Fit check
Is Pale Coins worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy RPG players who want demanding combat and boss battles
- Explorers who enjoy searching for equipment and abilities
- Players who prefer branching quests and limited guidance
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking relaxed combat may find the punishing dungeons and boss fights demanding
- Players wanting a tightly linear adventure may not enjoy an open world with branching storylines and quests
- Players looking for stealth, disguises, and conversation as central activities may prefer another action RPG
Our take on Pale Coins
The defining detail is discovery-led progression: the champion starts with an old weapon, then gains skills, spells, movement abilities, and summons by finding and experimenting with equipment.
What is Pale Coins?
Pale Coins is an old-school fantasy action RPG set in the open world of Grenmark.
Players travel through forests, ruins, villages, volcanoes, and caverns while searching for the Champion’s Coin. Combat includes melee, ranged, and magic weapons, with equipment that provides different stats, skills, spells, movement abilities, and minion summons. Dungeons contain monsters and boss encounters, while quests, strangers, and branching storylines reveal the world’s lore. Armor sets and rare items support champion customization. The game uses handcrafted pixel art and offers no handholding, with players beginning with an old weapon and discovering equipment, abilities, and locations across the world.
How Pale Coins plays
- 01Open-world exploration
- Grenmark includes forests, ruins, villages, volcanoes, caverns, NPCs, and dungeons to discover.
- 02Weapon variety
- Fighting uses close-quarters, distance, and spell-based arms, with individual attributes and abilities for each category.
- 03Item-based abilities
- Rare equipment can grant spells, movement options, minion summons, and other abilities while worn.
- 04Branching quests
- Multiple storylines and quests contribute to the search for the Champion’s Coin.
- 05Boss encounters
- The world contains formidable creatures and bosses that test the player’s skill.
Pale Coins compared to similar games
Ghost of a Tale is an action RPG about playing as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel, in a medieval world populated by animals, with an emphasis on stealth, disguises, and conversations. Pale Coins instead presents an open fantasy world with melee, ranged, and magic weapons, dungeons, branching quests, and boss encounters.
Pale Coins: platforms & release
Is Pale Coins worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy RPG players who want demanding combat and boss battles. Skip it if: players seeking relaxed combat may find the punishing dungeons and boss fights demanding.
Where can I download Pale Coins?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pale Coins's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pale Coins on?
Windows only.
