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Saviorless
Developer Empty Head Games
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior? From the Steam store page
153 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 23, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
114 positive · 21 negative
95% range 77–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 114 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
119 of 141 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 115 yes, 20 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 135 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (345 of 391 positive).
Players praise the hand-drawn art and animation as stunning and memorable. [1][2][3] Many find the game too short, with playtimes around 2 to 5 hours. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the slow movement and sluggish controls. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [6]
First off, good bloody job. Great art and music all around, the music made a huge impression on me. I enjoyed the latter half of the game, especially after your turn into a Savior, the new mechanics introduced made a huge difference and let me enjoy playing in human form too. It is REALLY short though, finished in a little over 3 hours (though I didn't 100% collectibles since I had no idea they were important). Now …
- [1]
Great game , awesome visuals and story. Congratulations to the team! Highly recommended. Outstanding job! It is Great to finally place Cuba in the map of indie games with this amazing product. thanks for the adventure!
- [2]
Bravo Cuba! Saviorless is short, but sweet. It feels like a cinematic platformer with more arcadey platforming controls. There's a clear focus on narrative and trial-and-error sections like Another World or Inside. Also like those games, there's a lot of blood and gore. The death scenes are brutal. It's a dark setting with an ominous tone. The obvious highlight is the presentation. This is one of the most beautiful …
- [3]
Saviorless Review By Thom Stone on GameCritics.com HIGH Clever challenges and the animation is pure eye candy. LOW Few autosaves, unwieldy controls and an opaque story. WTF I can’t spoil the ending — I have no idea what happened. While I was deciding on what I wanted to review, I spent an afternoon watching promo clips for new and upcoming games, and my first reaction to Saviorless was sheer awe at the hand-drawn …
- [4]
It was a great experience. the artstyle is entertaining. The story was mesmerizing and meaningful. It's pretty light for those who wants to relax and get away from all those hard roguelike and soulsvania games for a lil while. The only thing you should consider is that the game was too short. You'll finish this game in a day. For me it was 5 hours, but I saw some who can finish the game in 2 hours, so you should …
Summarised from 34 of the 156 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Saviorless talk about beautiful hand-drawn art and smooth animation; those who didn't talk about main character moves too slowly. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 153 · most liked firstGreat game , awesome visuals and story. Congratulations to the team! Highly recommended. Outstanding job! It is Great to finally place Cuba in the map of indie games with this amazing product. thanks for the adventure!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/hg_NH86olFY ★★★★★ Gameplay: Good Graphics: Fantastic Music: Good Story: Good PC Requirements: Potato Game Time: 2.5 - 5 hrs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/lists/] Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. Is this game a masterpiece? No, but hand-drawn graphics, a dark fantasy world and challenging combat and jumping passages promise interesting gameplay. It is the brainchild of Josuhe H. Pagliery, who got the project off the ground in Cuba despite adverse circumstances (no state support, no reliable internet, no other developer studios in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was surprising. I had played the demo years back and almost wrote it off, as there are many cinematic platformers that leave a way stronger first impression. Still, the cool character/enemy designs and animation made it worth staying on my radar. After finishing the full game, I'm glad I never forgot about it. The developers perfectly understand what constitutes a good puzzle-platformer. Level design doesn't run out of ideas, keeping you on your toes, and there's an intriguing,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dark fantasy 2D platformer Saviorless is out now with a real unique style https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/dark-fantasy-2d-platformer-saviorless-is-out-now-with-a-real-unique-style/ #Saviorless #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a short and creepy amazing experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off, good bloody job. Great art and music all around, the music made a huge impression on me. I enjoyed the latter half of the game, especially after your turn into a Savior, the new mechanics introduced made a huge difference and let me enjoy playing in human form too. It is REALLY short though, finished in a little over 3 hours (though I didn't 100% collectibles since I had no idea they were important). Now for the flaws. Frankly, the story was pretty mediocre, the side characters…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh the pride this game gives me in being Cuban. Such a wonderful art style, such a great atmosphere, it is simply unique! I feel truly excited in the future of gaming.