Canto I

Canto I

LudosGD · August 13, 2024 · Precision Platformer, Pixel Graphics, Action, Difficult, 2D Platformer

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About Canto I

Midway upon the journey of our life…

In Canto I, you take control of Dante, the Sommo Poeta, in a small adventure that reimagines the first canto of the
Divine Comedy as a videogame. Finding yourself in the Forest Dark, you’ll need to use all abilities at your disposal to traverse it!

Features

  • Spread your wings and overcome every obstacle, bounce on magical books, dash through spike traps and defeat helmet-equipped specters!
  • Fun pixelart style that will get a laugh out of you even when you’ll fall into a pit (there are lots of them)
  • Rebuild the Canto I — Spread around the four levels, scrolls containing the triplets of Canto I hide. Find them all and read the poem in the menu page!
  • Different game modes — play Classic mode for an experience without modifiers, Story mode for a relaxed experience or Hell mode for a real challenge!

How to play


• Movement: Arrow keys or WASD.
• Double jump: Up arrow key or W in the air.
• Attack: C, P or Space.
• Dash: X or O.
• Looking down: Hold the down arrow key or S.

Then he moved on, and I behind him followed.
Canto I is a personal, small love letter to the platform genre and to the Divine Comedy. Thank you for reading all the way down here and I hope you’ll enjoy the game, if you wanna try it. Have a wonderful day! :D

Canto I — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 9, 2026
Weird little Bug Guy !
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 2, 2026
Short but fun platformer.
Not recommended Jun 17, 2026
One of the most annoying platformers, like why does it move you so far after you stop???? I thought it was a precision platformer, but there's no way to be precise with such mechanic. Also, who the ♥♥♥♥ thought space is good for attack, if you're not going to make it jump, then at least make it dash, space has always been a key for movement, not attack
Recommended Jun 11, 2026
This is an awesome little platformer! It's simple, but fun!
Recommended Mar 16, 2026
Canto I is a compact indie action-platformer developed by LudosGD and published by Neoclassic Games that draws its inspiration directly from one of the most famous works of classical literature, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Rather than simply referencing the poem as background lore, the game attempts to transform the opening section of Dante’s journey into an interactive experience. The result is a short but intriguing platforming adventure that merges literary storytelling with challenging gameplay mechanics, inviting players to explore the symbolic “dark forest” that marks the beginning of Dante’s descent into the unknown. The narrative premise follows the early moments of Dante’s story, where the protagonist awakens lost within a mysterious and shadowy forest. This setting mirrors the opening lines of the original poem, where Dante finds himself wandering through a place of uncertainty and fear. In the game, players guide Dante through this environment while searching for scattered fragments of the canto itself. These fragments appear as collectible scrolls that contain portions of the poem, encouraging exploration and giving players a reason to carefully search the en…
Recommended Aug 14, 2025
Nice little free game

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