Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Steam Deck Verified

Moon Studios GmbH · Atmospheric · Apr 27, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
71k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 71k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The visuals are beautiful and the story very well made and intriguing.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The music gave me an eargasm every session, the graphics are absolutely wonderful, and the gameplay is addicting.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music gave me an eargasm every session, the graphics are absolutely wonderful, and the gameplay is addicting.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This whole game has a beautiful premise and soundtrack entirely ruined by developes who seem to have skipped out on the playtest part of it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I'd recommend playing this with a controller if possible for a smoother experience.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Perfect on Steam Deck.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters151 reviews
Gameplay108 reviews
Graphics99 reviews
Audio57 reviews
Controls19 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty46 reviews
85%
Performance10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat67 reviews
82%
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
57
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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