Mai: Child of Ages

Mai: Child of Ages

Chubby Pixel · September 18, 2025 · Action, Adventure, Hack and Slash, Time Travel, Metroidvania

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Mai: Child of Ages price by region

Mai: Child of Ages costs £0.99 in the United Kingdom, €1.14 in Europe (EUR), $1.65 in the United States, $1.65 in Georgia (USD), zł6.37 in Poland, R$10.29 in Brazil, CA$12.47 in Canada, A$14.04 in Australia and NZ$14.07 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Mai: Child of Ages offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.99 −88% £8.18 £0.99 5
Europe (EUR) €1.14 −88% €9.46 €1.14 6
United Statesyour region $1.65 −83% $9.59 $1.65 6
Georgia (USD) $1.65 −81% $8.49 $1.65 6
Poland zł6.37 −84% zł39.03 zł6.37 5
Brazil R$10.29 −66% R$30.07 R$10.29 4
Canada CA$12.47 −36% CA$12.47 — 3
Australia A$14.04 −36% A$14.04 — 3
New Zealand NZ$14.07 −36% NZ$14.07 — 3

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About Mai: Child of Ages

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Mai: Child of Ages is a time-traveling action-adventure where you guide a young girl through past and future worlds, solving time-manipulation puzzles and battling shapeshifting creatures with the mystical Uroboro Stone. The game blends Zelda-like dungeons, precision platforming, and fast-paced hack-and-slash combat across 20+ hours of exploration, with gameplay mechanics that evolve as Mai ages and a co-op mode where a second player can manipulate the environment and enemies to help you succeed.

Follow Mai on her journey through a shattered world as she searches for her identity and the origin of the mysterious creatures that threaten the balance of the universe.
Venture through past and future, exploring Zelda-like dungeons, and uncover the bond that ties Mai to the enigmatic figure who will guide her throughout the adventure, teaching her the mastery of the arcane Uroboro Stone. The gameplay mechanics evolve seamlessly, shifting from precision platforming to hack and slash combat, adapting to the era you explore.

Lost Epoch

  • Set sail with Mai and travel through time, journeying across both past and future, thanks to a Sacred Plant that bridges time and space.
  • Observe how the world transforms before your eyes and adapt your actions accordingly.

Dynamic Gameplay & A Deep Storyline

  • Play as Mai in the different stages of her life, harnessing the unique abilities in childhood and adolescence to face the challenges ahead.
  • Experience a natural progression of gameplay mechanics, from precision platforming to hack and slash combat, while unlocking new abilities for Mai through Metroidvania-style progression, expanding her exploration and combat possibilities.
  • Over 20 hours of gameplay, featuring ancient caves to investigate, abandoned factories to discover and submerged worlds to explore.
  • Gather hidden clues with Mai to unravel the past, uncovering the events that led to humanity’s extinction, and discover what fate awaits the world after their disappearance.

Master Time Itself

  • Mai wields the Uroboro Stone, a shapeshifting relic of immense power, capable of manipulating time. Use it to freeze objects in motion and rewrite the past, solving intricate time-based puzzles.
  • Rewrite History – Bend space-time to your will and reshape the future according to your desires using Mai’s unique powers.
  • Seeds of Time – As a child, harness the power of newly sprouted mystical plants and their unique properties to navigate complex environmental puzzles.

Fast-Paced, Strategic Combat

  • Engage in dynamic and technical battles—dodge, defend, and strike with both melee and ranged attacks!
  • Learn how to defeat the mysterious shapeshifting creatures that seem to have taken control of the world and unlock powerful transformations for the Uroboro Stone, essential for succeeding in the challenges ahead.
  • Utilize Mai’s journal to craft new weapons and tools, enhancing her abilities and refining your playstyle.
  • The game’s fluid hack and slash combat will push your skills to the limit.

Additional Content & Exploration

  • A world filled with mysteries – Discover ancient relics and hidden collectibles that will reveal the secrets of a long-lost civilization.
  • Crafting System – Gather resources and materials to forge tools and artifacts that will help Mai in her adventure.
  • Coop Mode - Play with your friends in the main adventure and get help from the primordial spirit. The second player will be able to take control of enemies to assist you in battles and much more!
  • Side Puzzles & Challenges – The game offers a variety of optional puzzles and trials, testing your strategic thinking and reflexes in every situation.
Through countless journeys across time, you will forever reshape the fate of the primordial universe, giving birth to an entirely new reality.Will Mai and her enigmatic ally have the strength to correct the mistakes of the past?

Mai: Child of Ages — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

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

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Mai: Child of Ages is a time-bending platformer with an ambitious concept and charming Ocarina of Time-inspired world design that improves as players unlock more abilities, but it's held back by janky controls, inconsistent difficulty spikes, occasional soft-locks, and combat that feels underdeveloped—particularly in early sections. Players appreciate the core puzzle mechanics and the game's charm despite its rough edges, suggesting it's worth trying but with tempered expectations about its technical polish.

Recommended Aug 28, 2026
At first i wasn't too sure, it is quite janky at times and can be really hard to know where to go, however when i got more jumping skills you basically can get anywhere so easily and the game got much better as it went on. However, The combat isn't great, especially before the shield and there are moments where i found myself softlocked. But overall i see its charm, its a great nod to Ocarina of Time
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Recommended Jul 21, 2026
The core concept is honestly pretty neat. You start out as little Mai doing mundane farm chores for your grandfather, and within thirty minutes you're hopping through time portals via the Uroboro Stone, switching between your childhood self and an older, action-hero teenager version to solve environmental puzzles. The world design is ambitious—you're jumping between lush ancient ruins and bleak, decaying dystopian futures ruined by an apocalyptic war. When a time-bending puzzle hits, it feels clever. Unfortunately, the developer Chubby Pixel clearly bit off way more than they could chew. The game’s biggest enemy isn’t the time-monsters; it’s the controls. Mai moves like she's permanently wearing soap-covered socks on ice. Precision platforming sections quickly devolve into an exercise in frustration because your jump arc feels floaty and unpredictable. The hack-and-slash combat as teen Mai lacks impact—you're basically swinging a floaty weapon at enemies with zero hit feedback until one of you falls over. To make matters worse, the levels are *massive*, but so empty. You will spend huge stretches of time just holding the stick forward across vast, barren maps praying that you’re…
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Not recommended Sep 16, 2026
Confusing, frustrating mess.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 7, 2026
Time shapes one young soul Ancient echoes guide her path Hope outlives the years
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 22, 2026
Nice game. Have DLC and a lot of activity!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 2, 2026
i think is good

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