Cally's Trials

Name: Cally's Trials
Rating: 6 (180 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: VDO Games

Jun 14, 2016

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

discrete levels
Semi-Linear

Combat

action

Features

leveling

Sub-Genre

RPG
Roguelite / Roguelike

Summary

Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- Humble

Resources

Links

IGDB

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MV Temperature
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- Semi-Linear
- Differences
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- New Game+
- MV Lite / Adjacent
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- Differences
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- Differences
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- Differences
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- Differences
- exploration
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MV Temperature
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- Differences
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- Early Access
- exploration
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- equipment
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- Differences
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- action
- leveling
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- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
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