Magic Runes

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Magic Runes - An exciting 3D game with adventure elements. You have to go on a dangerous adventure across a mysterious island full of ancient dinosaurs. Your goal is to cleanse the lands of darkness and return peace and tranquility to these lands! Collect resources, build a camp, fight dangerous predators with the help of a magical staff and magic skills! Features - Nice soundtrack - Colo…

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

Reviews

41%

Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

gameplay1 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

Some players found the game to have engaging gameplay with various power-ups and obstacles that require strategic thinking.
A few reviews mentioned the game as a fun experience, particularly when played in a relaxed setting.
There are mentions of vibrant graphics and a beautiful world that some players appreciated.

The game is criticized for being an asset flip with low-quality graphics and a lack of originality, resembling outdated games.
Many players reported numerous technical issues, including bugs, crashes, and unresponsive controls, making the game frustrating to play.
The game has been accused of review manipulation, with fake positive reviews misleading potential buyers about its quality.

graphics
4 mentions
50 % positive mentions
-25 % neutral mentions
75 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally praised for their vibrancy and appeal, contributing to an enjoyable experience, especially in engaging gameplay scenarios like battling dinosaurs. However, some users noted the lack of resolution options and graphics customization, which could limit the visual experience for certain players.
- “A fun game with nice graphics in which I fought against dinosaurs; I will play it again!”
- “With engaging gameplay and vibrant graphics, Magic Runes offers a fun and addictive experience for players looking for a brain-teasing challenge.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “The graphics look outdated and lack detail.”
- “The character models are poorly designed and lack realism.”
story
4 mentions
0 % positive mentions
25 % neutral mentions
75 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for being shallow and unengaging, with quests primarily consisting of tedious fetch tasks and forgettable NPCs lacking meaningful dialogue. Overall, the narrative is described as lacking depth and coherence.
- “The quests are nothing more than glorified fetch quests, sending you on mindless errands to collect arbitrary items for forgettable NPCs who couldn't muster an interesting line of dialogue if their lives depended on it.”
- “Magic Rune's plot is thinner than a sheet of paper.”
- “And the story? What story?”
monetization
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-50 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized for being exploitative, with accusations of plagiarism and cash grabs through asset flips. Users have noted the presence of fake reviews and suspiciously timed accounts promoting the game, suggesting a lack of integrity in its marketing and development practices.
- “The developers here didn't credit any of the artists and real game developers who created the assets, so this is plagiarism as well as a cash grab.”
- “The reviews are all written in either Russian or broken English, appear almost simultaneously shortly after the game launched on Steam, and the accounts are consistently used to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs.”
- “This game feels like a cash grab with its heavy reliance on microtransactions and lack of meaningful content.”
gameplay
2 mentions
50 % positive mentions
50 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Magic Runes is characterized by its engaging and addictive nature, complemented by vibrant graphics, making it a fun brain-teasing challenge for players.
- “With engaging gameplay and vibrant graphics, Magic Runes offers a fun and addictive experience for players looking for a brain-teasing challenge.”
stability
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Magic Rune suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous glitches and technical problems that detract from the overall experience, leaving players feeling as though the game is poorly constructed.
- “Magic Rune is so riddled with glitches and technical issues that it feels like it's held together with duct tape and prayers.”