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LudosGD · Published by Neoclassic Games
Mostly Positive — 79% positive (58 reviews) · 8 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Face the Dark Forest of the Divine Comedy in this action platformer inspired by the Sommo Poeta’s masterpiece! Help Dante avoid pitfalls, spikes & specters using double jumps, magical attacks and dashes. Find the scrolls containing the triplets of the Canto exploring this gloomy, pixelart forest!
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Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play · 2024 · More free games
Discover the Dark Forest as Dante in Canto I, an indie action adventure where you navigate pitfalls and specters using double jumps and magical attacks.
About this game
Midway upon the journey of our life…
In Canto I, you take control of Dante, the Sommo Poeta, in a small adventure that reimagines the first canto of the
Divine Comedy as a videogame. Finding yourself in the Forest Dark, you’ll need to use all abilities at your disposal to traverse it!
• Double jump: Up arrow key or W in the air.
• Attack: C, P or Space.
• Dash: X or O.
• Looking down: Hold the down arrow key or S.
Then he moved on, and I behind him followed.
Canto I is a personal, small love letter to the platform genre and to the Divine Comedy. Thank you for reading all the way down here and I hope you’ll enjoy the game, if you wanna try it. Have a wonderful day! :D
In Canto I, you take control of Dante, the Sommo Poeta, in a small adventure that reimagines the first canto of the
Divine Comedy as a videogame. Finding yourself in the Forest Dark, you’ll need to use all abilities at your disposal to traverse it!
Features
- Spread your wings and overcome every obstacle, bounce on magical books, dash through spike traps and defeat helmet-equipped specters!
- Fun pixelart style that will get a laugh out of you even when you’ll fall into a pit (there are lots of them)
- Rebuild the Canto I — Spread around the four levels, scrolls containing the triplets of Canto I hide. Find them all and read the poem in the menu page!
- Different game modes — play Classic mode for an experience without modifiers, Story mode for a relaxed experience or Hell mode for a real challenge!
How to play
• Movement: Arrow keys or WASD.• Double jump: Up arrow key or W in the air.
• Attack: C, P or Space.
• Dash: X or O.
• Looking down: Hold the down arrow key or S.
Then he moved on, and I behind him followed.
Canto I is a personal, small love letter to the platform genre and to the Divine Comedy. Thank you for reading all the way down here and I hope you’ll enjoy the game, if you wanna try it. Have a wonderful day! :D
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Pentium 4 - 1.5 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Display 1024x600
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 and above
- Processor: Intel i3 1.7 Ghz - AMD Ryzen 1.7 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Display 1920x1080
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Supported Languages
English*, Italian*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Canto I – 1st Anniversary!
Dear Travelers,One year ago, Canto I opened its gates to the Dark Forest. Since then, thousands of you have double-jumped over spikes, dashed past specters, unlocked the hidden triplets of Dante’s verses and even braved the depths of Hell Mode.We never imagined that this small passion project, inspired by La Divina Commedia, would reach so many of you around the world. Your reviews, videos and kind words have made this journey unforgettable Neoclassic GamesThank you for your amazing support so far!Read full article on Community Announcements (Volomist)Patch NotesOfficial
Canto I, full Controller Update!
Hiya everyone, LudosGD here! First of all, thanks to everyone who played the game! It means a lot to me and I'm glad so many of you had fun with it. Canto I 1.1 update is out NOW! It focuses on improving controller support, after collecting various feedback. Here are the changes: Fullscreen mode support. Fullscreen is now an option in the options menu. It can also be toggled by pressing F2. Controller support improvement! Fixed various controller-related bugs, such as: Bug preventing controller users to select voices on menus; Bug causing issues with movement and jump inputs after using the joystick. Removed the very unwieldy d-pad and joystick jump input. Move with d-pad or left joystick. Jump with Triangle or Cross (Playstation), A or Y (Xbox), B or X (Nintendo). Attack with Square or Circle (Playstation), X or B (Xbox), A or Y (Nintendo). Dash with L1 or R1. I hope these changes will make your next adventure into the Forest Dark more comfortable! Enjoy, and have a wonderful day! :D — LudosGD {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45110616/5567a014dabd0e06050b866dea09e8b3a1f74f8b.pngRead full article on Community Announcements (LudosGD)
