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Game description

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Basic info

DeveloperAcid Nerve
PublisherDevolver Digital
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJul 20, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8250U (4 * 1800) or equivalent; AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivale…
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce MX 150 ( 2048 MB); Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB)
Storage5 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 464 reviews from the past 1 year

83.6/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 85 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Players describe a charming action adventure with gorgeous art and music; it scores 83.6, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

121 reviews praise its visuals, the most upvoted saying the art style is beautiful and paired with amazing music. Visuals & Sound ranks 115th of 1249. 77 say they love the experience, with some naming the exploration, combat, lore and characters together. 55 admire the soundtrack for the way it sets the mood, and Story & World ranks 425th of 1096. Gameplay ranks 512th of 1396, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 230th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

44 reviews say navigation is confusing for new players because there is no map, and winding paths are hard to remember, so some end up checking guides. 38 find the enemies repetitive, with the same types and patterns returning, and a few mention reskins late in the game. 37 discuss difficulty from both sides: some find boss fights tedious or the late game too easy, while others hit sharp spikes and sparse checkpoints. Content Volume ranks 771st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“art style is beautiful and nailed with amazing music” · 121 reviews
“absolutely loved exploration, combat, art, music, lore, characters” · 77 reviews
“bosses amazingly fun, never pushovers but refrain from overwhelming” · 38 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 82% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.79 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “bosses amazingly fun, never pushovers but refrain from overwhelming” · 38 reviews
Negative “repetitive boss patterns with tedious multi-phase mob gauntlets” · 37 reviews

Progression 16% · Onboarding 23% · Freedom 27% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 29%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.64 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “nice atmosphere and solid visuals” · 32 reviews

Story 39% · Characters 17%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.81 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “enemies and enemy types have little variety” · 38 reviews

Volume 28% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.00 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is beautiful and nailed with amazing music” · 121 reviews
Negative “visuals are quite dark and gloomy” · 3 reviews

Audio 39%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +4.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.12 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “costs only a few yuan, affordable” · 4 reviews
Negative “20 euros seems excessive for content and playtime” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.06 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “frame pacing issues when windowed optimization enabled” · 4 reviews

Stability 2% · Developer support 0%

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

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