Alwa's Awakening

Released: Feb 2, 2017
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Last updated: 11 Sep 2026, 06:16 GMT

Updates & announcements

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01 Feb 2024Developer post
New game from Elden Pixels coming Feb 29!
Hello you lovely people! Thank you all for being fans of the games we've created! Without your support we wouldn't be here and be able to continue making games. It really means a lot! We wanted to take the opportunity to announce that our next game will be the narrative adventure
Hello you lovely people!
Thank you all for being fans of the games we've created! Without your support we wouldn't be here and be able to continue making games. It really means a lot!
We wanted to take the opportunity to announce that our next game will be the narrative adventure called A Void Hope and it'll release February 29 on Steam!
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Solve puzzles and find items to progress
Avoid combat and embrace exploration
Uncover the mystical story
An evocative soundtrack by synthwave mastermind Waveshaper
Here’s the freshly made release date trailer:
Watch on YouTube
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438090/A_Void_Hope/
Although a bit different, this game is made by the same team behind our other titles and the reason we wanted to share these news is because we definitely think you can appreciate A Void Hope.
Thanks everyone!
Elden Pixels
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17 Oct 2021Developer post
Alwa's Awakening is getting a physical release!
Hello! Did you know we're releasing Alwa's Collection? It's Alwa's Awakening and the follow-up Alwa's Legacy on one disc/cartridge on PS4/Switch! More info can be found here: Thanks everyone for playing! All the best, Elden Pixels
19 Jun 2020Developer post
Alwa’s Legacy is now out on Steam!
Hello! Our second game called Alwa's Legacy is now released on Steam! It's a standalone sequel and our design goal with it was to take everything that was good from the first game and make it better. We're extremely glad over how it turned out and we can't wait to hear what you t
07 Nov 2019Developer post
Alwa's Legacy - Our new game is live on Kickstarter
Alwa's Legacy - Our new game is live on Kickstarter! We’re happy to finally be able to announce our entirely new game Alwa’s Legacy. It’s a passion project that we’ve been working on for more than a year and a half and it feels great to be able to share more details about the gam
25 Jan 2019Developer post
Patch v1.06 - Switch Pro Controller-Support
Hey Everyone! This is the first patch since the release of Alwa's Awakening on Nintendo Switch. Thank you to everyone who's been playing the game and shown support since the release of the game here on Steam two years ago (February 2). CHANGES Controller support for Nintendo Swit
Hey Everyone!
This is the first patch since the release of Alwa's Awakening on Nintendo Switch. Thank you to everyone who's been playing the game and shown support since the release of the game here on Steam two years ago (February 2).
CHANGES

Controller support for Nintendo Switch Pro controller
64-bit support on Mac
Last boss icon would sometimes appear when it shouldn't
Pressing 'R' will no longer show coordinates, they're visible when viewing map
Secret animation is now fixed
Addressed a spelling error on one of the achievements
Fixed a bug when Knights would sometime slide around while being down on one knee
Addressed a very rare bug with a secret
Moved a secret wall to prevent a rare case where the player could get stuck
Solved a saving bug with keys
Enemies in Tomb should now work properly if you're using Assist mode and respawn in the same room
Arrow should now reset its position properly when entering/leaving the Warp menu
Zoe will no longer climb up inside collision if the ladder goes all the way up to the ceiling
Thank you all for your continous support!
/Elden Pixels Team
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27 Sep 2018Developer post
Alwa’s Awakening is out on Switch! (+plans for future Steam patch)
Hello Everyone! For the past months we've been working on the console debut of Alwa's Awakening, today we released the game on Nintendo Switch. Our ambition is to release a new patch (1.06) later this year. The patch will contain overall polish, some bug fixes and support for Swi
03 May 2018Developer post
Patch v1.05
Hello Adventurers! Here is a big addition to the game. We've added an Assist Mode for those who want to use it. It will not affect your achievements or mark your savefile with anything. ASSIST MODE Quick Respawn - If you die, you can respawn in the same room where you entered. Sh
Hello Adventurers!
Here is a big addition to the game. We've added an Assist Mode for those who want to use it.
It will not affect your achievements or mark your savefile with anything.
ASSIST MODE

Quick Respawn - If you die, you can respawn in the same room where you entered.
Show Items On Map - Items will appear on the map as dots to hint where to go, even if you've not visited that room.
Show Wells On Map - Wells will stay visible on the map once you've entered a room with a well.
CHANGES

