a kinship with Ewan by modeling Fire Emblem Mox off of him…..
positive · AI labelView post →Playing my first Fire Emblem game (Sacred Stones) and definitely think I've been missing out on this series
positive · AI labelView post →Chapter 16 of Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones is where FE turned into a horror game.
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished the Sacred Stones Ruins aftergame. I need to decide on a new game to play.
positive · AI labelView post →I played sacred stones when i was like 10. I think of the game fondly, but it really has been forever and i do forget a decent amount about the characters even if i remember the plot pretty clearly. Maybe i should replay it sometime. Is there a gay mod for Sacred Stones?
positive · AI labelView post →Hell yeah I like DLSS5 Dire Lemblem Sacred Stones 5th best game in the series
positive · AI labelView post →Fun, challenging, and very quick. Your goal - beat a bunch of bosses. You have 1 HP and an Shield powerup you get later. Bosses do not die in one hit, but YOU DO. So the challenge comes from learning their patterns, and not dying lol :3 ( great tip , right ) The art style is nice, the animations are well done - I didn't need a tutorial to understand how things worked - it's all self-explanatory. There's hidden stuff, hidden bosses - and according to the store page - hidden levels - In my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Sacred Stones original release day! I sketched this Colm after I played through the game for the first time earlier this year. Of all the midriff-baring twinks in Fire Emblem he's definitely one of them 🩵 #FireEmblem #SacredStones
neutral · AI labelView post →Been watching Reggie play Fortune's Weave and it gave me an itch to replay a fire emblem game myself. Maybe Sacred Stones after Awakening
positive · AI labelView post →Thracia is like a top 3 game of anything for me it's really the apotheosis of Shozou Kaga's focus on storytelling through the gameplay of the early series. Very hard to recc tho. If you are interested i think Sacred Stones is the best starting point - relatively easy, good maps and good story
positive · AI labelView post →That's end of Sacred Stones. Fantastic game all around!
positive · AI labelView post →Fortunes weave will be my goty so hard ive been a die hard fan of this series since 2004. I bought Sacred Stones when it released with my own money. This game looks so incredible from all the previews. Really seems like its taking the best aspects of the last 3 entries in the series (from SOV on).
positive · AI labelView post →I would asume you kind of have to. Three Houses was very popular and took for sure a lot from that game. And usually in Sacred Stones, Fates, Three Houses you have to play multpiple times to get the full story. Think it looks good as well and my september prediction was correct
neutral · AI labelView post →Meanwhile it's my favorite game in the series besides Sacred Stones
positive · AI labelView post →In Order with contender from the same gameline between brackets. 1. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2. Valkyrie Profile Lenneth 3. Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones (Path of Radiance & Awakening) 4. Monster Hunter Worlds (Hunter 4 Ultimate & Rise) 5. Need for Speed Underground 2 6. World of Warcraft 7. Final Fantasy IV (IX) 8. League of Legends 9. Dwarf Fortress 10. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (& Echoes of Times) Honorable Mentions - Midnight Club 2 - Sid Meier's Civilization…
neutral · AI labelView post →We will never have a character as good as L'Arachel and her boys in a Fire Emblem ever again and thats fine 😌 Sacred Stones is an easy game but god the characters are so GOOD
positive · AI labelView post →Cave Story + Titan Souls + Cuphead = Sacred Stones One of the best indie games I've ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Got this one for free via the developer's submission to OMEGA Trade - G. Thanks! ) No, this one isn't a Fire Emblem title. Though I wish that this title had a different name due to Double Dragon and Fire Emblem sharing the same subtitle between them, but as a title itself, it's not too bad. I will say that this title seems like Cave Story (from what I've seen. Can't verify as I haven't played it), but I can say from the get-go that this isn't a game...it's a boss gauntlet disguised as a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are two types of people The first type, given two months, will complete the whole Dark Souls series, learn a programing language, complete a couple of novels and build a short animated film The other type of person, given the same time frame, will still be chopping down trees in a game like Outreach for their fist pair of shoes. This game is for those gamers of the later variety I guess it all depends how seriously you take this existence and whether or not frittled away free time is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sacred Stones is a boss-focused action platformer with pixel art and animations that resemble Cave Story. There are 20 bosses across a handful of worlds with each world serving merely as a hub for the main attraction – big ass baddies. Like the 10-foot tadpole that shoots in and out of water, destroying the platforms you depend on. Or the leaping ape with fists that fly off the screen and back. Or the armadillo that burrows underground to launch blocks in your path. Each boss is part puzzle,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today at 4 pm PDT, join me and @hanejunsei.bsky.social as we return to Fire Emblem PvP! I've modded Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones to remove the enemy AI! And now we take turns playing the bad guys using strategies the game was never meant for. Who will win? Come find out! twitch.tv/scarletmagus
neutral · AI labelView post →I got into FE because I played the Sacred Stones demo at Target and was like whoa. Anime game
positive · AI labelView post →My current top Fire Emblem games 1. Sacred Stones (my second game I played and still the best) 2. Awakening (just as the title suggests, it reawakened my love for the series) 3. Three Houses (an amazing experience) Really pumped for Fortune’s Weave and I’m curious if it will crack the top three.
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