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredibly beautiful. Incredibly interesting. Also incredibly infuriating to play. As beautiful as this art is, the main character moves so sluggishly slow and Janky that it saps all the joy out of the experience. The game also suffers from a major identity crisis, not knowing what it actually wants to be. Is this a puzzle platformer or is this an action game? One moment you need to solve slow puzzles, the next moment you need to have laser focused accuracy and timing in order to defeat…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very pretty game, but you can see that. The animations and area design from start to finish are of excellent quality. But it isn't very engaging to actually play, and the writing is so shallow while being presented with such confidence that it's baffling. The character you control for most of the game is s l o w. Their area locked combat from is tolerable. Combat sequences are simple and have a trivial skill floor that is also the skill ceiling. Puzzles aren't, they're mostly just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a great experience. the artstyle is entertaining. The story was mesmerizing and meaningful. It's pretty light for those who wants to relax and get away from all those hard roguelike and soulsvania games for a lil while. The only thing you should consider is that the game was too short. You'll finish this game in a day. For me it was 5 hours, but I saw some who can finish the game in 2 hours, so you should think about that before buying the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The word that assotiates with this game is "UNEARNED". This team has spent 8 years, but in the end every part of the game is severely undercooked, but behaves like it is finished and top-notch. Graphics. The best part of the game: fresh style and nice atmosphere. At least, in some places. Promo materials could convince you that you'll get loads of cool surreal art, but in reality there are mostly endless repetitive platforms and patterns. And really only four types of monsters (with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →★★★★☆ Walkthrough (All Collectibles) : https://youtu.be/eb9lC5prZZ4 Gameplay : 7.5/10 Art/Graphics : 7/10 Music/Soundtrack : 7/10 Story : 7/10 Game Time : 2.5 - 3 Hours
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll start with the bad. The game feels a little dated, the art-style is nice but the animations are a little rigid. The movement can feel a little floaty, and though movement is precise, it can be janky at times. I wish the game had a little more vibrancy, though you could argue it fits with the theme. Some of the areas feel like a slog, and the second half of the game can get a tedious and even frustrating at some points. It's also criminally short, I finished it in 3 hours. I also had no…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great interview about the early development days of #Saviorless Hadn’t heard of this game before. Now it’s on the list of upcoming must-plays! 🎮🇨🇺
positive · AI labelView post →I highly recommend this game. The atmosphere is out of this world, thanks to the enchanting music and stunning design. It's like stepping into a dream! It's addictive AF in a cool way! Once you start, you won't be able to put it down.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but challenging and memorable platform game. The character feels good to control, the levels and puzzles are diverse and don't overstay their welcome. Good story and art style. Getting all achievements requires some work, but it not tedious at all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don’t surpass this gem of a platformer. Its one of the shining stars in 2024.I was caught up by surprise and left with wanting more of this game. *The artstyle is worthy to be in famous of painters ranks *Precision platformer to the core and one of the best out there *Level design suparb with creativity *Highly replayable game *Classical soundtrack will melt your heart. Such a delightful peace
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bravo Cuba! Saviorless is short, but sweet. It feels like a cinematic platformer with more arcadey platforming controls. There's a clear focus on narrative and trial-and-error sections like Another World or Inside. Also like those games, there's a lot of blood and gore. The death scenes are brutal. It's a dark setting with an ominous tone. The obvious highlight is the presentation. This is one of the most beautiful games I've played this year. The art direction is inspired. The backgrounds are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty good platformer overall, with some downsides. - Nice art with smooth animations, and the imagery has a great level of creepiness/weirdness to it. I especially like the radiant heron and the aquatic monsters in the wasteland. - Not too wordy, leaving room for lots of environmental storytelling. - Interesting locations with solid level design and varied mechanics. - Short and not too tough overall, but has a good difficulty curve as it goes on. - Some of the previous issues have been…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cool game, not finished yet but overall reminds me of Gris but more of a story and flushed out deatails. Love it, 100% worth the 12$
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually gorgeous and a great soundtrack. Story is interesting and definitely needs a lot of thought after beating the game; it's not an easy one to crack, which I appreciate. Gameplay wise is where I find some hiccups. The main character's actions are too slow, and makes some sections feel very sluggish. Even just a slight increase in walking and jumping speed would make the movement much better in my opinion. The combat is serviceable but extremely basic. Just a matter of spamming the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game that seemingly flew under everyone‘s radar I highly recommend to check out is Saviorless. Very pretty hand drawn style, simple controls but nonetheless has some challenge, 2D platformer. It is not a metroidvania. You go strictly from left to right with some collectibles for an ending.
