Moving story and lovable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“I have never played a game that pulled my heartstrings so much.”
Steam review · 68.8 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Radical Fish Games2018Action RPG · RPG · Puzzle
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A lovingly made pixel action RPG with a superb story, characters, music and combat, but it's mostly a puzzle-platformer with very long dungeons. Skip it if you dislike puzzles.
Great for
Puzzle and Zelda-like fans who want a story-rich pixel RPG with deep elemental combat
Main risk
Far more puzzles, awkward platforming and padding than expected, with dungeons that drag for hours
What changed in the last 30 days
53 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly describe the game dragging on, repetitive content, and poor depth perception. This looks like long-standing complaints, not a new bug or patch.
53 recent reviews
What players love
Fluid, deep elemental combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Once you progress through the story and become able to switch elemental properties on the fly, it elevates the combat even further!”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Clever, rewarding puzzles and dungeons
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the dungeon designs were so incredibly well made and addicting they alone make the game worth playing”
Steam review · 52.2 h played ↗
Gorgeous pixel art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This game is absurdly beautiful, every pixel is pure eye candy.”
Steam review · 110.5 h played ↗
Accessibility and difficulty options
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I took full advantage of the enemy damage slider option”
Steam review · 59.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too many puzzles, overlong dungeons
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The dungeons are INTERMINABLE.”
Steam review · 65.6 h played ↗
Repetitive padding and boring fetch quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“So. Much. Padding”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Hard-to-read depth and annoying platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the depth perception is terrible and it's really hard to tell what height your platform is compared to the one you're jumping to.”
Steam review · 55.8 h played ↗
Spongy enemies and punishing combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game started feeling like a chore.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Frustrating controls and unreliable dodge
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the controls make this game IMPOSSIBLE to enjoy. Being unable to remap the buttons makes it even worse.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Slow pacing and weak story payoff
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I'm a little over 10 hours in and just about nothing has happened since the opening sections.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support
Minimum
OSWindows XP
Processor2 GHz dual core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8
Processor2 GHz dual core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
OSWindows XP
Processor2 GHz dual core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
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