Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Guide Ori through an exploration-focused platform adventure, fighting with spirit weapons and solving movement puzzles. Shards modify your abilities, while the opening search for Ku gives the journey its starting purpose.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.3 / 10
About this game
A storm separates Ori from the young owl Ku, sending the spirit on a search through a world of platforming, puzzles and enemies. Combat uses weapons such as a sword, bow and hammer. The shard system lets you modify Ori’s abilities and shape your approach, while environmental puzzles ask you to work out how to sequence actions around terrain and mechanisms. The adventure also includes boss encounters and forced-scrolling escapes. Spirit Trials provide a separate timed challenge: dash, burrow, grapple and jump through speed-run courses. Alongside these action demands, an orchestral soundtrack accompanies the journey. A selectable difficulty setting gives players a choice of challenge level, and the Switch release is listed for a single player.
Collected in series
Ori is a platform-adventure series about a small spirit exploring beautiful, dangerous natural worlds. New movement abilities turn obstacles into routes, while expressive animation and music give the journey an emotional pull. Graceful exploration gives way to demanding jumps and escapes.
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For solo players who want exploration shaped by movement decisions and ability customization.
Shards offer a way to adjust your approach instead of treating every obstacle as a fixed-tool problem. Sequenced movement puzzles and forced-scrolling escapes suggest contrasting demands: planning an action order and then carrying it out under pressure. This combination may appeal more to active platforming fans than to players seeking uninterrupted sightseeing.
Strengths
- Ability-modifying shards can make choosing an approach part of the action.
- Spirit Trials offer a focused outlet for players interested in improving traversal execution.
Weaknesses
- Forced-scrolling escapes may feel restrictive if you prefer to pause and inspect terrain at your own pace.
Who it is for: Solo players who enjoy movement puzzles, weapon-based combat and adjusting abilities to their preferred approach.
Play notes: The exploration includes forced-scrolling escapes, so an interest in the setting should be accompanied by a willingness to take on active platforming.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Exploration and movement puzzles sit alongside forced-scrolling escapes, while Spirit Trials isolate timed traversal. That structure offers different action goals without establishing a measured campaign length. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Weapon choice, shards and ordered movement puzzles give different kinds of decisions a place in the adventure. Players who like combining preparation with execution are the clearest fit. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The search for Ku gives the orchestral presentation a personal narrative context. Players drawn to a character-led journey may value that combination. | Reviewed | 9.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Difficulty selection provides a useful entry choice for players who want to choose a challenge setting before tackling combat and platforming. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Moon Studios
- Publisher
- iam8bit
- Release date
- Sep 17, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- Fast-paced3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyLinear LevelsThird PersonPlatformingReal-time CombatDodgeReplayableMain Story Under 10 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideMar 11, 2020
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideSep 17, 2020
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Sources
- www.orithegame.comSource revision: 1
- www.orithegame.com