Forspoken

Open-world action RPG with spellcasting and magic-powered parkour

Square Enix · Released Jan 24, 2023

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 8,559
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now: 19; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 2 years ago; Nov 13, 2023

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Forspoken?

You play as Frey Holland in an open-world action RPG set in Athia, a fantasy land she is transported to from New York City. As she searches for a way home, you cross corrupted regions using magic-powered parkour and fight monsters with spells.

For you if...

+you like moving quickly across large fantasy worlds
+you enjoy experimenting with different spells in combat
+you seek optional challenges while exploring an open world

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear levels to open-world exploration
−you want to reach open exploration without a long introduction

What players say

63% of 8,559 reviews are positive · 85% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the movement and spell-based combat, especially as more abilities become available. Common complaints include awkward dialogue, a slow opening, repetitive open-world activities, and performance problems such as stuttering and crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

Forspoken system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 64-bit (After November 2019 Update) or Windows® 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 (3.7GHz or better) / Intel® Core™ i7-3770 (3.7GHz or better)
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 8GB / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 720p 30fps

OS: Windows® 10 64-bit (After November 2019 Update) or Windows® 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™5 3600 (3.7 GHz or better) / Intel® Core™ i7-8700K (3.7GHz or better)
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT 12GB / NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 8 GB VRAM
Memory: 24 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 1440p 30fps, SSD 150GB

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 53
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Japanese. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese.