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Faeland

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88%Game Brain Score
story, music
atmosphere, grinding
88% User Score Based on 197 reviews

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Faeland is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Talegames and was released on December 5, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Take on the role of a skilled hunter in Faeland, an adventure RPG set in a beautiful world inspired by 8-bit classics. Traverse through the expansive world of Faeland, making your way through forests, caves, dungeons and castles. As you unlock new abilities, revisit old haunts to explore previously inaccessible areas hiding deep secrets. Along the way, you will create enemies and make friends. …

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Audience ScoreBased on 197 reviews
story19 positive mentions
grinding6 negative mentions
  • Beautiful pixel art with fluid, detailed animations and a nostalgic 16-bit style.
  • Engaging metroidvania gameplay inspired by Zelda II and classic titles, offering rewarding exploration and varied combat.
  • Excellent soundtrack and sound design that enhance the immersive atmosphere and evoke classic RPGs.
  • The game is still in early access with incomplete content, blocking areas, and occasional bugs that impact progression.
  • Controls and combat can feel clunky or sluggish; some platforming sections require frustrating pixel-perfect precision.
  • Backtracking can be tedious without fully implemented fast travel and map features; some confusing map design and lack of guidance.
  • story
    65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in this game offers a simple yet engaging high-fantasy experience reminiscent of classic RPGs, with thoughtful pacing and a heartfelt, nostalgic charm. While still incomplete, it features a linear yet well-crafted narrative enriched by compelling side quests, intriguing world-building, and consistent thematic elements. Although some find the writing somewhat enthusiastic and lacking tension, the story's warmth, exploration, and evolving lore keep players invested and eager for future updates.

    • “The simplicity of the story and the classic, no-frills high-fantasy setting are oddly refreshing, in an era dominated by terminally self-aware, self-effacing narratives desperate to prove they're 'in on the joke'.”
    • “The story (not finished yet) so far also calls back to the simpler RPG times where despite having many places to explore and treasures to find, the game is fairly linear with a simple story that doesn't seem lazy but inspired from the typical fantasy tropes we all know and love.”
    • “The RPG elements of this game really shine, the pacing of the story is great, with lots of NPC interaction and story elements spread throughout the gameplay which are neither onerously long, nor so far apart that you forget what was going on.”
    • “The writing seems to be overly enthusiastic; all the characters have the same inclination towards the protagonist whenever he finishes a quest or does anything right. It's very jarring that there are no risky situations and intensity to the conversations, even though the action set pieces have some gripping moments, which makes it all the more disappointing that the writing is so subpar.”
    • “I played for about 110 minutes and the game wouldn't go any further into the story.”
    • “I know it's "early access," but I don't like that I can't finish the story campaign (if I'm wrong please correct me, but it seemed like I couldn't go any further in my playthrough).”
  • music
    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in this game is widely praised for its nostalgic, SNES-era style with catchy, chiptune-inspired tracks that effectively set the mood and enhance the atmosphere. While most find the soundtrack beautiful, immersive, and fitting perfectly with the game's art and world, a few note it can feel repetitive or less strong compared to classic RPG soundtracks. Overall, the music is considered a standout aspect that significantly contributes to the game's charm and appeal.

    • “The music is wonderful and well done, harking back to simpler RPG times with its fantasy and dramatic overtones that may sound over the top at times but still sets the mood in a fun way.”
    • “Faeland feels like a heartfelt homage to some of the best adventure games I have ever played, and a lot of the music reminds one of SNES titles like Zelda: A Link to the Past and Terranigma.”
    • “The music is particularly terrific, with echoes of Yasunori Mitsuda's music for Chrono Trigger and Hiroki Kikuta's for Secret of Mana.”
    • “The soundtrack felt repetitive and, at times, even irritating.”
    • “Music is clearly 8-bit influenced, which might not be to everyone's taste even for a pixel art game, but it is catchy nonetheless.”
    • “Regarding the music, I hate to say it's the 'weakest' part of the game, but I will say it's the least strong... if that makes sense.”
  • gameplay
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally praised for its smooth, responsive controls and a well-executed blend of classic Metroidvania and RPG elements, offering enjoyable exploration and combat with a nostalgic yet modern feel. Some users note occasional frustrations with combat mechanics and pixel-perfect platforming demands, but overall find the experience fun, engaging, and polished, with depth added by RPG progression and immersive world design. Early access status means some mechanics may need refinement, but the core gameplay is considered strong and promising.

