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Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
game·Oct 11, 2022·
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Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
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October 11, 2022
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Asterigos delivers a classic father-daughter quest and faction-driven story in a mythology-inspired world with zero activist framing or social messaging. It earns a clean 1/10 woke score as pure, neutral entertainment.
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Detailed Analysis
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is a traditional action RPG with soulslike elements set in a fantasy world inspired by Greek and Roman mythology.
The fixed protagonist Hilda is a young female warrior from the Northwind Legion who enters the cursed city of Aphes to rescue her missing father Harold and uncover the Asterigos curse; her gender and role are fully justified by the father-daughter family quest and legion backstory with no source-material alterations or activist framing. The narrative centers on choices affecting city factions (Adherents led by Minerva, Eumenides, bandits, cult of Ethrus), historical echoes, class structures in a timeless city-state, and personal consequences, delivered through diaries, documents, and dialogues focused on family, community, freedom, and the curse's toll.
Key Factors
- Fixed female protagonist Hilda with in-story justification as warrior daughter seeking father; no gender-swapping or identity focus
- Story and themes revolve around family bonds, curse mystery, faction politics, and classical-inspired fantasy world-building with no modern social justice messaging, queer romance, or identity exploration
- No character creation, romance systems, pronoun options, or developer statements on DEI/activism; incidental voice cast diversity and fantasy skin tones do not drive narrative
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We've run a full content analysis on Asterigos: Curse of the Stars and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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