Cloud save added.
Adjusted an arrow offset in the main menu if you're playing in Russian.
Fixed a bug that wouldn't save V-Sync when you turned off the game.
Added unique ID's on the map for each room that you're in.
Adjusted flow of enemies in some rooms to make it easier to navigate faster.
Changed the delay of a timer in the end (SECRET STUFF).
Arrows in the main menu now change color based on if you can continue to scroll further.
Fixed some text alignments in the game.
Addressed an issue where the animation wouldn't properly play if you tried to crouch while pushing a block.
Fixed a minor graphical thing in Void Tower.
Resetting the settings are now properly working with the different fonts.
Fixed a bug where you could flip in the beginning so Zoe would face the other direction while Saga entered the room.
Addressed a bug where not all bosses would take double damage if you had the staff upgrade.
Thank you all for your continous support!
/Elden Pixels Team
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04 Apr 2018Developer post
Assist Mode - Test the new patch
Hey Everyone! We've got a new mode that's coming in the next patch. It would mean a lot to us if you would like to try this out. It's a very big update and we're excited to hear what you think. To try this new patch before it's release: 1. Right click on Alwa's Awakening in your
04 Apr 2018Developer post
Assist Mode - Test the new patch
Hey Everyone! We've got a new mode that's coming in the next patch. It would mean a lot to us if you would like to try this out. It's a very big update and we're excited to hear what you think. To try this new patch before it's release: 1. Right click on Alwa's Awakening in your
23 Mar 2018Developer post
Patch v1.04
Hey There! Here we have three new languages! News Added an about page. Added French to the game. Added Italian to the game. Added Russian to the game. New NPC in Stone Cellar. Updated credits with names. Issues Fixed Mirrored arrows in the settings menu. Addressed a bug where you
Hey There!
Here we have three new languages!
News

Added an about page.
Added French to the game.
Added Italian to the game.
Added Russian to the game.
New NPC in Stone Cellar.
Updated credits with names.
Issues Fixed

Mirrored arrows in the settings menu.
Addressed a bug where you couldn't grab a ladder by pressing down in mid-air.
Thank you all for your support!
/Kevin and the rest of Elden Pixels
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23 Mar 2018Developer post
Patch v1.04
Hey There! Here we have three new languages! News Added an about page. Added French to the game. Added Italian to the game. Added Russian to the game. New NPC in Stone Cellar. Updated credits with names. Issues Fixed Mirrored arrows in the settings menu. Addressed a bug where you
Hey There!
Here we have three new languages!
News

Added an about page.
Added French to the game.
Added Italian to the game.
Added Russian to the game.
New NPC in Stone Cellar.
Updated credits with names.
Issues Fixed

Mirrored arrows in the settings menu.
Addressed a bug where you couldn't grab a ladder by pressing down in mid-air.
Thank you all for your support!
/Kevin and the rest of Elden Pixels
Original post
26 Oct 2017Developer post
Patch v1.03 - Adding keyboard remapping
Hi Everyone! This is our bigger gameplay patch with a bunch of fixes in various sizes. MAJOR CHANGES Remap keyboard support added. Blocks will now slide to the middle of a button instead of freezing Improved player movement when using a joystick, crouching should no longer accide
Hi Everyone!
This is our bigger gameplay patch with a bunch of fixes in various sizes.
MAJOR CHANGES

Remap keyboard support added.
Blocks will now slide to the middle of a button instead of freezing
Improved player movement when using a joystick, crouching should no longer accidentally make Zoe get up an walk
Player should no longer be able to paus the game while being revived with the flask, which put the game in a locked state
Fixed a bug where the player could die twice within seconds
Red Kraaler should now destroy the bubble if the land on it
Fixed a bug where the green block wouldn't move in the water if it was pushed down by another green block
Fixed an issue where the game could be paused during a screen transition and would lock the game
MINOR CHANGES

