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LABS Works · Published by DANGEN Entertainment · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 86% positive (140 reviews) · 24 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Lovish is an outrageous 8-bit action-adventure game! Quest with Sir Solomon through a series of bite-sized rooms, as he attempts to free Princess Tsuna, the woman he loves, from the Devil Lord's clutches!
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Action, Adventure, Indie, Casual · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a whimsical 8-bit journey through Lovish's quirky levels, where you control Sir Solomon in his quest to save the love of his life from the Devil Lord.
About this game
Sir Solomon and the saviors of light depart Castle Cornelius to free Princess Tsuna from the grasp of the evil Devil Lord!
But the knight is worried... what if after being freed, the princess falls in love with one of his friends instead of with him?
So he does what anyone would do when blinded by love, and ditches his friends!
Solomon ventures into the Devil Lord's castle alone, vowing to make the princess his.
LABS and Matt Kap present Lovish, an outrageous 8-bit-styled action-adventure game! Venture through a series of bite-sized rooms, slicing up monsters, collecting items and getting to the exit! After exiting each room, enjoy a short event scene, in which anything could happen! Will you find an item? A random encounter RPG fight? Will the world get destroyed? Find out by conquering each room of the Devil Lord's castle, one challenge at a time!
Features:
50+ fun levels to play through, each with multiple objectives!
Wacky randomized event scenes between levels with hundreds of outcomes! You never know what you're gonna see next!
Collect a variety of items to upgrade Solomon's abilities, or expand the game in meaningful (and unmeaningful) ways!
Spend your pennies (in-game currency to be clear, no microtransactions here) in the in-game shop!
100+ characters, some of which were designed by world-famous manga artist Ryusuke Mita (Dragon Half)
An exciting, 20+ tune soundtrack by Matt Kap (Castle In The Darkness, Astalon: Tears of the Earth)
Beautiful human-artist-made pixel art! Even the in-game AI art is drawn by a human person!
More secrets than ever before! (But this is the first game in this series, so that doesn't mean much, I guess.)
Unexpected guest characters
And lots more!
So please, be a good friend, and help Solomon rescue the princess!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows XP SP3 or newer
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.00GHz or better
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or better
- Storage: 150 MB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Celeron G1101 @ 2.27GHz or AMD A4-5300B APU or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RADEON A9800XT, AMD Radeon R9 A375, or NVIDIA GeForce 940A
- Storage: 150 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update notes for February 18, 2026
LOVISH v.1.0.0.31 - Balanced appearances of certain event scenes - Added a trigger to guarantee a specific event scene in the "Prologue" - Fixed some cases of text appearing in English when playing in other languages - Unpacked executable - Various small bug fixesRead full article on Community Announcements (Matt Kap (LABS))AnnouncementsOfficial
Lovish Launches Today on Steam!
Today, we’re happy to finally release Lovish on Steam! Whoo hoo!Lovish is an 8-bit action-adventure created by Matt Kap, the developer behind Astalon: Tears of the Earth and Castle in the Darkness, and brought to life with LABS Works. It’s a game built around tight, bite-sized action, unpredictable events, and a story that leans into the absurd side of love and heroism.To mark the launch, Lovish is available with a 10% launch discount on Steam for a limited time. The Lovish Original Sound Version, featuring more than 25 tracks composed by Matt Kap, is also available today on Steam, with a bundle option for those who want both the game and the soundtrack.We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s been following Lovish, sharing feedback, and supporting the project along the way. We hope you enjoy exploring the Devil Lord’s castle as much as we enjoyed making it.Thank you for playing!Read full article on Community Announcements (xanadujin)Press Coverage
Lovish (Nintendo Switch) Review
Lovish is the latest retro-inspired indie darling to come out of LABS Works and Matt Kap, the person responsible for games like the Castle in the Darkness series and the fantastic Astalon: Tears of the Earth game. Lovish is a brand new byte-sized platformer that sees players make their way through over 50 stages, spread across 7 worlds, featuring unique boss encounters to top it off. Stages in Lovish are single-room affairs, meaning they can be completed anywhere from under 30 seconds to a couple of minutes or longer, particularly when the difficulty starts to ramp up. Speaking of difficulty, Lovish can be best described as a bowl of mild Japanese curry, which, in other words, means that if you’re used to the pleasant heat of a little challenge, Lovish is the perfect level of spice that won’t hold your hand, but never to the point of frustration. In essence, if you’re a fan of old-school platformers, you will get a kick out of Lovish. Lovish relies on... Read moreRead full article on CGMagazine (Zubi Khan)AnnouncementsOfficial
Lovish Announces February 5, 2026 Release with a New Trailer
Coming to Steam on February 6, 2026!The new Release Date Trailer offers a glorious glimpse into Sir Solomon’s monster-slicing mayhem and his reckless adventure to rescue Princess Tsuna from the Devil Lord’s clutches, before someone else steals her heart!Created by Matt Kap, Lovish blends tight, bite-sized action with wild surprises, absurd humor, and pure retro spirit. Every room conquered brings Sir Solomon closer to Princess Tsuna… and farther down a reckless path paved with love. With randomized events, strange encounters, and more secrets than a lovesick knight can handle, Lovish is a pixelated romance spiraling gloriously out of control.Read full article on Community Announcements (xanadujin)AnnouncementsOfficial
New Lovish Trailer Revealed at The MIX Fall Showcase 2024!
Hey everyone! Check out the brand-new trailer for Lovish we debuted at The MIX Fall Showcase 2024! The new trailer introduces the story of Sir Solomon and his hilarious quest for love. It shows the pivotal moment when Solomon abandons his friends to embark on a solo mission into the Devil Lord's castle, setting the stage for an 8-bit action-adventure filled with twists, absurdities, and unpredictable outcomes! You can also get an exciting new glimpse at the action stages and the laugh-out-loud post-stage sequences that make Lovish a truly one-of-a-kind experience. Lovish is a must-play title for fans of classic 2D pixel art action games. A prologue demo is currently available on Steam so check it out if you haven't yet! Please wishlist the game to stay updated on its journey to release in 2025!Read full article on Community Announcements (xanadujin)
