Foxus

About

"Foxus" is a tranquil action-adventure game set in the magical forest of Alandia, where you explore the surroundings, meet charming characters, and collect items such as strawberries. The game encourages players to resolve the forest's mysteries through exploration and interaction with its inhabitants. This relaxing experience aims to provide a soothing journey through a beautifully designed world.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

16%

Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The graphics are visually appealing, with a nice art style and well-animated fox movements.
The game has potential and could be enjoyable if the controls and bugs are addressed.
The soundtrack is pleasant and adds to the atmosphere of the game.

The controls are clunky and difficult to manage, leading to frustration during gameplay.
The camera is poorly implemented, causing disorientation and making navigation challenging.
The game is extremely short, with many players reporting completion in under 30 minutes, lacking substantial content.

graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the cute and lush visuals, particularly the low-poly art style, while others note the presence of bugs and a lack of originality compared to other titles. Overall, while the graphics are generally considered nice, they are not enough to compensate for gameplay shortcomings.
- “The graphics are nice (personally, I like the poly style).”
- “The graphics are nice and lush, but I feel you can find a game with similar graphics, for less, that's more complete.”
- “I really love the graphics and look forward to playing more of this game.”
- “If only the visuals were off, I wouldn't call this a failure, but the gameplay is as well.”
- “The game's aesthetic is a mixed bag.”
- “The art style is okay, what you'd expect from low-poly.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is criticized for being lackluster and poorly executed, with a weak opening that fails to engage players. While there are glimpses of potential in the narrative, particularly in the absence of NPCs, the overall experience is marred by uninspiring dialogue, simplistic quests, and a lack of depth, leaving players feeling unfulfilled and disconnected from the game's world.
- “As far as the screenshots go, I can see there is some sort of passion to make this a cute story-driven game.”
- “The story may have been weird and interesting, but the NPCs were not.”
- “All the finer details missing, like an interesting story or deeper gameplay, would be completely fine by me if it were just enjoyable to walk around a landscape, being a fox and soaking up the atmosphere.”
- “We're introduced to a rock character that doesn't even fit the style of the low-polygon world, and we are immediately asked to swim back and forth between two islands so that his spiteful spouse needs two cakes in order to forgive him. As far as the initial story goes, it is lackluster at best and needs a better first impression.”
- “As far as the screenshots go, I can see there is some sort of passion to make this a cute story-driven game, but at this moment, with its lack of music, inspiring characters, and poor opening, it's very hard to even want to see how long it takes to get to the 'heart' of the game.”
- “The dialogue and story (because yes, this game actually has some of that for some reason) is not particularly important or interesting, with most conversations with the pink Pikachu thing boiling down to: 'walk here and get this thing and talk to me again.' There's really nothing fulfilling here, folks.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally described as pleasant and relaxing, featuring gentle piano melodies reminiscent of "Breath of the Wild." However, it is criticized for being sparse and lacking variety, with minimal sound effects accompanying gameplay, which detracts from the overall experience. While the soundtrack is a highlight, the absence of more dynamic audio elements leaves players wanting more.
- “The soundtrack is nice, borrowing from the Breath of the Wild school of gentle piano melodies interspersed between nature sound effects.”
- “The only good parts of the game are the nice relaxing songs and nice art.”
- “The game looks very nice and cute, the fox movements are well animated and the music is pleasant.”
- “As far as the screenshots go, I can see there is some sort of passion to make this a cute story-driven game, but at this moment, with its lack of music, inspiring characters, and poor opening, it's very hard to even want to see how long it takes to get to the 'heart' of the game.”
- “The developer could really use an audio guy, as there are basically no sounds for anything. Sure, you have ambiance here and there, and there is something you could call a soundtrack, but there are no other sounds.”
- “Barely played for a few minutes and wasn't able to force myself to keep playing: the camera is bad, the controls don't make any sense, you can jump through rocks, the map disappears, and sounds are only music and picking up objects.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some praising the controller responsiveness while others criticize it for being simplistic and lacking challenge. Many users highlight significant bugs and a lack of engaging content, describing the overall experience as mediocre and not worth the investment.
- “Controller gameplay felt perfect.”
- “All the finer details missing, like an interesting story or deeper gameplay, would be completely fine by me if it were just enjoyable to walk around a landscape, being a fox and soaking up the atmosphere.”
- “Don't buy the game; it looks fancy, but it's not worth it because it has bugs and the gameplay is bad.”
- “If only the visuals were off, I wouldn't call this a failure, but the gameplay is lacking as well.”
- “The gameplay is very simple and offers no challenge.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent freezing and glitches, particularly during character creation and loading new games. While some players appreciate the cute designs and animations, the overall experience is marred by lag and sensitive camera controls, leading to disappointment.
- “This is a game that is just too buggy and simple for Steam.”
- “Every time I create my fox, loading a new game always freezes.”
- “The things they could fix were already said since I only played about 4 minutes after 3 times of restarting it due to it freezing and stopping every time I load it up. I would only recommend this game if you don't mind the controls and if this game can improve on the camera angles and get rid of the lag. It's fine for the beginning, but not when it freezes up, because that makes me expect it's going to be amazing. It took so long to get started, which made me disappointed in this game the whole 4 minutes of playing it, but I still love it; I just wish it wouldn't lag so much and the camera angles wouldn't be extremely sensitive.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere in Foxus is described as pleasant and immersive, with enjoyable fox movements that enhance the experience of exploring the landscape. However, some players feel that the lack of deeper gameplay and story detracts from fully appreciating the atmospheric elements.
- “I love the fox movements, and the general atmosphere is very pleasant.”
- “Foxus is a very brief, featureless game that purportedly sells itself on 'atmosphere'.”
- “All the finer details missing, like an interesting story or deeper gameplay, would be completely fine by me if it were just enjoyable to walk around a landscape, being a fox and soaking up the atmosphere.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is criticized for its extremely short playthrough, resulting in minimal replayability.
- “Extremely short playthrough with little to no replayability.”
- “The game lacks meaningful choices, making it feel repetitive on subsequent runs.”
- “Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to play again.”