Added possible fix for rare occations when Red Kraaler would sometimes fall slowly while sliding back and forth
Adjusted position of moving platforms in Amethyst Passage to prevent player from touching the ceiling
Bats do no longer fly behind grass
Landing sound will no longer trigger if you press jump during a screen transition between two rooms
Moved the first FireSpitter in Amber Sacellum down one tile
Player can't change magic while warping in Void Tower
Boss items will no longer get stuck in mid-air if being stopped by a bubble
Arrow when answering NPCs is correctly positioned
The settings cursor should no longer "jump" a few pixels when opening settings
Fixed an audio bug when the player could start a conversation with two characters at the same time.
Jump sound will no longer be played when quitting the game
Projectiles of the last boss now disappears when he dies to prevent a stalemate
Music should no longer reset when going back from Loading Screen to Main menu
Fixed an issue where Zoe would sometimes crouch when scrolling down in the warp menu
Knights are now properly reset when they're outside of the camera, on rare occations the player could be locked inside of certain rooms
Fixed a bug where Red Valo would sometime move it's mouth to fire but never send a projectile if the camera was moving
Pushing a green block in front of a Red Mage should no longer accidentally damage the player
Player should no longer be able to balance falling blocks on Zoe's head
Standing close to a green block and attacking will now hit the block
Sparkles in the main menu will now scale correctly
Zoe should no longer swing her staff when the player opens the warp menu
Removed the menu arrow when pressing Start Game to show the player that their input wasn't lagging
Added a possible fix for the Chuck enemy, they would on very rare occations keep moving while dying
Player should no longer be pushed down from an elevator in Amethyst Passage
Thank you all for your continous support!
/Kevin and the rest of Elden Pixels
Original post
26 Oct 2017Developer post
Patch v1.03 - Adding keyboard remapping
Hi Everyone! This is our bigger gameplay patch with a bunch of fixes in various sizes. MAJOR CHANGES Remap keyboard support added. Blocks will now slide to the middle of a button instead of freezing Improved player movement when using a joystick, crouching should no longer accide
Hi Everyone!
This is our bigger gameplay patch with a bunch of fixes in various sizes.
MAJOR CHANGES

Remap keyboard support added.
Blocks will now slide to the middle of a button instead of freezing
Improved player movement when using a joystick, crouching should no longer accidentally make Zoe get up an walk
Player should no longer be able to paus the game while being revived with the flask, which put the game in a locked state
Fixed a bug where the player could die twice within seconds
Red Kraaler should now destroy the bubble if the land on it
Fixed a bug where the green block wouldn't move in the water if it was pushed down by another green block
Fixed an issue where the game could be paused during a screen transition and would lock the game
MINOR CHANGES

Added possible fix for rare occations when Red Kraaler would sometimes fall slowly while sliding back and forth
Adjusted position of moving platforms in Amethyst Passage to prevent player from touching the ceiling
Bats do no longer fly behind grass
Landing sound will no longer trigger if you press jump during a screen transition between two rooms
Moved the first FireSpitter in Amber Sacellum down one tile
Player can't change magic while warping in Void Tower
Boss items will no longer get stuck in mid-air if being stopped by a bubble
Arrow when answering NPCs is correctly positioned
The settings cursor should no longer "jump" a few pixels when opening settings
Fixed an audio bug when the player could start a conversation with two characters at the same time.
Jump sound will no longer be played when quitting the game
Projectiles of the last boss now disappears when he dies to prevent a stalemate
Music should no longer reset when going back from Loading Screen to Main menu
Fixed an issue where Zoe would sometimes crouch when scrolling down in the warp menu
Knights are now properly reset when they're outside of the camera, on rare occations the player could be locked inside of certain rooms
Fixed a bug where Red Valo would sometime move it's mouth to fire but never send a projectile if the camera was moving
Pushing a green block in front of a Red Mage should no longer accidentally damage the player
Player should no longer be able to balance falling blocks on Zoe's head
Standing close to a green block and attacking will now hit the block
Sparkles in the main menu will now scale correctly
Zoe should no longer swing her staff when the player opens the warp menu
Removed the menu arrow when pressing Start Game to show the player that their input wasn't lagging
Added a possible fix for the Chuck enemy, they would on very rare occations keep moving while dying
Player should no longer be pushed down from an elevator in Amethyst Passage
Thank you all for your continous support!
/Kevin and the rest of Elden Pixels
Original post
13 Sep 2017Developer post
Patch v1.02
Hello! This took a little longer than we expected but now the language patch is finally out. Alwa's Awakening is now fully translated to: Spanish (new) German (new) Brazilian-Portuguese (new) Swedish English Let us know if you find anything that looks weird but we did a lot of te
13 Sep 2017Developer post
Patch v1.02
Hello! This took a little longer than we expected but now the language patch is finally out. Alwa's Awakening is now fully translated to: Spanish (new) German (new) Brazilian-Portuguese (new) Swedish English Let us know if you find anything that looks weird but we did a lot of te
11 Jun 2017Developer post
Patch v1.01
Hi Everyone! This is our first patch since the release of the game. Knowing that people have a good time with the game makes us really happy! With this patch you will need to remap your controller after updating, I've been preparing a little for a future update. FEATURES Added a
Hi Everyone!
This is our first patch since the release of the game. Knowing that people have a good time with the game makes us really happy! With this patch you will need to remap your controller after updating, I've been preparing a little for a future update.
FEATURES

Added a sound effect when activating warps
Player can now drink from wells to refill health
Updated art on fire projectiles
Made quit game menu more intuitive
Updated art on the glow around staff pickups
Player can now press R to see current room name
FIXES

