Retro Relics

Retro Relics

HistoryXPlorer · 2026 · Exploration, Collectathon, Sandbox, Investigation, Nature

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Positive90% · 30
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About Retro Relics

In Retro Relics, you follow in the footsteps of your late Grandpa, a passionate metal detectorist. Explore nature and search for various relics with your metal detector. Roam freely with no time limits - detect, dig, help others find their lost belongings, and complete your coin and relics collection!
You can find relics from all eras (from bronze age to modern) with the help of your metal detector: coins, buttons, buckles, jewellery, military, religious relics and many more!

Uncover the mysteries of ancient ruins, explore lush forests, dusty fields and relax on a treasure hunt at the beach! Many animals can be spotted on your adventures.Go on numerous search missions for the local people in your town, including a sassy old lady at her villa, a slightly confused hunter and many more interesting characters.
Collect more than 150 different relics from various eras and rarities.Decorate your personal museum and display your rarest and prettiest finds:
People don't only lose treasures - help nature by picking up trash and watch animals come back to their former habitats:
At your cozy home you can sell artifacts, accept new missions via email, manage your collection and upgrade your gear.

About me:

I'm Jonas, 31 years old, from Germany. I'm a solo developer working on Retro Relics in my free time. I'm a passionate metal detectorist myself and have many years of experience in the hobby. Many of the relics you can find in the game, I have found myself in real life.

Join the community

If you want to take part in the development of Retro Relics, have feedback or ideas for the game, you are very welcome to my small Discord community:
https://discord.gg/9Sf3TdcnXG

What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Jun 29, 2026
4 major bugs in the last hour, i'll drop that game This is an indie game that i would have loved to like and recommend, it's full of good ideas, i love the concept, but it's NOT TESTED. Bugs in a game are a plague, i'm pretty unlucky when it comes to bug usually but testing is my job and i can't allow this - No possibility to rebind, i play on an AZERTY keyboard, not a QWERTY. Fine, i used the controller. Then in the last 5 minutes before i write this review, i suddenly couldn't change items (normally with RT / LT , not activating) - I once clicked on the collection to the end => Game crashed with a developper window. I guess the last arrow to change pages wasn't intented to exist... I lost one hour of gameplay, because the game only auto saves when you enter zones but not your own house... - minor bug when you can't get the item even if it's completely free of dirt. Workaroung is dig deeper some dirst and the games allows you to get the item : i guess it's a hitbox problem - finally i have a major bug on my actual quest. I use the radar to detect artefact, not the metal detector which is absolutely useless after the 1rst hour. Why bother to use a manual detector when you c…
5 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 5, 2026
A simple game about finding lost items from different ages. The game itself is mostly a light grind with some story elements, but it's perfect if you're looking for something short and easy to play without too much mental effort involved. There is also a feature in which you can decorate your house and store the objects you found. There is also replayability in that you can reset areas to go searching for artifacts again. Fair warning, there are several minor bugs which can be visually annoying but don't prevent you from completing the game. For a light game with a simple search mechanic, it's kind of fun.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended May 21, 2026
Game keeps crashing when I try to view the collection, and I had to restart completely from the beginning.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 19, 2026
nice simple gameplay thats easy to pick up, but i cant recommend it because the dialogue is blatantly ai generated. no ai disclosure either. i wouldve preferred amateurish writing over "its not x, its y" "you didnt just x, you y" over and over. its also rather buggy; if you do pick this game up, i suggest making it a habit to save whenever you find a quest item or something you want to sell. you never know when your character might freeze, or the game might crash and make you lose progress
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 14, 2026
Cool little game. Finished the main story in less than two hours. It has a nice flow to the main story with some side missions. Experienced one crash and had some wonkiness with the controls when cleaning the dirt and hunting for the treasure but nothing too bad. Would have liked to maybe have more upgrades or stuff to spend money on as you can find a lot of treasure on the maps. Overall it was a nice little game. I played it on steam deck.
Recommended Mar 26, 2026
It was fun and not grindy!

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