positive · AI labelView post →Empty Head Games' debut title is a testament to their dedication and passion. Their labor of love shines through in every aspect of the game, showcasing the hard work and perseverance of this up-and-coming indie studio. In an industry flooded with time-consuming titles, it's refreshing to discover a well crafted, bite-sized experience that prioritizes quality over quantity. Check out my video review here: https://youtu.be/BcEq_SqDu-E?si=zb14IzN0ek5bNpur
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The environmental art is visually appealing and looks quite good. The few animation sequences are phenomenally done and are some of my most memorable moments with my time with this game. Although I'm not quite a fan of the main character design nor sprite animations, despite them being artificially well done. This aspect is mainly brought down but the player’s movement speed feels extremely slow when compared to their sprite movement animation. This personally gave off the impression of a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually impressive game that tries to tell some sort of story, but the story isn't that interesting, and that's not the strength of the game anyway. The art style is perfect. Animations are great. The whole world looks fantastic and grim at the same time. Audio is well done. The whole package feels like some kind of visualized fairytale from my childhood. Really cool. However, my only real complaint is the character speed (a common issue in many puzzle/adventure platformer games). It should…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great first game from this talented team. Proud to see a game made by Cubans make a splash into the indie scene. The art style of the game was captivating. I must note that the variety in gameplay elements kept me captivated to finish this experience without feeling bored like it has happened on other games from the genera. My one complain would be to add a way to revisit the levels that you missed the secret items in order to obtain the true ending. Right now you must replay the whole game to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful small game. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story is great, gameplay on puzzles is good but conrtols are not as precise keybord, somethimes it clicks, somethimes it doesn't somethimes it. obeys, other's it takes a second and on the lastt levels that I have good precision butt programming isn't exact it ruins my game making it super annoying to end. I have harder games and keyboard is super reactive on others, not on saviorless.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very basic gameplay your character has at times max of 2 ways of interacting beside basics movement and jump.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →gameplay, mechanics ad overall character feel is painfully slow and bad. half of the game is boring slowmo slop with puzzles for 1mbeciles, second half adds faster segments and makes you think for a moment 'now we getting somewhere', but the ending just throws you into a battle against fastpaced boss, except you're again playing as a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ slug, so you're basically fighting not against the boss but rather against controls. and dont forget that you ALWAYS one hp. also I find it very ironic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art is good, music is good. Gameplay alright, but a little dull up until the last level, which is decently fun. This is alright if you can get it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like Saviorless more than I actually do I think. It's an interesting game, but was a bit of a slog to actually play. While otherwise I think fairly forgettable, it's noteworthy for two reasons: 1. Some of the boss animations, the last one in particular, are INSANE 2. It's the first relatively high production value title that I'm familiar with to come out of Cuba and I think that's neat I'm giving this a recommend based on those two points, but really only recommending it for folks…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saviorless Review By Thom Stone on GameCritics.com HIGH Clever challenges and the animation is pure eye candy. LOW Few autosaves, unwieldy controls and an opaque story. WTF I can’t spoil the ending — I have no idea what happened. While I was deciding on what I wanted to review, I spent an afternoon watching promo clips for new and upcoming games, and my first reaction to Saviorless was sheer awe at the hand-drawn art and animation. Certain frames looked as if they could be illustrations…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game and setting. A little light on combat and platforming is a bit basic, but the game is intriguing enough and haunting enough in a strange dream-like way that one is easily able to overlook those shortcomings. At roughly six hours, the game doesn't drag on either.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awash in soft medieval alterity with Abe's Odyssey, synth harp, and meta-narratives. Cool.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The puzzles and platforming are fun. The story, art style, and music are captivating. If you enjoy 2D scrollers with an interesting world to explore you will love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended Saviorless is one of those games I'm glad I played, even if I don't think it's one I'll ever revisit. The strongest part of the experience is its presentation. It feels like stepping into a dark storybook, and I was immediately intrigued by the framing device of the narrators and the idea that a story isn't supposed to have two protagonists. From there, the game continues introducing strange imagery and surreal ideas that kept me curious about where it was all leading. Gameplay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New ODSD is out! Inspired by Empty Head Game's Saviorless, this poem is titled "There's Only Us." Give it a read, shares always appreciated, and enjoy this lovely day otherwise: exalclaw.com/odsdo-savior...
