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Coridden
Developer Aftnareld
Become the ultimate shapeshifter in this hack n’ slash ARPG with action-based combat. Transform seamlessly and customize both your human and beast powers as you level up, find new gear and DNA-strands. Venture out solo or in co-op to uncover the secrets sealed inside a legendary city. From the Steam store page
234 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
172 positive · 23 negative
95% range 83–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 172 | 23 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
313 of 340 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 167 yes, 23 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 190 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (480 of 538 positive).
Some reviewers note the game feels designed for multiplayer, with single-player being less polished. [1][2][3] A few players criticize the short length, inventory management, and lack of quality-of-life features. [4][5][6]
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- [4]
I am saddened that I can't give this game a positive review. I really wanted to like it, as the concept of an ARPG where you can transform into animals seemed really great on paper. In practice, I finished the game with a feeling of disappointment. I sat with that feeling before writing this review, but it lingered. The game is rather short for the price. Even taking my time, completing all side quests, and …
- [7]
Love the game! Had a ton of fun playing through the story and some post game grinding at the repeatable board missions. With the new updates its much easier to customize your build with all the additional levels. The combat feels smooth with the transitions between beast and human. My one major criticism would be to add additional slots for each beast type. It would be nice to be able to toggle to whichever one you …
- [1]
Despite the positive recommendation, I'm going to be a bit critical of this one. I landed on positive though because I feel that they got the most important bits right... it's just a lot of the polish that is missing. First off before anything else though, this really screams multiplayer. The single player version just gives you AI companions in some areas that take the place of other players. Honestly this appears …
- [9]
Wooo, so much fun! Hubby and I stayed up all night playing local co-op after we completed the demo. Finally, a new, great local co-op. And gotta say, I appreciate the animations of the creatures. They move very fluidly. And the transition between human and beast is so damn good Game makes you feel so damn powerful when you blast fire from your mouth, or cut through enemies with lighting attacks. Great game, great …
- [2]
An enjoyable Co-op game of a type many of us would like to see more of. The game was designed with Co-op in mind as opposed to it being an afterthought, so the ability to ride on, or be ridden by, your companions is a great addition to the more traditional cooperative abilities such as healing, shielding, and buffing. I would like to see more games involving playable creatures with a cooperative experience as a core …
Summarised from 34 of the 231 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Coridden sits at 88% positive across 195 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 234 · most liked firstSteam Deck / Gaming News #5. As you're most probably used to by now, this is just my initial warning that what follows is my ranting and rambling about both Steam Deck-specific(ish) news, and general gaming news I've spotted and seems interesting to me. This time around though, if you'll indulge me I might highlight some of *my* favorite people? Alongside news that is, of course. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in and poke holes in my mistakes and formatting (or, idk, just enjoy this)!…
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Deck / Gaming News #5. As you're most probably used to by now, this is just my initial warning that what follows is my ranting and rambling about both Steam Deck-specific(ish) news, and general gaming news I've spotted and seems interesting to me. This time around though, if you'll indulge me I might highlight some of *my* favorite people? Alongside news that is, of course. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in and poke holes in my mistakes and formatting (or, idk, just enjoy this)!…
neutral · AI labelView post →I am saddened that I can't give this game a positive review. I really wanted to like it, as the concept of an ARPG where you can transform into animals seemed really great on paper. In practice, I finished the game with a feeling of disappointment. I sat with that feeling before writing this review, but it lingered. The game is rather short for the price. Even taking my time, completing all side quests, and wandering around lost a several of the game's less directed areas, I still came it at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the game! Had a ton of fun playing through the story and some post game grinding at the repeatable board missions. With the new updates its much easier to customize your build with all the additional levels. The combat feels smooth with the transitions between beast and human. My one major criticism would be to add additional slots for each beast type. It would be nice to be able to toggle to whichever one you need at the time for swimming, bashing walls, and whatnot. Its a bit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the positive recommendation, I'm going to be a bit critical of this one. I landed on positive though because I feel that they got the most important bits right... it's just a lot of the polish that is missing. First off before anything else though, this really screams multiplayer. The single player version just gives you AI companions in some areas that take the place of other players. Honestly this appears to be a game that was designed from the bottom up with multiplayer in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Performance on the deck is alright, game is a bit grindy but I admit I did enjoy most of it, the camera is a pain in the butt and I wish you could control it more or zoom out further, the game can be played solo from start to finish as the tutorial mission is scripted to have the other three 'characters' to help, after that you don't see them again unless playing co-op. You can play the entire game as a human, creature or a mix of both... naturally I chose creature but you do need to be human…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey! Remember this one? The glowing animal, shapeshifting, co-op, adventure game I showed the early testing of like a year ago? WELL IT'S RELEASED! Thank you @ansharpublishing.bsky.social for inviting me to play a year ago, I can't wait to check out the finished work! Coridden | Twitch.tv/zuan 🐄
positive · AI labelView post →Coridden is a unique action RPG that players can transform into defeated beasts, each with special abilities/skill trees. This mechanic adds variety to both combat and exploration. The game features fast-paced battles, strategic form-switching, and up to 4 player co-op online multiplayer mode with unique teamwork elements. It has not only rich colorful visuals and immersive music also fresh and engaging experience for fans of action RPGs. Check out our…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The combat doesn't have a lot of weight and flashiness to it, but it works. You get skills for both your human character and the beast character you are using. Respeccing is available and easy to do in the main town. The game has some areas where you need to have found a certain beast in order to use their ability to explore or open up a section of the map. Conceptually, this isn't my favorite but it's fine. Functionally, unless you are using that specific beast already you need to equip their…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for nothing (especially since this is a riff off of Wilds), but there is a game like this and it’s quite literally called Coridden. |3 store.steampowered.com/app/1656930/...
