The Last Phoenix
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The Last Phoenix is a roguelite action platformer where death fuels your power. Fight through ever changing levels and grow stronger with every death. Felix, a goblin who possesses a demonic power of reincarnation, must save his kind from eradication at the hands of a cult!
In this game dying is good. 💀Death lets you upgrade skills to be reborn stronger!
Key Features
- Death doesn’t erase progress, you are reborn stronger
- Story with dialogue choices
- Experience procedurally generated levels
- Choose your path through levels
- Dig shortcuts and mine ore to repair armor
- Customize your playstyle with gear, and equipping charms
- Choose your own path on the skill tree
- Complete level challenges to uncover bonus lore
Felix wields a fire gauntlet that serves both as a weapon and a tool for movement. It can keep him airborne or launch him to higher ground. Aim it in any direction to master fast, fluid combat and traversal.
You’ll also have several weapons and items to experiment with. Your fire gauntlet can burn thorns. Hammers can break dirt blocks and ore, dealing heavy damage with strong knockback, but they’re slow. Swords are faster, but can’t break through obstacles. Fun spells and items provide more gameplay variety


You play as Felix, a goblin fighting to protect the last of his kind.

Humans are hunting the goblins and burning their villages. Felix now travels with his niece, Lotus, in a caravan of survivors, always on the move to stay alive. The caravan pursues the cultists responsible for the slaughter to strike back.

Obor is a legendary warrior and mentor. Now retired, he forges weapons for the caravan and passes on his valuable wisdom to Felix, his pupil. He doesn’t regret the battles he fought, only the years lost with his daughters.

Evelyn, Obor’s cynical daughter, helps care for Lotus, who reminds her of the little sister she lost. She’s been through enough to nearly lose hope, yet she still hums joyful melodies from distant places. Restless and clever, she’s always tinkering with charms. Felix’s steadiness grounds her, though she’d never admit it.

Equip charms from Evelyn's shop to boost stats for your playstyle.

The world map will take you through several biomes.



Dying is good! Use the blood you’ve collected to unlock new abilities at Blood Root, a living skill tree. In many games, death is punishment, but in The Last Phoenix, it’s progress. Each time Felix falls, he’s reborn stronger.


Become a legend and save your kind from the cult.

You can play the demo on Steam and please wishlist the game.
Hey, I’m Pixel Pete! You might know me from my YouTube channel where I teach pixel art, or from my last game Dwerve. I hope you try the game and have fun. You should watch the tips video. (Second video on steam)
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (8 total ratings) |
| Author | petermilko |
| Genre | Platformer, Adventure, Role Playing |
| Made with | Unity |
| Tags | 2D, Action-Adventure, Action RPG, elf, goblin, Pixel Art, Unity |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Links | Steam |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Download
Install instructions
Click The Last Phoenix.exe
Development log
- Steam Next Fest - The Last PhoenixFeb 25, 2026
- Last day of Kickstarter!Nov 30, 2025
- New Trailer (5 days left)Nov 25, 2025
- Half way there!Nov 12, 2025
- Kickstarter is live!Nov 03, 2025
- Trailer and Steam demoOct 20, 2025
- Demo UpdateOct 11, 2025
















Comments
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Will this release on itch?
Looks amazing and seems to play pretty nice too.
I will do Steam early access first.
WOW! Loving it
Thanks, wishlist it on Steam please :)
Done
This game is fantastic! I'd already seen some of your pixel art videos on YouTube before realizing you were the creator! Added to my Steam wishlist. Congratulations on the production, it's awesome!
Thank you for the kind words. Fingers crossed it does decent. 🤞
Holy cow it looks amazing.
Thank you! Kickstarter is Nov 1st!
Nice👍
Can’t wait to check this game out. Been following your progress all the way through. Amazing pixel art. You inspired me when 1st finding your YouTube channel to also make a game @petermilko, so thank you
That means a lot! I'm glad to have inspired you to start making your own game. Keep going, and I’d love to see what you’re working on! 🚀🔥{ DEV LIFE }
Aye. Been waiting for this for a long time. So excited to see the massive progress since the beginning. Looks amazing Pete!
thank you
Looks great!
thanks!
Eyyy, keen for this.