neutral · AI labelView post →- 9 / 10 - This is a very special unit. This is a puzzle platformer. This is a must play!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good story, well-written, and featuring nice music with very stylized sound design. It’s short and sweet; the only con is that the character controller is quite clunky. There are areas where this becomes frustrating, but overall, it’s a nice little game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short game with a beautiful art style. Can be frustrating at times. An enjoyable experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Come for the artstyle, stick around a bit for the artstyle, THEN get sucked into a competent and thrilling platformer. The beginning is a bit slow, which was fine because it gave me more time to suck in the gorgeous visuals. And just when this threatened to get a bit too little, the second half really picked up pace by throwing fights and timed puzzles at you. The dark atmosphere and eerie soundscapes plus the well dosed violence makes for a nice package. It's amazing to look at, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saviorless, developed by Empty Head Games and published by Dear Villagers, is a hauntingly beautiful dark fantasy platformer that captures the imagination with its surreal world, intricate art design, and layered storytelling. Emerging as one of the first internationally released indie titles from Cuba, the game stands as much a creative statement as it is a video game. It tells the story of Antar, a young boy who dreams of becoming a Savior and reaching the mysterious Smiling Islands, a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice and short platformer with a really great art style
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visual Novel with a bit of jump and run and hack and slash. nothing noteworthy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a prime example of video games as art, the artwork and music are enough to make you buy it. This game is awesome. I can't wait for a sequel or more works like this from the developers. If you like games with beautiful artwork and music, like Celeste or Gris, this game it's also for you. The puzzles, the ambience, the music, simply awesome. I think the only cons of the game is the fact that it is really short, and sometimes the puzzles are a little too easy. Overall I can't recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completed the game 100% in about 3 hours. Was sort of expecting some kind of payoff but honestly the story was not that interesting. Gameplay was pretty much just a generic puzzle platformer interspersed with some genuinely fun action moments! I wish there had been more action segments and fewer "push this block and climb this ladder" puzzle sections.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first commercial video game from Cuba, Saviorless’ principal concern is an aesthetic of violence and the decay that results from it. Narrative and mythmaking can only go so far in making a person believe in redemption for a cursed place. www.popmatters.com/saviorless-c...
neutral · AI labelView post →trash controller support. to people who consider such approach too harsh, hear me out: - i have hundreds of games using controller only very few have such issues. - dev decided to prioritize other matters, and this is why i am (others very likely too) wasting time trying to make it work. - this is not a community project, hire QA team maybe? EDIT: Apr 29th: hey dvd.darias! (sorry no idea how to reply to your response). first of all apologies for being rude, definitely you don't deserve it.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the game, has some wonderful simple gameplay with a very good story and beautiful art-style, environments, and animation. The score is also fantastic. Lotta love went into it and it shows, its a neat compact experience well worth full price (imo). I love the game for what it is and what it has to offer, for being Cuba's 1st indie game, it sets up a great example.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoyed playing Limbo or Inside, this game is definitely for you. Saviorless has a very nice artistic touch, the music fits the ambience and the story is pretty interesting. The controls are a piece are very easy to master but there are still some areas that offers a reasonable challenge. It took me about 6 hours to complete the game but will play again for sure
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great short game and beautiful visuals! Worth to play it. Runs perfect in steamdeck, few visuals glitches but not an issue.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very fun platformer with brilliant art and world design. The mechanics are simple but well utilised, the game moves through it's scenes fast enough that no gimmick has the chance to grow stale. I would heartily recommend it to anyone who likes platformers. My only criticisms are that some autosaves are placed before cutscenes, which is a minor annoyance in some of the more difficult sections. And that the game is a little bit short. But those are petty concerns. I thoroughly enjoyed my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was AMAZING! Saviorless had such creative graphics, story concepts, and gameplay elements. The hand-drawn graphics are one of the largest appeals to this game, and they help to enthrall the player in the world that Saviorless presents them with. There's just something so inspiring about the grand landscapes and bizarre character designs. The story was also very unique. It had a very From Software-like feel to it, being grim yet hopeful in the bleak reality it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 Cuba's first indie video game "Saviorless" launches globally after dev faced an epic real-life quest! #indiegames #gaming www.gamingfoodle.tech/2024/04/savi...
neutral · AI labelView post →There are games you continue playing into the wee hours of the morning because of the story. Others, you lose yourself in them because they are just so absorbing. And there are some that have you playing them so late (or early) simply because they bring out that stubborn part of you and have you growling and saying "Oh, no, THIS is getting FINISHED!!". Now, I'm not complaining or disrespecting the game. Far from it. To me, the fact it made me stubbornly and doggedly play it until the end…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[OpenCritic] Saviorless Reviews (81 Top Critic Average 86% Critics Recommend). -God is a Geek 8.5 / 10 -COGconnected 78 / 100 -PSX Brasil 80 / 100 -GameBlast 8 / 10 -AnaitGames 7 / 10 -Nindie Spotlight 8.4 / 10 -NoobFeed 82 / 100
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun, simple, somewhat minimalist, challenging. Wonderful audio, and interesting story. Short and sweet.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was solid! Had a blast playing through it. I will say the reset points upon death seem a bit far back at times and Antar makes the game feel like its moving slow. I hope to see more of Dente as he was a lot of fun to experience. Art and music were 10/10 and the concept is really cool. I hope this team is proud of their hard work, overall it was a pleasure showcasing this game for you guys! For my video of the first hour of game play check out my play through here!…
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