Fit check
Is Souno's Curse worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a short platforming adventure with an emotional story
- Metroidvania fans who enjoy exploring environments for secrets
- Action players who want combat using both melee attacks and magic
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long or highly expansive metroidvania may find the short journey too limited
- Players who do not enjoy platforming hazards, traps, and strong enemies may hit a wall during exploration
- Players looking for a combat-free narrative experience will encounter melee and magic battles
Our take on Souno's Curse
Players seeking a relaxed story walk may bounce off when platforming hazards, traps, and strong enemies begin testing movement and combat. Those expecting a large metroidvania may also reach the game’s ending sooner than expected.
What is Souno's Curse?
Souno’s Curse is a brief, narrative-focused platform game set inside a haunted cavern.
Players move across varied areas, uncover concealed secrets, evade hazards and traps, and piece together the location’s earlier events. The narrative examines remorse and the importance of staying present. Traversal sections challenge movement and timing, while hostile creatures create battles. Combat includes close-range strikes and magical powers. The game blends action-platforming with metroidvania-style exploration, presented through illustrated 2D visuals and music suited to its themes. Progress through the cave gradually exposes its hidden history, unresolved mysteries, and the events surrounding Souno’s Curse.
How Souno's Curse plays
- 01Cave exploration
- Different environments include hidden secrets, obstacles, traps, and mysteries connected to the cave’s past.
- 02Melee and magic
- Players can use close-range attacks and magical abilities against enemies.
- 03Regret-focused narrative
- The plot examines remorse and why staying present matters.
- 04Hand-drawn art
- The game presents its world through a hand-drawn 2D visual style.
Souno's Curse compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is also a metroidvania, but Souno’s Curse presents a short cave journey with hand-drawn 2D art, platforming hazards, and a story about regret. Sundered is described as a chaotic metroidvania with earlier updates and a new content update, while Souno’s Curse uses melee and magic abilities during narrative-focused exploration.
Souno's Curse: platforms & release
Is Souno's Curse worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a short platforming adventure with an emotional story. Skip it if: players seeking a long or highly expansive metroidvania may find the short journey too limited.
Where can I download Souno's Curse?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Souno's Curse's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Souno's Curse on?
Windows only.
