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A Metroidvania in Ancient Greece. Take control of the blacksmith Ardas. Fight epic bosses, find secret rooms and treasures, spend your gold for upgrades, and choose your fate through alternative endings. All this for one purpose. To save queen Xenia.
Released
September 1, 2017
Price
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Publisher
Last sync
September 26, 2026
Xenia is a Metroidvania that takes place in Ancient Greece and allows you to control Ardas, a blacksmith who sees his city being rushed by evil forces.
Queen Xenia is a real-life character, who lived in the 12th century b.c. Her castle was located at Ftheia plateau, Greece. According to the game’s plot, the evil wizard Skotos kidnapped the queen in order to use her blood to become powerful. After the royal army was sent to Troy in aid of King Achilles, Ardas has to accomplish a very difficult task. Save the queen at any cost.
The game has been developed by only one person, Dimitris Floros, after 8 months of work. It’s a side-scrolling Metroidvania style Platform in which you collect gold and use it to buy items from the Magic shop. Xenia has 12 levels, 7 bosses and makes use of secret rooms and alternate endings, which increase the game’s replayability. Progress is being made by checkpoints and gameplay is fast-paced.
- Metroidvania gameplay
- 12 stages
- 7 bosses
- Secret rooms which hide treasures
- Fast gameplay with checkpoints
- Magic shop for spending the gold you earn
- Alternative endings
All future updates and DLC will be provided for free.
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KEYBOARD CONTROLS
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW KEYS > WALK
UP ARROW KEY > JUMP
A KEY > ATTACK
S KEY > SPECIAL ATTACK
D KEY > AURA SHIELD
UP/DOWN ARROWS > CLIMB LADDER
P KEY > PAUSE MENU
C KEY > DELETE ALL PROGRESS
GAMEPAD CONTROLS
D-PAD > WALK/CLIMB
A KEY > JUMP
X KEY > ATTACK
B KEY > SPECIAL ATTACK
Y KEY > AURA SHIELD
START KEY > PAUSE MENU
BACK KEY > DELETE ALL PROGRESS