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Soda Studios · Published by Soda Studios · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
NIPH is a stylish roguelite platformer with risky and intense combat. Slash, shoot, and learn and cast spells with more varied items as you explore a vast and diverse fantasy world!
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG · More free games
Embark on perilous adventures in NIPH, an action-packed indie RPG from Soda Studios. Explore diverse realms, wield spells, and engage in intense combat as you progress through the game’s expansive map.
About this game
NIPH is a stylish roguelite platformer with risky and intense combat. Slash, shoot, and learn and cast spells with more varied items as you explore a vast and diverse fantasy world!
Customize Your Character
Choose from various hair styles, outfits, and colors. Make your character look exactly how you want! Create multiple different characters and embark on new adventures!
Legendary Arena Duels
Test your skills and builds against other players! Arena Mode puts you face-to-face in fast-paced combat where every learned spell and equipped item makes the difference. Who will be the true master of NIPH?
Start in the Greenhorn's Haven
Every journey begins in the Greenhorn's Haven. Here, adventurers receive basic supplies for their quest, such as an initial weapon of their choice. After solving basic starting challenges, they can hop on one of the ziplines that lead to the four corners of the map and explore NIPH!
Explore a Diverse World
NIPH's world features 12 different areas to explore. These areas harbor unique creatures, each with their distinct challenges and items that can only be obtained in those biomes. With each new run, the world is procedurally generated, bringing fresh challenges. Exploring NIPH's diverse areas is essential for your character to become a true master!
Choose Your Arsenal
Every item in the game teaches a unique special ability when the player accumulates enough experience. Learned abilities can then be used even without the item equipped! As items gain experience, they also increase the character's attributes like strength and intelligence, meaning items are the primary means of progression in the game. Choose between swords, hammers, shields, staves, and even musical instruments and more!
Face Epic Bosses
Each area of the game features its own dungeons with great rewards. Solve fun puzzles, find amazing new items, and confront challenging enemies to learn new spells, since your skills will be tested by the area boss! There are two possible bosses in each biome, and they are chosen by chance, so be prepared to be surprised!
Don't Fear Death!
NIPH is a challenging roguelite, so getting defeated from time to time is part of the journey. The game's creatures are intelligent, and reaching the boss can be a great challenge, not to mention defeating them, so don't be discouraged if Game Over strikes. Upon death, you lose a bit of progress, but most of your power remains intact, so a new journey is a chance to learn new abilities and become even more incredible!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any video card with 256MB VRAM or more, that supports DirectX 9
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
⚔️ New Game Mode: ARENA (Versus is coming!)
Hey there, Ruins explorers! How's it going? ːtrololː After many tests (and a few broken friendships playing on the same keyboard lol), we decided that the Ruins were getting too small for so much treasure... and for so many players at the same time! We're working on a new mode: Arena (Local Versus)! 🛡️ https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45733465/90add845f03597675f5e2c2b8734d0acb5607095.png The idea is simple: you against your friends (or enemies) in frantic battles. We've already tested Remote Play Together and it's working beautifully! So, even if your friend is far away, they'll be able to take an arrow from you over the internet. We're still balancing the items and the 12 languages in the game (Russian is proving to be a real challenge to fit on the screen!), but soon you'll be able to test it in the Demo! Keep an eye out for future updates. Thanks and see you in the Ruins! ːom_nekoː Join our community to give your feedback and chat with other Niphians: NIPH DiscordRead full article on Community Announcements (Beckerzineo)AnnouncementsOfficial
🎮 NIPH Demo is now available on Steam!
Hey there, explorers of the Ruins? ːsansː This week we launched the game's demo. It is still in a very preliminary stage, but we want more people to have a taste of NIPH... And all feedback is welcome (here is the form link, in case you didn't see it in the Manual/website!)! https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45733465/424e2d9ddca976b8e55cabb1a75b00f8c827a872.png The demo will continue to be updated frequently; we have already fixed some issues with controls and improved the initial part that connects the Zipline (press Down to use it... and don't fall ːcupheadː) to the Ruins. https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45733465/e337535196db3779f043db8c8f341aa198266bb7.png We still have some items to add to this area and some creatures... Maybe even a new boss?!? We are also going to greatly improve the game's AI, combat balancing, and everything else, so stay tuned for future updates! Thanks to those who played and if you have any problems, send them our way. See ya! ːelizabethhcrːRead full article on Community Announcements (Beckerzineo)Patch NotesOfficial
Big Update: Puzzles and Game Loop! (Steam Demo in December!)
Hey Niph lovers! ːsansː We are working hard to create interesting puzzles for the game, improve the overall gameplay, the Niph game loop... Maybe even start on random dungeon generation? Big changes are coming, on the Itch demo for now, and soon for... The Steam demo release (still this year)! ːhp_beliː https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45733465/3dd629338392c96e4fbe28dd2b16bd65f401b9df.png So, could you escape this room? Let us know in the comments lol We are also adding more clothing colors to the game, so each player can show off their style even more. Next year we will have new outfits, but for now we are focusing on improving the main gameplay, but that doesn't mean we can't have... More colors! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45733465/a7fc3bd6672a77f3494441624098284ab7eac67a.png Well, that's it for now, hope you're excited for the upcoming Steam demo release, and if you haven't added the game to your wishlist yet, Add to your wishlist now! Thanks and see you soon! ːelizabethhcrːRead full article on Community Announcements (Beckerzineo)Community & EventsOfficial
🔥 Play the FREE NIPH DEMO! Test the Action Roguelite at the Festival!
Hello Treasure Hunters of the Ruins! ːsansː We are extremely happy to be participating in the Metroidvania Fusion Festival 2025! NIPH combines the challenge of a roguelite with the intense action of a 2D platformer, and we can't wait for you to experience it. 🎮 The Free Demo is Available! To celebrate our participation in the festival, our latest demo is available to play for free directly in your browser via Itch.io. What to expect from the demo: Loot-Focused Combat: Your items define your stats and abilities. A different build with every run! Intense Challenge: Master the slash-and-shoot mechanics to survive the phantoms of the Ruins. Charming Pixel Art: Experience the precise controls and fast pace we are building. 🔗 PLAY THE FREE DEMO IN BROWSER: https://sodastudios.itch.io/niph 💖 Your Support is Vital We'd like to remind you that NIPH is currently in development, and adding it to your Steam Wishlist is the most important support you can give us! Add to Wishlist Thank you to everyone who tests the prototype and gives us feedback to shape the final game (don't forget to tell us what you think on Discord). See you in the Ruins! Thank you and catch you later! ːelizabethhcrːRead full article on Community Announcements (Beckerzineo)AnnouncementsOfficial
New Style for the Levels (Testing 123!)
Hey everyone, how's it going? ːsansː https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45733465/0c77ef4a96c08950a54865ced2f820d667fe8ac5.png We're testing a new style for the game's blocks/walls. This style makes the stages look more three-dimensional and also allows for characters (and objects) to have shadows on the ground. Because drawing levels this way will need quite some work (not to mention the shadows), it's just a test for now. We're prioritizing new diverse items, improving the enemies' CPU, and refining the stage/dungeon format to launch a demo on itch.io as soon as possible. After we polish that demo, we'll bring it to Steam. This announcement was really just to test these Steam announcements, I wonder if anyone will even read it? ːtrololː I'll leave a survey about what you'd like to see for the demo; I'm thinking of working on a Volcano biome, but we still have time to change... Click HERE to answer the survey! Thanks and bye for now! ːelizabethhcrːRead full article on Community Announcements (Beckerzineo)
