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Alruna: End of History

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75%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

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About Alruna: End of History

Alruna: End of History is a single player platformer game. It was developed by Neckbolt and was released on June 4, 2026. It received very positive reviews from players.

Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.

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91%Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews
music5 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Smooth and fast-paced movement with new mechanics like boost jumps and multiple double jumps enhance traversal.
  • Upgrade system allows customization of abilities and playstyles, with a respec option encouraging experimentation.
  • Strong exploration focus with interconnected biomes, hidden secrets, sequence-breaking opportunities, and meaningful puzzles.
  • Backtracking is tedious and frustrating due to removal of fast travel to central points and many one-way paths in the map.
  • Boss fights are simplistic, lack variety, and are generally less engaging than in the previous game.
  • Control and gameplay bugs persist, including occasional soft locks, inconsistent hitboxes, and lack of player invincibility frames leading to frustrating difficulty.

  • music

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its chiptune and retro-inspired soundtrack, enhancing the game's atmosphere and aesthetic. While some find it repetitive or uninspired, most users appreciate its nostalgic vibe and how it complements exploration and gameplay. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong and memorable aspect of the experience.

    • “The music is so good and adds to/amplifies the aesthetics in the game.”
    • “I liked the bosses, the secrets, the chiptune soundtrack, the opaque lyrical dialogue, the reveals of numerous movement mechanics, and the anti-religious messaging throughout.”
    • “The music and OST was pretty awesome, takes you back to the childhood days of 8-bit and 16-bit games as well as helps enjoy your gaming session.”
    • “In the original game, maybe 90% of all dialog was lyrics from metal, punk-rock, and/or anti-capitalist music, as well as titles of songs, movies, video-games, and pop-political slogans (such as Fukuyama's "The End of History").”
    • “The story is nigh-incomprehensible, mostly an excuse to quote song lyrics.”
    • “The music is uninspired and monotonous, though not to the point of being intolerable.”

  • gameplay

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The gameplay is an evolved metroidvania experience featuring rewarding puzzles, unique movement mechanics, and customizable upgrades, creating satisfying and purposeful exploration. While the fast-paced flow is occasionally hindered by slow enemy encounters, the diverse dungeon design and engaging bosses offer a fun and accessible challenge for both veterans and newcomers.

    • “There are a lot of fun new things like time-limited power ups, cool upgrades to customize your play style, unique movement modes and mechanics.”
    • “Almost every room has a purpose which leads to very satisfying moment-to-moment gameplay.”
    • “Wonky controller mechanics.”
    • “It takes about 4-5 shots to kill many of the basic enemies, which completely halts the otherwise very fast flow of gameplay.”
    • “Visually, quite a few things are reused from the first game, but the gameplay has evolved significantly.”

  • story

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 29% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its meaningful themes, lyrical dialogue, and accessibility even for newcomers, though some find it occasionally nigh-incomprehensible or more abstract. Overall, it complements the gameplay well, offering a compelling narrative that enhances the metroidvania experience.

    • “The story is great and the dialogue is lyrical (literally) but it explains itself well enough that you don't need to have played the first one to enjoy it.”
    • “The story and themes are meaningful and maybe even challenging at times.”
    • “The story is nigh-incomprehensible, mostly an excuse to quote song lyrics.”
    • “The plot of the original seemed straightforward and worked thematically.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive praise for their strong aesthetic composition, effectively blending nature with post-apocalyptic themes, which is further enhanced by the music to create an immersive visual atmosphere.

    • “Aesthetic and overall thematic composition of the game is top notch.”
    • “I am a fan of the aesthetic this game has with nature vs post-apocalyptic themes.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its strong, immersive atmosphere complemented by an excellent soundtrack, making it appealing even in its early stages. This atmospheric quality adds significant value to the overall experience.

    • “End of History is a very atmospheric Metroidvania.”
    • “So far, it's like Alruna with a great atmosphere and an awesome soundtrack, definitely worth the low price.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent bugs that can cause soft locks and block progression without needing to use glitches.

    • “There are several ways to soft lock yourself permanently or block progression without resorting to glitches.”
    • “Buggy.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding is made more tedious by limited warp points, resulting in increased backtracking and slower progression.

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Alruna: End of History is a platformer game. Common tags for Alruna: End of History include indie, exploration, pixel graphics, cyberpunk, metroidvania and others.

Alruna: End of History is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

Alruna: End of History was released on June 4, 2026.

Alruna: End of History was developed by Neckbolt.

Alruna: End of History has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Alruna: End of History for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Alruna: End of History is a single player game.