Unique Greek pottery art style
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 positive reviews
“the visuals are stunning and one of a kind, using old ceramic vases as inspiration”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Apotheon
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Alientrap2015Metroidvania · Action · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous Greek-pottery action platformer with great music, varied bosses and real mythology, held back by clunky combat and crashes. Skip it if you need tight controls or stability.
Great for
Greek mythology fans and art-style lovers who can tolerate janky combat, ideally on sale
Main risk
Floaty, clunky controls and combat, plus frequent crashes and game-breaking bugs left unfixed
What players love
Faithful, engaging Greek mythology
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“as a history nerd I love this very authentic take on Greek mythology. There are even stones with Homeric Hymns scattered around”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“all, and I mean, [i] ALL [/i] characters are voiced. The voice acting is very good”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Deep, varied weapon combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Weapons feel distinct from one another and satisfying in their own ways.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You can tell devs put so much thought into each room design!”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Creative, varied boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The boss fights are incredibly diverse and memorable”
Steam review · 19.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, floaty controls and combat
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“Everything is so floaty that it's hard to hit anything with anything and it's just one of the most frustrating experiences i've ever had when trying out a new game.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow and boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the combat was floaty and imprecise, and the level design is sprawling and a bit directionless”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Frequent crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“once you're about 3/4 of the way through the game, you can expect a 50/50 chance of crashing every single time the game loads a new area”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs never fixed
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The game becomes unplayable after you glitch through the world at one point and according to threads from 2016, there's no fix”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Visuals tiring and hard to read
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Hard-to-read environments, mainly because of the limited color palette”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Won't launch or save/cloud issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Apotheon remains unplayable. So be advised, the game might just randomly become unusable.”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support
Minimum
OSXP/Vista/Windows 7
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c compatible
OSXP/Vista/Windows 7
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c compatible
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