Owlboy Reviews
Owlboy shines thanks to surprisingly varied, Metroidvania-style gameplay and a charming cast of unlikely heroes whose bittersweet journey is among the best I’ve experienced in recent years. Its remarkably detailed pixel art makes every scene more breathtaking than the last, but it’s the relationships between characters in both story and gameplay that makes Owlboy something truly special.
There’s very little to actively dislike about Owlboy.
Dungeons are fun and well-designed, and the story will keep you moving at a steady pace
From its robust art to its meaningful character progression, we fail to remember a game that has ever delivered a package of goods so beautiful and complete as Owlboy has done.
Owlboy is an old style game with beautiful and colorful graphics. The game has a lot of variety on his mechanics and the result is a great experience.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
While Owlboy may have small sections that cause numerous restarts, those portions are buried underneath the overwhelming amount of great moments found within. Nearly everything about Owlboy is well-crafted. From the graphics, the soundwork, the characters and their inter-relationships, the changing state of the world, the gameplay, and the title’s ability to introduce and drop mechanics in a dynamically-paced way, Owlboy is a perfectly executed composition of story and gameplay.
Games created with this level of attention to detail are hard to find. Throughout the past decade we can each pinpoint various favorite titles that truly touched our hearts and minds, but Owlboy stands at the top or near it. This is the kind of game that transcends time as its art, gameplay, story and music truly should be heralded as a shining example for developers to aspire towards. Whether this is something that can be duplicated remains to be seen as this title is a true labor of love and passion. Every frame in the shows the deep level of love that is only possible by withholding a game until perfection. I’ve only played a handful of games that could be considered perfect in my time and this stands among them. Congratulations go to the developers for creating a masterpiece.
Every pixel of Owlboy's composition imparts a soaring level of care. Its impression upon 2D platforming parallels the comfort of a handmade blanket or the pleasure of devouring made-from-scratch cookies. Owlboy's sympathetic characters and gorgeous construction devours any suspected immunities to the charms of handcrafted artistry. It's a one-off rarity that somehow escaped the assembly line.
Barring the occasional frustration, D-Pad Studio have created a wonderful and satisfying tale filled with superb characters and marvellous presentation.
Our Owlboy Review is full of highs and lows but through the whole journey, you still land on your feet excited!
A beautiful adventure platformer with a cheerful pixel art veneer, but with very modern themes.
Owlboy revisits a golden age of gaming, with a deep and moving story that incorporates some of the best characters and ideas in a long time.
Owlboy is a great game. The art style is excellent and the characters are great. Definitely recommended.
Gorgeous adventure ten years in the making sets the bar sky-high
Characters within the story are vastly different from each other and feel like they have there own motivations, personalities, and goals. Nothing is 2 dimensional in this 2D world. And it’s really refreshing to experience a game like this. I would go so far as to say it could be a teaching aid for people developing games and stories in the future.
Perfect for fans of classic platformers, the visuals, story, and gameplay come together in a way that makes Owlboy an unforgettable experience.
Owlboy is an interesting platformer. Focused on the cooperation between the members of our heroic team, it offers a substantial number of well designed environmental puzzles, and a rewarding progression.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Owlboy is a brilliant but short trip: a gorgeous journey into a touching story, dressed up in a metroidvania suit.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Although the game has been under construction for nine years, the quality of the final product shows that the creators have spent all their effort and obsession to create a memorable game during this time, and the result is a work whose impact remains in the gamer's mind for a long time.
Review in Persian | Read full review
In the end, I have to say that this work took me with me, and with its experience, I went to a world that I had been away from for years. A world whose memories were so sweet that now, whatever the case, I intend to find those works again and stay for a while in the same era!
Review in Persian | Read full review