neutral · AI labelView post →A promising game, with too much jank to recommend. There are just some really unrealistic collisions and jumps in the game that detract from the immersion, and the inventory management system is far from good. It is also a very very short game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shapeshifting Action RPG Coridden started releasing some updates to optimize the game for the #SteamDeck and fix freezes: steamdeckhq.com/coridden-rel...
neutral · AI labelView post →I wish there was a neutral. I'm only a few hours in and I'm already tired of 3 things. 1. I'm constantly having to open the large map to look for areas. When the big map is open you can do anything. Would be cool to have a background overlay so you can move when map is open. The mini map is so small and useless. 2. I'm constantly having to rotate the camera behind the character. It's so top down that you can barely see much ahead of you. 3. There should be a pets spit skill hot keys.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play it! It's very fun, and it's very much grabbed me when I tend to bounce off most ARPGs. I really like the transformation aspect. I'm a serial druid in most TTRGps I play, and this game understands why, I have a lot of easily accessible diversity in playstyle at any given moment, but you still have to figure out the rules and how to work within them to do whatever it is you're trying to do. I do like the concept for co-op. It's a little hard to build into buffing your mount/rider, simply…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just edited my review. It used to be positive but the more I played, the more I felt the flaws on the gameplay. The idea is good, the results are highly disappointing. [-] Only 13 different enemies in the game. [-] Don't play summoner, your pets are R* and won't do anything. Oh, and they will also push off cliffs and kill you. [-] Bosses randomly one shot you [-] It's actually a platformer with hack n' slah combat. I hate platformers and it wasn't clear until 5 hours into the game. [-------]…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enjoyable Co-op game of a type many of us would like to see more of. The game was designed with Co-op in mind as opposed to it being an afterthought, so the ability to ride on, or be ridden by, your companions is a great addition to the more traditional cooperative abilities such as healing, shielding, and buffing. I would like to see more games involving playable creatures with a cooperative experience as a core feature and I hope to see continued updates for Coridden.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very good game, with some fresh ideas. Very impressive visuals, especially as it was made by a small team. Clearly this game is designed to play with at least one other player, so I had a lot of fun playing coop with my wife. I can definitely recommend this game for the fun factor alone. The shape-shifting and mount / rider mechanics is awesome! Now, some downsides: the story is interesting, but poorly executed. The idea is good, but clearly the developers could benefit from an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is fine, but there are very few different monsters both to change in and both to fight. There is a sort of bounty mini game in the game, which exists out of 2 different kind of objectives, either destroy eggs or protect a tower. Very underwhelming. Also, see the 10 hours of gametime I have? I completed all side quests and main quests in this time. I even played some bounties for xp and items. Not that you really need it. There are no such things as item sets or actual synergy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has great concepts. However there are things that I would recommend strongly to the developers to add in or change in Coridden. - Visual FX for the players attacks and projectiles need much more variety in detail and colours to suit the element they are supposed to be. - A drop down menu allowing variations of sorting in the inventory to make it easier for players to sift through their gear. - Skin varieties for your character and for the monsters' you transform to. This is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today I was working on Coridden speedrun and was trying to jump over a wall and when I finally succeeded... THERE WAS AN INVISIBLE WALL!!! This game is so sequence-break proofed, it's crazy. And it's not even that good to expect that! #Speedrun #VTuber
negative · AI labelView post →Overview: Coridden is a hack n' slash featuring semi-open levels all connected to one another. The main feature of the game is the ability to shift seamlessly between your human and beast form with additional options available as you progress through the game and defeat more enemies. Finishing the main game including all side quests took me around 15 hours on Veteran difficulty, although a couple more hours of fun can be had playing repeatable missions from the main hub. I played most of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wooo, so much fun! Hubby and I stayed up all night playing local co-op after we completed the demo. Finally, a new, great local co-op. And gotta say, I appreciate the animations of the creatures. They move very fluidly. And the transition between human and beast is so damn good Game makes you feel so damn powerful when you blast fire from your mouth, or cut through enemies with lighting attacks. Great game, great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An action RPG kind of like "Grim Dawn" or "Diablo". What sets it apart is the shapeshifting ability and you can change into these different dinosaur kind of creatures on the fly. The shapeshifting ability adds a slight metroidvania hue into the game as you unlock abilities that allow you to access areas that were inaccessible before.