Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

Action RPG with two switchable heroes and food-based leveling

Nihon Falcom · Published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. · Released Oct 31, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 763
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 9; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 8 years ago; Jan 22, 2018

What is Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection?

This single-player action RPG follows a pilot who crashes on the floating continent of Ilvard and agrees to help a vampire princess recover her stolen magic and castle. You explore Ilvard and its dungeons, switch between his melee attacks and her ranged magic in combat, and gain experience by eating food.

For you if...

+you like switching between melee attacks and ranged magic
+you enjoy quirky characters and a colorful setting
+you want an unusual food-based leveling system

Not for you if...

−you dislike lengthy dialogue between action sequences
−you want combat without repetition or dungeon tedium

What players say

92% of 763 reviews are positive

Players praise the colorful cast and setting, along with the food-based leveling system. Complaints focus on lengthy dialogue, repetitive or awkward combat, and occasional crashes or graphics problems.