Solateria

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Solateria is a single player platformer game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Studio Doodal and was released on March 12, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

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88%

Audience ScoreBased on 145 reviews

story18 positive mentions

character development1 negative mentions

Excellent parry-focused combat system with satisfying and rewarding boss fights offering significant challenge, especially on higher difficulties.
Beautiful hand-drawn art style and vibrant, diverse biomes creating a captivating atmosphere and encouraging exploration.
Active developers providing frequent patches and community engagement, improving balance, parry timing, and addressing bugs post-launch.

Parry timing is often criticized as too tight or inconsistent, with a small window making some boss battles feel unfair or luck-based, especially on hardest difficulties.
Level and platforming design received mixed feedback; some found it bland, repetitive or lacking ingenuity compared to genre benchmarks.
Issues with UI and gameplay quality of life, such as no pause feature, occasional poor hitboxes, and confusing or locked map areas, detracting from overall experience.

story
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is generally described as engaging and well-written, with interesting characters and a strong atmosphere that enhances the game's worldbuilding. While some find the plot fairly typical or predictable, many appreciate the emotional depth and progression, viewing it as a satisfying complement to the challenging combat and exploration. Overall, the narrative is regarded as a meaningful and rewarding aspect, especially for players who enjoy story-driven experiences.
- “One of my favorite games of all time, it tells an incredible story through complex and interesting character dynamics, has some of the greatest combat/bosses of all time, and creates a beautifully drawn world.”
- “Brutal but incredibly satisfying boss fights, with a well-written story and charming characters to boot.”
- “Lastly, the story and ending were top-notch.”
- “The story is another letdown.”
- “Gameplay was okay, story predictable.”
- “The story did not grab my attention but it is not bad.”
gameplay
37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is centered around satisfying, parry-focused combat with solid mechanics and challenging boss fights, drawing clear inspiration from games like Nine Sols and Hollow Knight. While the core mechanics are reliable and enjoyable, some players note limited variation in playstyles and platforming, as well as occasional frustrating exploration and unpolished enemy behavior. Overall, the game offers engaging metroidvania gameplay with a deliberate and cohesive design, though it could benefit from deeper mechanical variety and refinements.
- “An enjoyable and challenging metroidvania with satisfying combat and parry mechanics.”
- “Their perfect guard mechanic is a quick takedown unlike Sekiro or Lies of P, which allows you to chain guard and achieve perfect guard easier.”
- “The last 4-5 fights are competently made, mechanically unique, and very fun to master.”
- “Even though it is not a problem for me, I doubt all these mechanics provide really distinctive playstyles and build variety.”
- “Mechanically, nothing distinguishes one area from the next, and I wish there were way, way more platforming challenges that actually employed the game's movement abilities.”
- “Mostly the fact that enemies don't have a specific tell when you should parry, which would be helpful, in a game that relies mostly on the parry mechanic.”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a stunning, hand-drawn art style that is frequently praised for its beauty, unique visuals, and atmospheric design, often drawing comparisons to titles like Ori and the Blind Forest. While each zone offers distinct aesthetics, some note limited variation within them, but overall the vibrant and whimsical graphics significantly enhance the immersive experience.
- “Beautiful art style which led to taking a lot of screenshots.”
- “Solateria offers gorgeous atmosphere, stunning music, and the most beautiful hand-drawn aesthetic.”
- “The world design encourages curiosity, and the environments are full of personality thanks to the game’s distinctive art style.”
- “Although each zone has its own aesthetic, within the zones there is very little variation.”
- “The story and some of the backstory of characters are semi-dark, the UI and art style has pleased the eyes, and the combat has been perfectly difficult on legendary.”
- “[strike]solid exploration, good story, and charming visuals, all of which is ultimately let down by terrible combat.”
music
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for its quality and how well it complements the art and atmosphere, often being described as stunning, evocative, and a key strength alongside the visuals. While a few found it underwhelming or sleep-inducing, most players enjoyed the soundtrack and felt it enhanced exploration and immersion throughout the game.
- “Easily one of the things the game excelled at was art direction and music; every single area in the game was stunning paired with amazing music while exploring.”
- “Overall this was an amazing game and worth the time investment, with a cute and pretty art style, fun combat, amazing music, and phenomenal story all making it worth trying out at the very least.”
- “Solateria offers gorgeous atmosphere, stunning music, and the most beautiful hand-drawn aesthetic.”
- “It was just okay, did not 'wow' me at any point; throughout the whole game I felt like something was off... the music almost put me to sleep.”
- “Sure, it’s challenging, but it’s very well done—the controls are incredibly responsive, the visuals are solid, decent soundtrack, etc.”
- “c+ (fun)”
atmosphere
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its beautiful hand-drawn art, strong narrative, and immersive, alive world that evokes a Hollow Knight-like vibe. While the watercolory design and biomes create a stunning and cohesive experience, some players find certain areas feeling a bit empty or derivative. Overall, the atmosphere is a standout feature that enhances exploration and engagement.
- “The art is beautiful, the atmosphere is great, and the world itself is genuinely interesting.”
- “I’d recommend it to anyone looking for an action game with a strong atmosphere and a good story.”
- “Solateria offers gorgeous atmosphere, stunning music and the most beautiful hand-drawn aesthetic.”
- “And while I prefer my metroidvanias heavier on atmosphere/vibes than on kaizo enemy/obstacle placement, the biomes start to feel empty after a while.”
- “The watercolor art design and atmosphere is appealing but also maybe a tad too derivative of Hollow Knight.”
- “At times it feels like they wanted to recreate the same atmosphere you experienced in Hollow Knight.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional impact of the game is mixed, with some players finding the dialogue stilted and the emotional moments less effective, possibly due to translation issues. However, as the story progresses and deeper character struggles are revealed, it can engage players and motivate them to see the narrative through to the end.
- “As I kept playing and learning more about what happened to this world and what the characters were carrying emotionally, I found myself wanting to see it through to the end.”
- “I just completed it on that one, and the end made me feel like a masochist.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is well-received, with players appreciating funny moments, including amusing bugs that add to the charm. While not perfect, these lighthearted quirks contribute positively to the overall experience.
- “After Silksong and Mio, another funny game that I can recommend.”
- “I've encountered a few bugs, but none of them were detrimental, more so just funny moments to laugh at.”
- “The game isn't perfect - hitboxes can be a little funny at times and some of the boss movesets can feel a little herky-jerky.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews on character development are mixed, with some praising the overall character design, while others criticize aspects like leg and movement animations for being poorly executed.
- “Main character design is very mediocre, especially the legs and movement animation, which are poorly done.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game demonstrates excellent optimization, delivering consistently smooth performance with high frame rates, such as 240fps on powerful hardware like the 5080 GPU and 9950x3d CPU.
- “Performance is rock solid.”
- “Runs smoothly (240fps with 5080 and 9950x3d).”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding is balanced with engaging exploration, as the captivating and bleak landscapes keep the experience immersive rather than tedious.