Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
Details
- Publisher
- Pocketpair Publishing
- Developer
- Frontside 180
- Release date
- 05.03.2026
- Age rating
- ESRB:T
- Localization
- English
Purchase options
Primary: our account is set as the home Xbox of your console ("My home Xbox"), so the game is shared with your own profile and works offline — that is one slot on one console. Secondary: you sign in to our account and launch the game from it, and the console has to stay online. The activation code is an extra option: it is redeemed on your own account, and the game stays there forever.
You install the game from our account and set our account as the home one ("My home Xbox"): after that you play from your own profile, and the progress and achievements stay yours. It works offline.
You sign in to our account and play right from it. A permanent internet connection is required and only the issued profile can be used. It costs less than the primary access.
A bonus way to buy: you get a 25-character code and redeem it on your own account. The game stays with you forever, no other profiles and no sign-in to a shared account.
What happens after payment
About the game
A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
Authentic 2D action
-Never Grave is 2D action game where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Identify enemy attacks, fight with magic, and sometimes use the terrain to win! Dungeons such as ruins and botanical gardens are auto-generated and change each time you play. Furthermore, there are obstacles and puzzles waiting to block the player's path in the dungeons.
Possession system
-Possess enemies using a cursed hat. Use unique abilities from your possessed enemies to open up avenues of action and gain an advantage in battle!
Rebuild a ruined village
-Use materials collected in the dungeons to clear the rubble of ruined villages, build new facilities and cultivate crops in the fields. Produce food and potions in the village to prepare for the next battle!
Multiplayer
-Multiplayer support for up to four players. Call your friends from other worlds and conquer dungeons together!
Game features
-Metroidvania x Roguelite with an emphasis on exploration.
-Sophisticated and tactilely designed player character controls.
-Possession system where hats can possess enemies and use their unique abilities.
-Traditional Japanese hand-drawn limited animation is used for character 2D animation.
-Thickly painted backgrounds with depth, as if you are travelling through a world of picture books and cut-out pictures.
-Learn actions such as double-jump from artefacts to explore new areas.
-Constantly changing play style depending on the synergy of "traits" associated with magic and items.
-Intense battles with tough bosses. It will take more than just memorizing boss patterns to defeat them without taking damage...
-Rebuild your village. Strengthen yourself through building and production to prepare for the next adventure.
-Explore different terrain each time you play through procedurally generated dungeons.
-Multiplayer support. Up to four players can delve into the dungeon together!
Screenshots
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How to activate
Guide for Xbox Series X|S
Primary — the game is shared with your own profile
- 1Press the Xbox button, open "Profile & system" → "Add or switch" → "Add new" and sign in with the login and password from your order.
- 2Now open "Settings" → "General" → "Personalization" → "My home Xbox" and choose "Make this my home Xbox". This is what shares our games with every profile on your console.
- 3Switch back to your own profile, open "My games & apps" → "Library" and install the game. The internet is only needed for the download.
- 4Launch the game from your own profile: achievements, saves and progress stay yours, and after the installation the game works offline.
Only one console at a time can be the home Xbox for our account — that is the slot you bought. Please do not change the password, the email or the two-factor settings of the account, or the access will be blocked.
Secondary — you play from our account
- 1Press the Xbox button, open "Profile & system" → "Add or switch" → "Add new" and sign in with the login and password from your order.
- 2Open "My games & apps" → "Library", switch to our profile in the top-left corner and install the game.
- 3Launch the game while our profile stays signed in, and keep the console online: the licence is checked over the internet.
- 4Use your own profile for everything else — the game stays available as long as our account is signed in on this console.
Secondary costs less, but it needs a permanent internet connection and our account stays signed in on your console.
Activation code
- 1On the console open "Store" and go to the "Redeem code" section.
- 2Enter the 25-character code from your order and confirm the activation on your own account.
- 3After the activation the code is shown as "Used" — but you can reinstall the game from your library at any time.
Notes for Xbox Series
Important
How to play online
Warranty and support
The warranty covers the whole period of use of the account. If the access stops working, we replace the account or refund your money.
- If the game stops launching, we replace the account or refund your money.
- Average support response time — 15–30 minutes during working hours.
- The warranty covers the whole rental period of the access.
Support
Telegram: @weskars
E-mail: support@gears.games
Working hours: daily 11:00 – 23:00 (UTC+3)
Every order goes through clear stages: "New" → "Awaiting payment" → "Paid" → "Delivered". You can follow the status in your account page.
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