Fit check
Is Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action RPG players who want mythological creatures and magic in a Latin American setting
- Players who prefer exploration across several distinct natural environments
- Loot-focused players who want collecting, crafting, and trading alongside combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, tightly focused combat game rather than a story-led journey across multiple regions
- Players who prefer a single straightforward combat style instead of weapon choices, magic schools, spells, and evasion
- Players looking for a stealth-centered or conversation-heavy action RPG
- Players seeking cooperative tower defense or survival crafting systems
Our take on Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards
The defining structure is an action RPG journey through Inca mythology, with Aluna developing her combat style across three schools of magic while crossing jungles, cliffs, beaches, and volcanic canyons.
What is Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards?
Set in 16th-century Latin America, this action RPG follows Aluna, an Inca demigod and daughter of a Spanish conquistador and the nature goddess Pachamama.
She travels through jungles, beaches, cliffs, and volcanic canyons while trying to restore an amulet entrusted to her. Combat combines historical weapons, magical abilities, spells, and evasion tactics against demons, mythological creatures, and boss enemies inspired by Latin American lore. Aluna can develop her fighting style by unlocking abilities from three schools of magic. Exploration also includes collecting, crafting, and trading hundreds of items and loot. The story draws on Inca mythology, 16th-century Colombian culture, and the comic series The World of Aluna.
How Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards plays
- 01Three Magic Schools
- Abilities from three schools let Aluna develop different approaches to fighting.
- 02Historical Weapon Range
- Weapons draw from Old World and New World historical traditions.
- 03Item Crafting And Trade
- Exploration provides hundreds of distinct items and loot to collect, craft, and trade.
- 04Mythological Boss Battles
- Boss creatures are based on Latin American lore.
- 05Varied Expedition Areas
- The journey crosses dense jungles, seaside cliffs, beaches, and volcanic canyons.
Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards compared to similar games
Ghost of a Tale is an action RPG centered on a mouse protagonist, stealth, disguises, conversations, and exploration in an animal-populated medieval world, while Aluna uses direct combat, magic, historical weapons, and Latin American mythology. Vagante presents dark-fantasy adventuring through dangerous lands filled with monsters, demons, and crooks; Aluna adds a defined story journey, item crafting and trade, three magic schools, and mythological boss creatures.
Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards: platforms & release
Is Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards worth it?
It is worth it if: action RPG players who want mythological creatures and magic in a Latin American setting. Skip it if: players seeking a short, tightly focused combat game rather than a story-led journey across multiple regions.
Where can I download Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards on?
Windows only.
