Ravenbound
- March 30, 2023
- Systemic Reaction™
- 9h median play time
Ravenbound presents an intriguing world that simply doesn't live up to its potential. It's a decent enough adventure, but lacks the nuance needed to stand out.
Get on Steam"Ravenbound" is a single-player, open-world fantasy action game with fast-paced, roguelite-style combat and permadeath. As a vessel to the Raven, you must battle corrupted creatures and rebuild the Raven's power to free imprisoned Gods and restore order to the island of Ávalt. Despite stunning visuals and compelling music, the game is reported to be quite grinding and buggy.
Reviews
- gameplay361 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- story149 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- graphics121 mentions
- 54 % positive mentions
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- 3 % negative mentions
- optimization77 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
- music57 mentions
- 51 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- stability44 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 5 % neutral mentions
- 77 % negative mentions
- grinding40 mentions
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- 100 % negative mentions
- atmosphere20 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability15 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- emotional10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
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- funny8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
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- character development4 mentions
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- ads2 mentions
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Critic Reviews
Ravenbound Review – Mysterious and Enchanting
On the surface, Ravenbound’s simple combat and dour setting might make the game look at bit bland, but what it offers is anything but. In a sea of Roguelikes, Ravenbound remains fresh and engaging and offers a unique experience that fans of the genre would be sore to miss.
100%Ravenbound Review
Ravenbound is a roguelike that starts out promising before being grounded by obtuse systems, frustrating loot, and lots of bugs.
50%Ravenbound
Summing up Ravenbound was a challenge because, despite its flaws, the game isn’t bad and I did have a good time when it worked as intended. However, it’s just badly executed with the lack of missions, explorations, and many frustrating bugs that make Ravenbound hard to recommend. Systemic Reaction are aware of the issues and are actively talking to their community through patch notes to, hopefully, revive this game and make it the fun roguelite it’s asking to be.
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