Ori and the Will of the Wisps ▶ Trailer
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ActionBeautifulMetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer

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Game description

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Basic info

DeveloperMoon Studios GmbH
PublisherXbox Game Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMar 10, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 Version 18362.0 or higher
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 460 reviews from the past 1 year

90.2/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 88 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

The art of Ori and the Will of the Wisps wins praise in 196 reviews, one tracing it from dark forests to glowing underwater worlds; it scores 90.2, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 8th of 1249 and comes up in 75% of analyzed reviews. Some players call the soundtrack the best they have heard in any game. Gameplay ranks 160th of 1396, and 60 reviews describe smooth, satisfying movement. 46 found beating every boss deeply satisfying, and Story & World ranks 310th of 1096, with an emotional ending.

👎 Where it falls short

48 reviews say some challenges feel like a grind of overly tight timing. 25 find some controls unintuitive, and the most upvoted says hook and sand ball detection contradicts the tutorial. 20 find navigation confusing and get stuck without enough guidance from the map. Others find the story too short, and a few want more varied bosses and enemies.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“scenes from dark forests to fluorescent underwater worlds with strong layering and emotionally tense color use” · 196 reviews
“movement and swinging mechanics feel smooth and satisfying” · 60 reviews
“ultimately satisfied after beating all bosses with lingering emotional impact” · 46 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.09 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “movement and swinging mechanics feel smooth and satisfying” · 60 reviews
Negative “hook and sand ball detection contradicts tutorial, controls unintuitive” · 25 reviews

Progression 11% · Difficulty 38% · Onboarding 14% · Freedom 11% · Strategy 15%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.27 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story is extremely emotional and satisfying ending” · 42 reviews

Characters 10% · World 23%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.67 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “significantly more content, locations, quests, and bosses than first game” · 3 reviews
Negative “story is too short and lacks more character arcs” · 15 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 75% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.59 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “scenes from dark forests to fluorescent underwater worlds with strong layering and emotionally tense color use” · 196 reviews
Negative “visual glitches with block patterns severely impact experience” · 1 review

Audio 42%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.25 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.02 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “most weapon options feel useless in combat” · 1 review
Positive “combat more interesting than previous game” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.09 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “some bugs present, though not game-breaking” · 8 reviews

Performance 3% · Developer support 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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