"A Helping Hand" Achievement is now triggered when you've talked with Elliot
Pushing a block on a knight will no longer make it slide along the floor
Improved hitbox when jumping and striking with your staff
Player can no longer change magic during last cutscene
Fixed a rare bug where the player could get back the input early if they managed to be in a dialog while also activating a warp
Player can no longer rotate while the flask refill your life
Player should not be able to create a bubble on items anymore
Fixed minor graphical glitches on a few enemies
A few rooms have minor tweaks in them
UNDER THE HOOD

Updated credits with names and structure
Addressed an issue where the game would only recognize the first controller
Thank you all for playing!
/Kevin and the rest of the team
Original post
11 Jun 2017Developer post
Patch v1.01
Hi Everyone! This is our first patch since the release of the game. Knowing that people have a good time with the game makes us really happy! With this patch you will need to remap your controller after updating, I've been preparing a little for a future update. FEATURES Added a
Hi Everyone!
This is our first patch since the release of the game. Knowing that people have a good time with the game makes us really happy! With this patch you will need to remap your controller after updating, I've been preparing a little for a future update.
FEATURES

Added a sound effect when activating warps
Player can now drink from wells to refill health
Updated art on fire projectiles
Made quit game menu more intuitive
Updated art on the glow around staff pickups
Player can now press R to see current room name
FIXES

"A Helping Hand" Achievement is now triggered when you've talked with Elliot
Pushing a block on a knight will no longer make it slide along the floor
Improved hitbox when jumping and striking with your staff
Player can no longer change magic during last cutscene
Fixed a rare bug where the player could get back the input early if they managed to be in a dialog while also activating a warp
Player can no longer rotate while the flask refill your life
Player should not be able to create a bubble on items anymore
Fixed minor graphical glitches on a few enemies
A few rooms have minor tweaks in them
UNDER THE HOOD

Updated credits with names and structure
Addressed an issue where the game would only recognize the first controller
Thank you all for playing!
/Kevin and the rest of the team
Original post
05 May 2017Developer post
We're releasing the soundtrack on a NES cartridge!
Today the NES soundtrack to Alwa's Awakening released! We actually put the entire soundtrack on a real NES cartridge, but we only made 100 copies and we already sold a few so hurry up if you want one. The cartridge contains the music only and not the actual game but will play in
Today the NES soundtrack to Alwa's Awakening released! We actually put the entire soundtrack on a real NES cartridge, but we only made 100 copies and we already sold a few so hurry up if you want one. The cartridge contains the music only and not the actual game but will play in a real NES.
Order here: http://alwasawakening.com/ost/
Alwa’s Awakening NES Soundtrack Collector’s Edition
Comes on a black NES cartridge
24 original chipmusic tracks composed by Robert Kreese
Features one guest track by Prof. Sakamoto
Works both on NTSC and PAL NES
A 28 page full-color manual
Comes with a digital Steam code to Alwa’s Awakening
We're also working on the first patch to Alwa's Awakening that will release on Steam hopefully soon!
With kind regards,
Elden Pixels
Original post
05 May 2017Developer post
We're releasing the soundtrack on a NES cartridge!
Today the NES soundtrack to Alwa's Awakening released! We actually put the entire soundtrack on a real NES cartridge, but we only made 100 copies and we already sold a few so hurry up if you want one. The cartridge contains the music only and not the actual game but will play in
Today the NES soundtrack to Alwa's Awakening released! We actually put the entire soundtrack on a real NES cartridge, but we only made 100 copies and we already sold a few so hurry up if you want one. The cartridge contains the music only and not the actual game but will play in a real NES.
Order here: http://alwasawakening.com/ost/
Alwa’s Awakening NES Soundtrack Collector’s Edition
Comes on a black NES cartridge
24 original chipmusic tracks composed by Robert Kreese
Features one guest track by Prof. Sakamoto
Works both on NTSC and PAL NES
A 28 page full-color manual
Comes with a digital Steam code to Alwa’s Awakening
We're also working on the first patch to Alwa's Awakening that will release on Steam hopefully soon!
With kind regards,
Elden Pixels
Original post
14 Feb 2017Developer post
The complete soundtrack is now available on YouTube!
Hello. The complete soundtrack for Alwa's Awakening is now available on YouTube. It's composed by Robert Kreese and has 25 tracks with one guest track made by Japanese chip musician Prof. Sakamoto. Soon we'll also release the soundtrack on Bandcamp, Spotify and on an actual NES c

Updates & announcements

Alwa's Legacy - Our new game is live on Kickstarter!