Tunic

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 311 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 231 out of 311
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 311
  3. Negative: 54 out of 311

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  1. Rhinogamer
    Apr 16, 2022
    3
    This game is awful, basically "rat in a maze" simulator is all it is, I've seen it compared to being a Soulslike, or Zelda, it is nothing like that (aside from maybe the camera view and the fact that you swing a weapon). It is dull, tedious, cringe-worthy wannabe clone but if a clone took all the worst aspects of a game, and none of the good ones. I even turned on the "God Mode" just toThis game is awful, basically "rat in a maze" simulator is all it is, I've seen it compared to being a Soulslike, or Zelda, it is nothing like that (aside from maybe the camera view and the fact that you swing a weapon). It is dull, tedious, cringe-worthy wannabe clone but if a clone took all the worst aspects of a game, and none of the good ones. I even turned on the "God Mode" just to walk around and see a little more of the game, to see if it did something to become more original or enjoyable later on, and it just never ever did; another 30 minutes later I just deleted it off my Xbox because I couldn't take another minute of the sheer boredom. Gawd, what an awful experience.… Expand
  2. Toska123
    Jun 5, 2022
    4
    I've been hyped for this game ever since the initial reveal a few years ago. Love the idea of mixing an old school Zelda game with dark souls elements. Even after all the delays, I was pretty hyped to try it out. But it was unfortunately a huge disappointment.

    The game itself is smooth and I like the premise. But the mechanics are so wonky that I'd say a good 75% of my deaths are due to    I've been hyped for this game ever since the initial reveal a few years ago. Love the idea of mixing an old school Zelda game with dark souls elements. Even after all the delays, I was pretty hyped to try it out. But it was unfortunately a huge disappointment.

    The game itself is smooth and I like the premise. But the mechanics are so wonky that I'd say a good 75% of my deaths are due to the game's collision/hitboxes, rather than how I normally die in dark souls which is almost always due to not knowing enemy patterns, falling for traps, missing a timing, etc. Then, to ice the cake with Bull     … Expand
  3. paranorma
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    Don’t remember the last time I’ve played something this overrated. Recommending this to Souls fans is practically an insult. Combat is beyond annoying, with lock-on changes coming out of nowhere and a three-hit combo that won’t actually combo most of the time unless you mash the attack button. Enemies annoyingly bounce away from your attacks. Levels are painful to navigate. What are youDon’t remember the last time I’ve played something this overrated. Recommending this to Souls fans is practically an insult. Combat is beyond annoying, with lock-on changes coming out of nowhere and a three-hit combo that won’t actually combo most of the time unless you mash the attack button. Enemies annoyingly bounce away from your attacks. Levels are painful to navigate. What are you people smoking?… Expand
  4. Richieboym
    Apr 3, 2022
    1
    The first 5 hours of the this game were fun and had a nice mix of Zelda&Dark Souls and was really enjoying it, but then it quickly descended into a cryptic tedious bore fest and I wish I'd never bothered, the Devs were clearly trying to copy what Fez did years prior with the style of puzzles...how is this fun exactly. Glad I played on gamepass so I didn't buy this rubbish
  5. PainfulTimez
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    Zelda wannabe rip off. If these are the kind of games that xbox think they can keep me subscribed to this pathetic gamepass service, then I am cancelling today.
  6. Salim1908_BH
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    Zelda da DeepWeb, mais um jogo com o selo mendigopass de qualidade, simplesmente horrível.
  7. BigDad02
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    Mais do mesmo. Não trás inovação e é bastante repetitivo. Gameplay confusa. Parece que a MS desistiu de competir com o PlayStation para competir com a Nintendo, só pode.
  8. Diegames
    Mar 24, 2022
    1
    Gameplay datada, não inova em nada, apenas replica soluções adotadas em títulos passados.
  9. GamerDadIsBad
    Mar 26, 2022
    1
    Bland game, nothing new, nothing innovative.

