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ActionAtmosphericMetroidvaniaGreat SoundtrackPlatformerAdventure

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Game description

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Basic info

DeveloperMoon Studios GmbH
PublisherXbox Game Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateApr 27, 2016
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce 240 GT or Radeon HD 6570 – 1024 MB (1 gig)
Storage11 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 469 reviews from the past 1 year

87.3/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (95%)

Metacritic: 88 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Beautiful, emotional and at times tough, this platformer scores 87.3 across 72,487 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 14th of 1249. 171 reviews praise the visuals, from parallax and depth of field to character animation, and some say it still looks beautiful years later. 63 say they love it and highly recommend it, and some call it a masterpiece among platformers. 46 single out the soundtrack and music as memorable, with some still listening to it outside the game. Story & World ranks 220th of 1096, and others describe a simple but emotional story. Gameplay ranks 489th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

76 reviews find parts of it difficult, saying escape sequences and chases can feel unfair on a first attempt and demand patience and practice. 51 criticize the controls and combat, describing movement that feels floaty once enemies appear and fights that come down to mashing one button, while a few say the keyboard layout feels cramped. 19 wish it were longer, saying it ends on the short side with little to do afterward. Content Volume ranks 692nd of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 590th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“parallax, depth of field, and character animation are absolutely top-notch” · 171 reviews
“one of the best platformers I've played, masterpiece” · 63 reviews
“great story with cinematic feel” · 37 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.02 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “appropriate difficulty and engaging throughout” · 22 reviews
Negative “escape sequences require prior knowledge to avoid unfair obstacles on first attempt” · 76 reviews

Progression 12% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 13% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 36%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.28 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “great story with cinematic feel” · 37 reviews
Negative “story is emotionally heavy and exhausting despite being well-crafted” · 4 reviews

Characters 7% · World 30%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.86 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “100%-ed the game, high replayability value” · 1 review
Negative “ไม่ชอบระบบ speed run หรือ permadeath ทำให้ไม่อยากเล่นต่อรอบ 2” · 1 review

Volume 15% · Variety 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.49 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “parallax, depth of field, and character animation are absolutely top-notch” · 171 reviews
Negative “bright visuals blend hazards together, hard to see projectiles” · 2 reviews

Audio 46%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +4.33 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.05 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “combat is primitive and enemies are monotonous” · 2 reviews

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

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.05 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “buggy double jump mechanic causing unintended deaths” · 7 reviews

Performance 6% · Developer support 1%

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

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