Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne

Name: Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne
Rating: 8 (113 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Rain Games

Sep 5, 2023

Visual

side scroll
3D

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
item gated
Semi-Linear

Combat

action

Features

companion combat

Themes

fantasy
steampunk

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- Demo
- GOG
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
- PS4

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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- action
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
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- Similarities
- exploration
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- side scroll
- action
- companion combat
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
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- action
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- Differences
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- Differences
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- action
- puzzle heavy
- 3D
- Differences
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Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne

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