Indie

Constance

82% positive of 2,919 Steam reviews

To finish: 8 h
To 100%: 14 h
Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, PlayStation

Made by Blue Backpack. Published by Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES.

About the game

Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

Tagged by players

Metroidvania
Nonlinear
Psychological
Emotional
Hand-drawn
Platformer
Side Scroller
Open World
Female Protagonist
Action-Adventure
Exploration
Story Rich

What players say

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Constance

82% positive of 2,919 Steam reviews

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To finish: 8 h
To 100%: 14 h
Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, PlayStation

Made by Blue Backpack. Published by Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES.

About the game

Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

Tagged by players

Metroidvania
Nonlinear
Psychological
Emotional
Hand-drawn
Platformer
Side Scroller
Open World
Female Protagonist
Action-Adventure
Exploration
Story Rich

What players say

Recommended
Story is the best part in my opinion, the gameplay is unique enough that while it's inspired by hollow knight it doesn't feel like a ripoff of it, I never did struggle very much, I liked the respawn mechanics, it was quite pretty, the story was dark but it was hopeful, I beat the game in ~18 hours, there's some achievements I might go back for at some point, and a more difficult game mode unlocked after beating the…
16 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
As a metroidavania lover and an artist, I can't recommendConstance enough! This game shines as a metroidvania with great and challenging platforming and rewarding exploration as you progress and gets new skills. All the art direction is amazing, great colors, charming character design and fluid animations! And as an artist who also struggled (and sometimes still do) with burnout, anxiety and depression, this is such…
15 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I wouldn't really recommend this game unless you really like metroidvania and have nothing else to do. I started out really enjoying it but then it kind of fell flat. I'm someone who backtracks a lot and yet I ended my game with only 5 of the 16 inspirations unlocked and 2 abilities missing. No clue where those were hidden, I guess as a reward for the sidequests or in hidden areas? Constance is a game where you…
13 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 1 found it helpful.
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