Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Hand-painted Metroidvania platforming through a wounded fantasy world

Moon Studios GmbH · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Mar 10, 2020

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 146K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 409 in 30 days
Playing now: 463; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 5 years ago; Nov 19, 2020

What is Ori and the Will of the Wisps?

A single-player action platformer and Metroidvania set in a hand-painted fantasy world. You guide Ori through an interconnected landscape, using platforming and combat to explore, face enemies, and help the injured owlet Ku while trying to restore the land.

For you if...

+you enjoy movement-focused Metroidvania exploration and platforming
+you value hand-painted art and orchestral music
+you want a story-rich single-player adventure

Not for you if...

−you dislike precise platforming and traversal challenges
−you want clear guidance and frequent map markers
−you prefer multiplayer over a solo adventure

What players say

96% of 146,346 reviews are positive · 92% of 409 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the hand-painted visuals, soundtrack, fluid movement, and traversal. Complaints focus on unresponsive controls, unclear navigation, and technical issues including controller mapping, lag, freezes, crashes, and progression-blocking bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 Version 18362.0 or higher
Processor: AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 37
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.