    Just a clone of previous success of games.
  10. Dragon7
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    All I can say is this game is Boring, just a Zelda knockoff that doesn’t do it right. But can’t complain it’s on gamepass
  11. Vile-Okami
    Mar 19, 2022
    2
    One of the most boring games I've played. There's a reason the original Zelda's game style is dead and buried. Most of the time I've spent playing this game has been wandering around wondering what to do. If you aren't using a guide or talking to people like all the reviewers did to figure out what the hell to do, this game is a boring chore.
  12. Rc20150990
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    Low Quality, knock off Zelda. Game not optimized and slow loading. Gameplay loop was underwhelming
  13. jj350
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    If you want your Zelda games to play like Dark Souls, here you go. Personally I didn't enjoy it outside of the music.
  14. Steyraus
    Mar 23, 2022
    2
    When I first saw this game like 7 years ago I was so keen to play it...But now that I have , it is a disappointment...It no even close to being as good as Zelda , let alone the awsome Zelda games relesed in the last few years...Skip Tunic, play " A link between worlds" and Links awakening..
    Basicly this game in boring, combat is very unsatisfying, there is to many puzzles and the puzzles    When I first saw this game like 7 years ago I was so keen to play it...But now that I have , it is a disappointment...It no even close to being as good as Zelda , let alone the awsome Zelda games relesed in the last few years...Skip Tunic, play " A link between worlds" and Links awakening..
    Basicly this game in boring, combat is very unsatisfying, there is to many puzzles and the puzzles just feel like road blocks to make the game longer...There is tons and tons of repetition..Sure the world is pretty for a bit, but there is almost no variety in scenery or art.. I could go on , ...Don't trust the Journos, most of the big sites and buddies with the Dev, which is yet another concerning trend with Indies..    … Expand
  15. Gang-warily
    Mar 22, 2022
    2
    Seemed like an OK game at first, played for a few hours, and then one time after I died it set me back ALL THE WAY to the beginning of the first map with no way to get back to where I was...uninstalled.
  16. GamerInTheHouse
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible Zelda Knockoff.
    At least 3D Dot Heroes allowed customization. It should have been so much better.    … Expand
  17. Nobodyplay
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    very bad, a shameless copy of zelda, china, bad and cheap, a disappointment
  18. Steff86
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    Awful rip off of Zelda! No creativity whatsoever in this game dfgdfhthsrth
  19. tyrako
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    my game keeps crashing please fix
    i paid full price should be fixed .. .....
  20. ultraviper
    Mar 31, 2022
    4
    Difficulty in this game is ridiculous. Early in the game you're ambushed by 5 spiders at the same time. They leap at you and attack you from beyond your own attack range, and kill you in 2 hits. They all take 4 hits to kill. Slightly later you're faced with turrets that will kill you very fast, their shots are nearly impossible to dodge, and leave you no opening to attack them withoutDifficulty in this game is ridiculous. Early in the game you're ambushed by 5 spiders at the same time. They leap at you and attack you from beyond your own attack range, and kill you in 2 hits. They all take 4 hits to kill. Slightly later you're faced with turrets that will kill you very fast, their shots are nearly impossible to dodge, and leave you no opening to attack them without being shot back. The game gives you a tip to circle them and use your shield. Except for the first few of these you come across you don't even have the shield yet!

    The game is obtuse by design. You loot items from chests and the game doesn't tell you what they are or what they do. You're forced to use them to find out. So you use it, and now you know what it does, but now you don't have it any more so getting the thing in the first place was pretty useless.

    The level design just sucks. Often paths between areas will be hidden by the game's own camera angles, again with the being obtuse by design. I was stuck in one area for close to an hour because the path to get out of the area was a ladder completely out of view of the game's camera.    … Expand
  21. amandra
    May 22, 2022
    3
    Extremely overrated. Boss fights start very easy, which helps to learn the mechanics, but then speed up to white knuckle for the last quarter of health, often with glitchy behaviors that can send your targeting or your character itself kareening.

    The progression has a smooth feel, bit also feels like it's missing something fundamental from it's inspiration. The art direction feels odd    Extremely overrated. Boss fights start very easy, which helps to learn the mechanics, but then speed up to white knuckle for the last quarter of health, often with glitchy behaviors that can send your targeting or your character itself kareening.

    The progression has a smooth feel, bit also feels like it's missing something fundamental from it's inspiration.

    The art direction feels odd given the difficulty.    … Expand
  22. Phuz
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    This game is horrible. I instantly disliked it. It's like they combined Oceanhorn with Ys and made a terrible mess of it.

    The gameworld looks horrible and the music doesn't fit and another loose ploddy character. It's just ugly and unlikeable.
  23. Mrblank1
    Apr 7, 2022
    4
    Overall the game is fine but navigating and finding some of the hidden paths seems pretty much impossible to find without a guide. It is hard to give this game anything higher since it is hard to actually even see the game from a simple navigation standpoint.
  24. CTAN
    Jun 3, 2022
    1
    Zelda wannabe? Beautiful graphic and scene design, but I'm really disappointed with the design and gameplay mechanic... In nut shell, nothing is new...
  25. Raios-Rogue
    Apr 5, 2022
    0
    86 my arse this game is trash graphics look like from 20 years ago at least the graphics are better than halo infinite and all you do is play with a fox and hit a bunch of stu pid xbots with a stick on the head the one person that made this game should have flushed it down the toilet

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. GAMES.CH
    Oct 6, 2022
    86
    Tunic is one of those games that won’t let you go until you see the credits rolling. It’s insane, what Andrew Shouldice and his small team came up with and how much lifeblood was poured into this action adventure. Definitely an indie title you should not miss.
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  2. Vgames
    Jun 5, 2022
    90
    Tunic demands all of your attention to experience its world and mysteries as intended. Fortunately, with excellent world design, fun and diverse gameplay and extraordinary ways to keep you interested in what to come next, it truly deserves that investment and focus.
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  3. XboxEra
    May 27, 2022
    70
    TUNIC is both an incredible and incredibly frustrating title. The combat lets down what otherwise is a masterpiece.
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