Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Reviews
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree tries to bring together a multitude of ideas within a single dark action RPG. In some areas, it delivers legendary results, while in others, it falls flat. If you enjoy a challenge and believe that 'as long as it's soulslike, it doesn't matter if it's rough around the edges,' I guarantee you'll spend hours filled with both love and frustration.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a meticulously designed Soulslike 2.5D game that delights with its atmosphere, depth of mechanics and extensive character development system, but requires patience and determination from the player. The combat is challenging and rewarding, the exploration is rewarding, and the gothic setting and excellent sound complement the whole. On the other hand, the story is not very engaging, the magic system is more frustrating in the first hours of the game, and the scale of the talent tree can be overwhelming at times. This is a game not for everyone - but if you give it time, it will repay you with something truly unique.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a worthy metroidvania that unfortunately tries to overextend itself. Although the experience is diluted with ideas that could have been executed better, the core is strong enough.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
There's a lot to love about Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree from its expansive and diverse map to its brutal boss fights that'll thoroughly test your character build. Its combat could definitely benefit from a bit more complexity, though. 🌲
It sticks confidently to its vision, rewarding those who enjoy piecing things together in a world that rarely offers comfort.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree successfully blends Metroidvania exploration with challenging Soulslike combat, offering a richly atmospheric world, compelling storytelling, and satisfying gameplay depth that rewards patience, strategy, and experimentation.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
There are moments when the title from Primal Game Studio works as a solid 2D action RPG, but the closer it leans into soulslike and metroidvania territory, the more it feels hollow — and even infuriating.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a high-quality action-RPG that blends metroidvania and souls-like elements with impressive cohesion. Strong exploration, deep combat, and standout presentation give it a clear identity, despite some repetitiveness and a less-than-polished launch. Packed with secrets, side quests, and optional bosses, it's a rewarding experience for fans of the genre - and for anyone seeking a fresh challenge.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Mandragora is a game that knows exactly what it wants to be - a hard, slow, atmospheric, and at times unrewarding journey through rot and magic. And in that, it truly shines. It’s not for everyone, but for those seeking an uncompromising challenge and a world where every victory is earned with blood - and who absolutely have nothing more urgent to do and enjoy farming - this is a perfect hit.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Mandragora is an interesting Metroidvania Soulslike that uses a skill tree to switch gameplay up. Some bugs and repetitive bosses sometimes dampen the experience, but the excellent gameplay is worth exploring.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree might not rewrite the Soulslike or Metroidvania playbook, but it brings enough style, systems, and substance to justify a place in any dark fantasy fan’s library. It’s a sprawling, artistically impressive RPG that nails exploration and combat—but stumbles with some frustrating design choices and uneven storytelling. Buy it if you’re a fan of Salt and Sanctuary, Blasphemous, or Hollow Knight, and want something moody, challenging, and visually rich. Just be prepared to dig through some rough edges to find the heart of what makes this game special.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch is an absolute game for Soulslike or Metroidvania fans. Despite a few missteps, its depth of play and immersive world-building are worth it alone. It is a breathtaking and unflinching indie masterpiece.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is an amazing dark fantasy game that mixes the best parts of Metroidvania games and Soulslike games together. The combination of exploration and hard-hitting combat makes for an addictive combination that will draw the player in again and again until all the mysteries of this dark world are uncovered.
Lovers of complicated metroidvania games have a new reference thanks to the work developed by Prima Game Studio and Knight Peak. In general terms, it has nothing that we haven't seen in other greats of the genre. Exploration, complicated combat and a progression system with experience points.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Mandragora stands out as one of this year's biggest surprises thanks to its stunning artistic direction and vast, distinctive world design. It successfully blends Souls-like and Metroidvania mechanics in a creative and effective way within a 2.5D environment, offering an enjoyable gameplay experience filled with challenges that we thoroughly enjoyed.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Mandragora: Whispiers of the Witch Tree isn’t just another entry in the action RPG genre—it’s a living, breathing world that challenges you to be smarter, faster, and more resourceful with everything at your disposal. It’s highly polished with responsive controls that make every encounter challenging yet fair.
While Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree reads well on paper and boasts an intriguing premise, it stumbles in execution, delivering a game that needs more polish to truly shine as the next great Soulslike Metroidvania.
Strengthening the genre of games that depart from the metroidvania structure to meet the soulslike style, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree has more hits than misses. The energy management combat is slow and can be repetitive and somewhat clumsy, but it also has its highlights. The crafting system is bureaucratic and offers few incentives for counting on it, affecting the feeling of reward of finding items. The world is well-built and enjoyable to explore, although its biggest highlight is really the rich 2D visuals, making it one of the most beautiful in the genre and easily recommended to those who enjoy the style.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The latest in a line of solid soulvanias, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a gritty challenge that rises to the occasion.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree struggles to find its identity with its lackluster combination of both Soulslike and Metroidvania influences.