Olija

Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return…

80 28 January 2021 from $2.99

Adventure Arcade Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Indie Platform Action Fantasy

Olija is an adventure developed by Skeleton Crew Studio, released 28 January 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.

Verified 18 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Olija is

Olija is an adventure game developed by Skeleton Crew Studio and released in 2021. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Through adventurous exploration, narration and razor sharp combat, the player will discover a strange world and its inhabitants, including Olija, an enigmatic lady that Faraday finds himself bound to over time. Inspired by swashbuckling tales and cinematic adventure games, Olija is a story about facing the unknown in adversity.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Olija holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Olija launched on 28 January 2021, within three weeks of Little Nightmares II, Hitman 3, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and The Medium. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Little Nightmares II, Hitman 3, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, The Medium.

Cheats and codes

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