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Maliki : Poison Of The Past

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66%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
83% User Score Based on 30 reviews

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Maliki : Poison Of The Past is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy, comedy and anime themes. It was developed by Blue Banshee and was released on April 22, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

In the near future, humanity is teetering on the edge of extinction, subjugated by the fearsome Poison, a plant monster that alters the space-time continuum. Led by the enigmatic Maliki, a handful of temporal survivors have joined forces and are coordinating their efforts from the Domaine, a haven outside of time that is so far safe from the threat. Play as Sand as you travel through the ages to …

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83%Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews
story10 positive mentions
grinding9 negative mentions
  • Charming and engaging turn-based RPG with innovative time manipulation mechanics, reminiscent of classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII.
  • Beautiful art style combining 2D comic-like visuals and 3D environments, complemented by excellent and memorable music that enhances the atmosphere.
  • Story and characters are well-written, emotional, and accessible even to players unfamiliar with the Maliki webcomic, offering a compelling, heartfelt narrative.
  • Combat difficulty spikes abruptly at certain points, with enemies hitting hard and limited healing/resources, causing frustration especially without difficulty settings.
  • Lack of quality-of-life features such as maps, quest markers, enemy health bars, and some clunky UI elements, alongside occasional bugs that may disrupt smooth gameplay.
  • Puzzle design and farming mechanics feel underdeveloped or poorly explained, sometimes making progression a chore and detracting from overall enjoyment.

  • story

    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 48% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The story is generally praised for its charming characters, warm and engaging narrative, and well-crafted world with interesting twists and callbacks, appealing to fans of chill, cute RPGs. However, some find it simplistic or clearly aimed at a younger audience, and a few players are frustrated by gameplay issues that disrupt their story experience. Overall, the story is considered a strong and enjoyable aspect that motivates playthroughs despite occasional rough mechanics.

    • “A wonderful game with a pleasant story and a warm ending with preparation for the sequel.”
    • “The game, whilst cutesy looking with fantastic 2D art and cute 3D art, has serious undertones that the story navigates quite well throughout!”
    • “Very fun game, as a long time reader I really appreciate the callbacks and even if some of the twists were easy to see, I was curious about how some elements of the story were going to be treated and got a lot of pleasant surprises.”
    • “The story is not good.”
    • “This would be fine except this is clearly a story for children, so who exactly is this game for?”
    • “The main storyline is quite straightforward and not so long.”

  • gameplay

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its innovative time-related and turn-based mechanics, engaging puzzles, and nostalgic nods to classics like Chrono Trigger. However, some players find the combat explanations lacking, difficulty settings absent, and certain mechanics or maps challenging to navigate, leading to mixed feelings about overall accessibility and impact. Despite these issues, the game’s unique features and storytelling keep gameplay enjoyable for many.

    • “An excellent game, a love poem to classics like Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy 7, with innovative time-related mechanics.”
    • “Pretty fun puzzles with each party member offering a different mechanic for solving them.”
    • “The gameplay is classic turn-based but with fun twists.”
    • “I have no experience with this kind of game but the fight mechanics are really badly explained, the fights are too hard and there's no difficulty settings.”
    • “The character art is nicely done, and the story and characters are interesting; but the gameplay is so bad that I have to force myself to play an hour or two to be able to get to the next bit of story before I have to set it down. I may give up and watch a video walkthrough instead.”
    • “I really wanted to like this game, streaming to the TV so my wife can enjoy the story as well (as she was a fan of Chrono Trigger in her youth, and many other games with time travel shenanigans). Even she agrees the gameplay itself is pretty rough.”

  • music

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its high quality and fitting style, enhancing both exploration and battles with memorable and enjoyable tracks. Players often find themselves humming or enthusiastically engaging with the soundtrack, which perfectly complements the game's cozy atmosphere and visuals.

    • “I can't say this enough... the music *chef's kiss*. I found myself humming along in the worlds or openly bopping to the boss music so many times!”
    • “Whether you’re in a boss fight or just hanging out, the soundtrack sets the mood perfectly.”
    • “Honestly the game really charmed me, the visual presentation is high quality, the musics are wild, the story and characters were easy to get familiar with, and the gameplay had a great personal touch just like the rest of the game.”

  • grinding

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding through farming is presented as a relaxing and optional activity that provides a break from combat but offers limited utility, mostly tied to side quests and buffs. While it adds charm and a pleasant pacing to the game, some find it somewhat tacked on and not deeply integrated into core mechanics. Overall, farming contributes to exploration and variety without feeling grindy or mandatory.

    • “The farming is a relaxing breath from the harsh enemies that want you to become plant food, but sadly there wasn't much to do with it outside of a few side quests for people needing specific vegetables, making buff food (of which I didn't need many), and Naturon stonks!”
    • “- Farming is not useful enough for combat.”
    • “- The farming aspect feels a bit tacked on compared to the rest of the mechanics.”

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a charming and cozy art style, primarily 2D with some 3D elements, drawing comparisons to Nintendo Wii and a "cutethulhu" aesthetic. The graphics are widely praised for their adorability and alignment with the game's relaxing, turn-based JRPG vibe. Overall, the visuals contribute significantly to the game's appeal and atmosphere.

    • “What you see here is a cozy turn-based JRPG with beautiful graphics, relaxing music, and likable characters.”
    • “The art style is really cool, reminds me of Nintendo Wii characters.”
    • “The art style is pretty nice, especially the 2D elements, with a 'Cutethulhu' sort of aesthetic for the antagonists.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for being engaging and well-crafted, combining an interesting story with a relaxed, "chill" vibe that feels unique rather than generic.

    • “Interesting story, great atmosphere, and an engaging combat system.”
    • “Story and atmosphere are very chill if you're looking for that, without feeling generic.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is generally stable and runs smoothly with minimal bugs reported by users.

    • “Fairly bug free”

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game begins with a warm, charming atmosphere before gradually delving into deeper, more emotional themes, creating a compelling and heartfelt experience.

    • “Starts off all cozy and cute, then gets deep and emotional.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is well-crafted, featuring witty character writing that balances amusing moments with genuine, relatable emotions.

    • “The characters are super well written, with funny moments and some surprisingly real ones too.”
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Maliki : Poison Of The Past is a tactical role playing game with fantasy, comedy and anime themes. Common tags for Maliki : Poison Of The Past include turn-based, indie, lgbtq+, third person, cartoon and others.

Maliki : Poison Of The Past is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

Maliki : Poison Of The Past was released on April 22, 2025.

Maliki : Poison Of The Past was developed by Blue Banshee.

Maliki : Poison Of The Past has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Maliki : Poison Of The Past for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Maliki : Poison Of The Past is a single player game.

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