Alder's Blood

 Switch
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 5 out of 26

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  1. CantinRenard
    Mar 16, 2020
    4
    A Game with a crazy amount of potential. The corruption mechanic ended up being too harsh for me, about 5 hours in i ran out of hunters over night and out of money (used to hire new hunters), and just threw the towel in. I love hard game, but the difficulty here fails to make it fun. A little sad as i feel i wasted some good game dollars, but i believe that with a little tweaking thisA Game with a crazy amount of potential. The corruption mechanic ended up being too harsh for me, about 5 hours in i ran out of hunters over night and out of money (used to hire new hunters), and just threw the towel in. I love hard game, but the difficulty here fails to make it fun. A little sad as i feel i wasted some good game dollars, but i believe that with a little tweaking this game could be amazing. It has a lot of good things going on for it, butt the difficultiy makes hard to enjoy them. (The wind changing direction without warning really!?)… Expand
  2. Liam2000
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    I love the game but it is completely broken, full of bugs, always crashing or freezing, it’s unplayable at this state.

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#91 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GameCritics
    May 8, 2020
    60
    I find Alder’s Blood in a very strange position. The aesthetic, combat, and ideas drew me into the shadows of its world. However, the bugs, design issues and general lack of polish have killed my drive to continue playing. I might come back to it in the future once it’s been patched, but not until it’s had a lot more time to polish off its rough edges.
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  2. Switch Player
    Apr 10, 2020
    70
    Alder’s Blood takes inspirations from different games to create a unique adventure RPG which blends Western and Victorian-style characters. Due to a focus on stealth, its strategy turn-based combat can lead to some frustrating segments, but a distinct art-style and deep world-building transforms the stressful segments into an overall worthwhile experience.
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  3. Pure Nintendo
    Apr 9, 2020
    90
    Alder’s Blood is a wonderfully crafted game with an intoxicating story. Its missions are simple but your strategy can’t be if you want to survive.
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