Fit check
Is An Ankou worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action roguelike fans who want short runs with changing objectives
- Crafting-focused players who want gathering and combat rather than story-only progression
- Players who prefer adjustable difficulty and varied professions over a fixed character setup
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow, low-pressure pace may find the shift into fast demon waves too intense.
- Players who prefer tightly scripted campaigns may not enjoy runs shaped by random events, professions, and optional challenges.
- Players looking for sessions longer than 1 hour may find the stated game-mode durations restrictive.
Our take on An Ankou
The run-based structure trades sustained campaign progression for repeated sessions shaped by professions, resources, random events, and difficulty choices. Its combat escalation also leaves less room for quiet exploration once demon waves begin, keeping the focus on short, pressured cycles.
What is An Ankou?
An Ankou is an action-exploration roguelike about guiding lost souls through haunted lands while fighting demons.
Each run places a newly dead person in the role of the Ankou, bringing tools, weapons, and abilities from a former profession. Exploration involves scavenging wood, plants, metal, and hunting for rarer components, which can be used to craft and upgrade equipment. Encounters shift from resource gathering to battles against escalating waves and bosses. Multiple professions, random map events, optional challenges, and unlockable gear vary each playthrough. Game modes last between 15 minutes and 1 hour, with objectives and difficulty changes available at the player's pace. Control options include two sticks, one stick, one stick with auto-aim, and mouse and keyboard.
How An Ankou plays
- 01Profession-based abilities
- Blacksmith, soldier, apothecary, cook, and other roles provide different equipment and skills.
- 02Resource crafting
- Wood, plants, metal, and hunted components can be turned into weapons and gear upgrades.
- 03Escalating demon waves
- Encounters grow from small groups into large attacks accompanied by increasingly strong bosses.
- 04Variable playthroughs
- Random map events, optional challenges, multiple professions, and unlockable tools change the runs.
- 05Flexible run lengths
- Game modes offer sessions lasting between 15 minutes and 1 hour.
- 06Multiple control schemes
- The game supports two-stick, one-stick, one-stick with auto-aim, and mouse-and-keyboard controls.
An Ankou compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while An Ankou centers on resource gathering, crafting, professions, and runs lasting 15 minutes to 1 hour. Abyssus combines its roguelite structure with multiplayer shooting, whereas An Ankou focuses on action-exploration, guiding souls, and crafting equipment.
An Ankou: platforms & release
Is An Ankou worth it?
It is worth it if: action roguelike fans who want short runs with changing objectives. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, low-pressure pace may find the shift into fast demon waves too intense.
Where can I download An Ankou?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens An Ankou's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is An Ankou on?
Windows only.
