Magic Runes

About

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…

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Play Modes

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

67%

Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Some players found the game to be a fun experience, particularly enjoying the combat against dinosaurs.
The game features various power-ups, obstacles, and puzzles that can provide engaging gameplay for those looking for a challenge.
A few players appreciated the vibrant graphics and the overall mood of the game, suggesting it could be enjoyed in a casual, relaxed setting.

The game is criticized for being an asset flip, lacking originality and proper crediting of asset creators, leading to accusations of plagiarism.
Many reviews highlight severe technical issues, including frequent crashes, bugs, and unresponsive controls, making the game frustrating to play.
The overall quality of the game is deemed unacceptable, with poor graphics, a lack of meaningful content, and a thin plot that fails to engage players.

graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
38%
13%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their vibrancy and appeal, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience, especially in engaging scenarios like battling dinosaurs. However, players have noted the lack of resolution options and useful graphics tweaks, which limits customization. Overall, while the visuals are a highlight, the absence of graphical settings is a drawback.
- “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.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
38%
The story in Magic Rune is criticized for being virtually nonexistent, with quests primarily consisting of tedious fetch tasks that lack depth and engagement. Players find the narrative and character interactions to be uninspired and forgettable, leading to a disappointing overall experience.
- “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.”
- “What story?”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized for being exploitative, with accusations of plagiarism and cash grabs through the use of uncredited assets. Reviewers highlight the presence of fake reviews and suspicious account activity, suggesting a coordinated effort to promote these low-effort, asset-flip games.
- “The developers here didn't credit any of the artists and real, actual game developers who created the assets, so this is plagiarism, as well as a cash grab.”
- “They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay of Magic Runes is characterized by its engaging mechanics and vibrant graphics, providing a fun and addictive experience that challenges players' minds.
- “With engaging gameplay and vibrant graphics, Magic Runes offers a fun and addictive experience for players looking for a brain-teasing challenge.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Magic Rune suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous glitches and technical problems that detract from the overall experience, leading players to feel 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.”