Goblin Walker

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Goblin Walker is a single player hack and slash game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by るしまる堂 and was released on January 9, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

This is an unconventional 2D belt-scroll action game, in which players won’t beat devils or dragons as invincible warriors, but evil, greedy and despicable Goblins. You will break into the villages which are guarded by soldiers and warriors and kidnap the villagers as sacrifice for the resurrection ritual of the Goblin King.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 225 reviews

gameplay10 positive mentions

grinding4 negative mentions

The game is fun and offers a unique twist on the beat 'em up genre, allowing players to explore and upgrade their character.
The art style and animations are generally well-received, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
With the uncensored patch, the game provides a more fulfilling experience, making it enjoyable for a few hours.

The Steam version is heavily censored, lacking the promised adult content, which has led to disappointment among players.
The translation is poor, making the story difficult to follow and detracting from the overall experience.
Players are required to purchase an additional patch from a third-party site to access the full content, which many find unethical and frustrating.

gameplay
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay reviews are mixed, with some players finding it fun and engaging, particularly praising the progression and control mechanics, while others criticize it for being clunky, repetitive, and poorly translated. The Steam version is noted for being censored and lacking some core mechanics present in other versions, leading to a more monotonous experience. Overall, while there are solid underlying systems, many players recommend waiting for improvements or additional content before fully engaging with the game.
- “Bit clunky, but fun enough, and good progression and control mechanics.”
- “Translation needs a bit of work, but gameplay and underlying systems seem pretty solid as a game.”
- “The kidnapping and exploration mechanics make the game feel more natural and organic, more like River City than the standard side scrolling model.”
- “Terrible gameplay and the translation is not good.”
- “Bad translation, repetitive gameplay, annoying game mechanics, and the game is even censored.”
- “The Steam version is also censored -- but if you want the gameplay, I would say it's quite monotone once you figured out the trick.”
story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
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The story is generally perceived as simple and poorly executed, with many users highlighting issues with translation that detract from understanding the plot. While some players find amusement in the bad translations and attempt to create their own backstories, the overall narrative is considered lackluster and clichéd, fitting a classic genre mold but lacking depth.
- “I'm surprised to say that I actually am in it for the story and not just the sexy stuff.”
- “Hey, if you have an imagination, you can give them all a neat backstory to each maiden's love habits before and after they ended up in the dungeon... ah... I hope you found this a good read.”
- “That being said, this game has some Engrish issues but otherwise fits the classic mold of this kind of genre's story.”
- “If the story made any kind of sense, I certainly couldn't figure it out, through the translations that laugh in your face as you make any attempts to understand them.”
- “Personally, I think the dialogue and plot on their own were pretty lame; the amusingly bad translations make slogging through all the text cutscenes a little more bearable.”
- “It took me well over an hour to simply complete the first quest of retrieving three girls for sacrifice.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beautiful art style and high-quality visuals, contributing to an overall positive impression of the game's aesthetic appeal.
- “The art style is beautiful.”
- “Nice artwork.”
- “The art style is beautiful.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is widely praised for its humor, with players finding it exceptionally funny. However, there is a desire for additional content to enhance the experience further. It is also noted that the game is part of a bundle featuring adult-themed humor and lewd games.
- “This game is hilarious! We could use some more content.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game somewhat tedious, as the increasing difficulty of goals can make progress feel slow and repetitive. The necessity to return to base after collecting items adds to the grind, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the payoff.
- “A bit grindy, since the goals you need to achieve get higher and higher to get to the real payoff; the 'things' you get to do with the women you've 'collected'.”
- “It gets tedious to get all the way back to base every time you acquire the 'goods'...”
- “A bit grindy, since the goals you need to achieve get higher and higher to get to the real payoff; the 'things' you get to do with the women you've 'collected'.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game experiences significant stability issues, with frequent freezes during dialogue that can last up to a minute, alongside unbalanced gameplay and problematic keyboard controls that are often buggy and laggy.
- “At several dialogue points, the game freezes for about a minute, and then you can play again.”
- “Gameplay, as far as I've seen it, is unbalanced, and the keyboard controls are buggy and laggy as well.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received largely negative feedback, with users describing it as ranging from bland to irritating.
- “The music ranges from bland to irritating.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is considered decent for low-performance PCs, but players feel that it only becomes worthwhile with the 18+ patch, which enhances the experience despite the game's focus on violence and negative themes. Without the patch, many users believe the game is not worth playing.
- “If you don't plan on getting the 18+ patch, the game is not worth it. With the patch, it's okay, not great; basically just about violence, killing, stealing, and other really bad things. Decent if you have a very low-performance PC.”