    • “The mechanics are stripped back, the exploration is happy to leave your hand thoroughly un-held, and the animation is smooth as butter sliding off an oven-warmed plate.”
    • “While fighting as well, you will come across a magnificent mechanic that I'm sure everyone loves: contact damage.”
    • “Although still in early access, the game already shines with its polished animations and top-tier roleplaying elements, seamlessly woven into its metroidvania-style gameplay.”
    • “But for me, the gameplay itself just didn’t click.”
    • “I like what this game is trying to do and its atmosphere, animations, etc., but for the love of God review your combat gameplay overall.”
    • “Some of the combat and mechanics maybe need to be reworked a bit, especially the combat sometimes feels quite clanky.”
  • graphics
    42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game’s graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, detailed pixel art style that evokes a nostalgic retro aesthetic reminiscent of 8-bit and 16-bit classics. The visuals effectively capture diverse environments and rich world-building, with smooth, fluid animations that enhance immersion. Overall, the art style is considered a standout feature that significantly contributes to the game’s charm and atmosphere.

    • “The graphics are simplistic and give an almost retro theme while still being absolutely a beautiful fantasy world from dark, damp spider caves, to high, arid cliffs and mountains to a sprawling multi-leveled city and castle.”
    • “Strong 2D Zelda vibes in the dungeon design (including manipulation of dungeon elements), superb graphics and animations, and overall there is so much attention put in little details and secrets.”
    • “The attention to detail in the graphics enhances the overall atmosphere of the game, sucking players into its enchanting world.”
    • “Beautiful pixel graphics but clunky combat and parkour spoil it all for me.”
    • “I dig the retro aesthetic, but I find it very disappointing when it feels like a dated project to play.”
    • “There are a few buildings or areas where the art style completely changes.”
  • atmosphere
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is generally praised for its charming pixel art, music, and detailed visuals that create an immersive and comfortable fantasy world. However, some players find that the atmosphere can become tiring during longer sessions or feel somewhat lacking despite strong audio-visual presentation. Overall, the atmosphere effectively supports the game’s flow and style, though there are suggestions for improvement in pacing and combat integration.

    • “I really enjoyed the flow of this one, the atmosphere is spot on and it just feels good to play.”
    • “The pixel art, music & atmosphere is very good, comfortable, familiar, it's overall nice.”
    • “I absolutely love the Zelda-like fantasy atmosphere, with a nice balance of slower, realistic movement.”
    • “Instead of enhancing the atmosphere, it started to wear me down during longer play sessions.”
    • “In terms of audio and visual presentation and spritework, this game is highly above average and has a charm to it but somehow lacks in atmosphere.”
    • “I like what this game is trying to do with its atmosphere and animations, but for the love of God, review your combat gameplay overall.”
  • grinding
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features significant grinding and backtracking, which many find tedious due to limited side quests, lack of farming or crafting systems, and absence of RPG progression elements. Slow pacing and minimal fast travel options exacerbate the grind, reducing replay value mostly to optional item collection and gold farming.

    • “It's easy to miss and, sadly, does little to alleviate the game's frequent, tedious backtracking.”
    • “I feel like I'm spending most of my time grinding or backtracking to get gold when I thought this was supposed to help.”
    • “Backtracking can be tedious without fast travel, map markers, and sprinting.”
  • emotional
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Faeland delivers a heartfelt, nostalgic experience with a wholesome and interesting story reminiscent of classic adventure games, enhanced by a nostalgic soundtrack. While the real-time combat is enjoyable but not exceptional, the game balances a colorful, approachable aesthetic with challenging moments, creating a touching and emotionally engaging adventure.

    • “Faeland feels like a heartfelt homage to some of the best adventure games I have ever played, and a lot of the music reminds one of SNES titles like Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Terranigma.”
    • “Very enjoyable game with good but not great real time combat and a wholesome, interesting story to follow.”
    • “It's not as tough as a souls-like, but don't let the wholesome and colorful appearance deceive you into thinking this is a walk in the park.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game generally runs well with good performance, including on Steam Deck, but users have experienced occasional crashes and freezes that can cause frustrating progress loss. As it is still in early access, some bugs and glitches are present but not overwhelmingly problematic.

    • “This game looks, sounds, and runs great!”
    • “Also runs great on Steam Deck!”
    • “I had a couple of crashes/freezes that especially infuriated me because it meant I needed to do large sections of the game over again.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is characterized by a playful blend of lighthearted, dramatic moments, such as the character's exaggerated reactions mid-air, which adds a funny yet slightly frustrating charm reminiscent of classic side-scrolling titles.

    • “Really feels like a nice blend of the side-scrolling 'Ys' titles and, funny enough, Flashback!”
    • “It's kind of funny and annoying at the same time when my character gets dramatic hurting mid-air, sending him uncontrollably to the boss's embrace.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users perceive the monetization as a quick cash grab rather than a well-developed, polished product.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability is limited, primarily offering motivation through collecting optional items, farming gold, and setting personal challenges.

    • “There's not much replay value other than collecting optional items, gold farming, and completing self-challenges.”
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Faeland is a role playing game.

Faeland is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Faeland.

Faeland was released on December 5, 2023.

Faeland was developed by Talegames.

Faeland has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Faeland for its story but disliked it for its atmosphere.

Faeland is a single player game.

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