Fit check
Is Fallen Prince worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want combat to be the main focus
- Players who prefer pixel graphics and minimal equipment management
- Action-adventure players interested in a bleak undead setting and family conflict
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a broad inventory or equipment-management system may hit a wall because the game has no inventory.
- Players wanting a relaxed exploration game may bounce off the combat-centered platforming and undead enemies.
- Players looking for multiplayer or ranged-gun combat should look elsewhere.
Our take on Fallen Prince
The likely bounce point arrives when players expect metroidvania progression to include inventory management. Fallen Prince deliberately removes that system, leaving the sword-and-shield combat and platforming challenges as the main ways to engage with its world.
What is Fallen Prince?
Fallen Prince is a combat-focused metroidvania set in a bleak, undead kingdom.
Players guide a warrior prince who has risen from the dead and seeks justice against his brother, whose sorcery threatens the realm. Exploration takes place across a barren land filled with obstacles and undead enemies. Combat uses a sword and shield within a platforming structure, drawing on souls-like combat while retaining retro features such as pixel graphics and the absence of an inventory. The story follows the prince's attempt to overcome his brother's undead spawn and save the kingdom. The game was created by Eridanus Games as its first joint project, developed over three months with no budget.
How Fallen Prince plays
- 01Sword-and-shield combat
- The undead protagonist fights enemies using a sword and shield in a platforming setting.
- 02Retro presentation
- Pixel-based visuals and no inventory provide the game's retro elements.
- 03Undead kingdom setting
- Exploration crosses a barren realm populated by undead creatures and environmental obstacles.
- 04Redemption story
- The central narrative follows a resurrected prince pursuing justice against his brother's sorcery.
Fallen Prince compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is the closest listed alternative because it is also described as a metroidvania. Fallen Prince centers on sword-and-shield combat, platforming, and a fixed undead-prince story, while Sundered is presented as a chaotic metroidvania with an expanded edition and additional update content. The other listed games describe climbing, third-person shooting, runner-shooter, or multiplayer shooting rather than the same metroidvania-focused task.
Fallen Prince: platforms & release
Is Fallen Prince worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want combat to be the main focus. Skip it if: players seeking a broad inventory or equipment-management system may hit a wall because the game has no inventory.
Where can I download Fallen Prince?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Fallen Prince's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Fallen Prince on?
Windows only.
