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Ogu and the Secret Forest

Ogu and the Secret Forest is an adorable take on the tried and tested Zelda formula, with varied gameplay and loads of hats to wear.
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83%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
83% User Score Based on 103 reviews
Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

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About Ogu and the Secret Forest

Ogu and the Secret Forest is a single player and multiplayer open world action adventure game with fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by Sinkhole Studio and was released on March 23, 2023. It received positive reviews from both critics and players.

Explore the wonderful world with baby Ogu! Unravel the mystery of the world.

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83%Audience ScoreBased on 103 reviews
story6 positive mentions
  • Beautiful and cute art style with charming characters and animations.
  • Engaging gameplay featuring challenging puzzles, side quests, and a vast exploratory world.
  • Unique, relaxing, and rewarding experience with a nostalgic adventure vibe and smooth mechanics.
  • Most of the game content is locked behind a substantial paywall, limiting free play to a small portion.
  • Movement controls and UI can be clunky or confusing, causing some frustration during gameplay.
  • Technical issues such as buggy or missing cutscenes and occasional crashes on mobile devices.

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The story is engaging and adventurous, featuring a charming, somewhat nostalgic plot enriched with interesting lore and creative quests. Players appreciate the cute characters, smooth animations, and variety of main and side quests that keep the gameplay lively and immersive. Overall, the narrative complements the beautiful art style and rich world, enhancing the game's enjoyment.

    • “This is the sort of game that you need to think a bit, cute story and honestly a joy to play.”
    • “Simplistic design, cute animations, interesting storyline, and plenty of side quests to keep you entertained.”
    • “Simple but beautiful graphics, nice puzzles, and lots of quests to do - it's a great game that’ll have you going on a grand adventure with a somewhat nostalgic, classic prophecy type plot.”
    • “The in-game cut scenes with storylines are also not visible.”
    • “The game is good but why did it need my drive information and why did it need to get connected to gameplay if it's completely offline? Then due to some error, it's hard and not able to play this game further after that sun village mission due to unable to login in gameplay AC.”

  • graphics

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features charming, simple yet beautiful 2D graphics with a distinctive, cozy art style that players find adorable and engaging. The visuals complement the nostalgic, adventurous atmosphere and enrich the overall experience, making it both relaxing and captivating. Many users praise the character design and art direction, though some note frustration over additional paid content.

    • “Such a beautiful game with amazing graphics and lots of side quests to keep the game alive and fun. It has kept me busy for hours because of the many things to do. One of the most engaging games I've ever played.”
    • “Simple but beautiful graphics, nice puzzles, and lots of quests to do. It's a great game that will have you going on a grand adventure with a somewhat nostalgic, classic prophecy-type plot.”
    • “You play as some sort of white baby platypus and your weapon is basically a net, but the music, art style, collectibles, characters, and side quests all grow on you quickly. It's truly a fun, cozy game to play.”

  • gameplay

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its enjoyable puzzle-solving, exploration, and comfortable adventure mechanics, though some players find it challenging and occasionally confusing to navigate controls. However, issues such as required payments to unlock content and unexpected requests for drive access or online connectivity disrupt the otherwise engaging offline experience. Overall, the gameplay is regarded as beautiful and rewarding despite these hurdles.

    • “You do have to pay to unlock all the different lands, but it's well worth it based on the gameplay!”
    • “I really do enjoy it because of the little puzzles, small action gameplay, as well as exploring the forest.”
    • “I'm loving it; I just played this game for an hour, and the gameplay is good. The adventure type of game is absolutely good and additionally it's so comfortable to play.”
    • “I had to watch some gameplay just to see how to use the controls, inventory, etc. Also, the game is a bit hard for me but I still want to solve the puzzles.”
    • “The game is good but why did it need my drive information and why did it need to get connected to gameplay if it's completely offline? Then due to some error, it's hard and not able to play this game further after that Sun Village mission due to unable to login in gameplay AC.”
    • “The game is good but why did it need my drive information and why did it need to get connected to gameplay if it's completely offline? Then due to some error, it's hard and not able to play this game further after that Sun Village mission due to unable to login in gameplay AC.”

  • music

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

    The music is praised for its calming, stress-relieving qualities and perfectly complements the game's cozy, charming atmosphere. Players find it soothing and enjoyable, enhancing the overall relaxing experience.

    • “I can just play it any time & completely blows away my stress.. love the background music too.”
    • “No need for internet, open world, cute looking characters, colour usage easy on my eyes and the chill calming vibe of the music.”
    • “You play as some sort of a white baby platypus and your weapon is basically a net, but the music, art style, collectibles, characters, side quests.. it all grows on you so quickly and it's truly a fun, cozy game to play on.”

  • monetization

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

    The game currently has no ads and is not free, but users suggest that adding ads could make it more accessible for free players. Overall, the absence of ads is noted positively.

    • “That said, there are absolutely no ads.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The atmosphere is widely praised as wonderful, creating an engaging and immersive experience for players.

    • “Wonderful atmosphere”
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85%Critics’ scoreBased on 1 critic reviews
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Ogu and the Secret Forest is a open world action adventure game with fantasy and mystery themes. Common tags for Ogu and the Secret Forest include free to play, indie, 2d, exploration, relaxing and others.

Ogu and the Secret Forest is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

Ogu and the Secret Forest was released on March 23, 2023.

Ogu and the Secret Forest was developed by Sinkhole Studio.

Ogu and the Secret Forest has received positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Ogu and the Secret Forest for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Ogu and the Secret Forest is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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