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't typically leave reviews, but the game has so few reviews that every positive counts! Generally speaking, I enjoyed my time with Corriden. The combat is solid, the story is compelling, and there are plenty of talent trees available to keep things interesting for the duration of the game. I especially enjoyed the verticality of exploration (which isn't something I was expecting). One big criticism I have of the game is the Alterant system (basically, how weapons/armor are upgraded). The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game to play with friends or your partner (We played locally, so I don't know if there are any issues online). I beat it with my girlfriend and while she's not an expert gamer the amount of options available for difficulty will keep both, you and your partner, on your toes. By half the game she was hitting LIKE A TRUCK, and was hooked. Around 30 hours to complete, without any rushing. Acceptable story, with a few unexpected plot twists. Brutal combat; I think the level of depth…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played though twice now, I would like to recommend this, but it's been so long and the game is just riddled with bugs still, it's poorly balanced and requires far too much farming for such a short and simple game, mostly relying on doing arenas over and over if you want more out of it than 10-12 hours per playthough, and theres only like 10ish different enemies + variants of them and a few unique bosses on top of that, and while they allow you to pick and choose classes and skills, the actually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mostly play co-op games and I am tired of the "everything is dark, ugly, and evil, and chaos is rampant" with a souls-copy aesthetic. I crave colorful games and fun co-op mechanics. Nine Parchments is casual, fun, and beautiful. The point IS that there is friendly fire because the challenge is to get the enemies without getting your friends. Played also by up to 4 people on a single screen. Coridden is very home-made but has cool mechanics of turning into beasts or riding your friends when…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game feels like a 2001 game. Not worth the money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Friend and I bought this game because we liked the ease of split screen/online multiplayer, but what is up with this weird AI undercurrent storyline? We literally can't remember what the actual plot is. We kept noticing that there are all these NPCs that are set up to be backwards, hillbilly AI haters, and the game obviously paints them as being the ones in the wrong. I feel like the devs are on a mission to convince the world that AI is "totally cool bro." Feels like a super weird thing to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game ticks so many boxes for me that it's insane. If you like Diablo, class-building, and ( albeit limited ) creature-collecting, then this game is for you. In my opinion, this game has so much going for it, and of course, things that could be improved upon. For such a small dev team, it's in a fantastic state. I'd honestly say it's better than some of the more recent launches and even some of the AAA games that have released since this one. In this game, you can take control of one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the better games I've Kickstarted. Way more polished than you'd expect from a two-developer team, though the co-op elements are very strong because said developers are partners who made the game they wanted to play together. The story is decent, and the variety of possible and viable builds is near-infinite because you have both skills as a human and skills from your beast form, and you can switch beasts as needed (though beast leveling only comes when you fight in that form).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coridden is made by a Swedish indie team (Aftnareld), and it’s honestly so polished already. Have you ever played a game from a tiny dev team that completely surprised you? I wanna discover more like this :) ▶️ Watch Part 2: youtu.be/iPPWuIAUmUA #IndieGame #Coridden #ARPG
positive · AI labelView post →Might not be popular opinion but this game, although small scale and clearly a passion project, is more representative of the direction I was expecting isometric action rpgs to go instead of whatever diablo or diablo-like games are currently at. I know gamers on the internet love their stats and numbers and optimization of dps and whatever. I want a more casual rpg where the actual combat and actual game is more entertaining and engaging than the act of collecting loot and better items, as many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the current state of the game I would wait on purchasing it. The game first and for most is fun. It just needs a lot of bug fixes and quality of life features. 1. Inventory management Alterations and quest items should not take up inventory space. when you strip gear your alterations take up 90% of your inventory. Also quest items take up way to much space. Also you can let us by more space with ingame money if thats possible. 2. Transformations. You should be able to equip more than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Loves to Lock up and then delete your save data and character. have to go into your save files and use backups every time it happens, very annoying. makes me not want to play the game honestly. sad because the game is interesting and fun to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, gem in the rough. The idea with combat and synergy is really unique, playing co-op adds another level of fun. Would highly recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Multiplayer optimization needs work. My friend kept getting loot drops while I literally never found a single item in the span of 30-60 minutes. Dunno if it's a bug or a feature but it's not good for multiplayer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing this game for a while now, mostly focusing on leveling up all of my beast masteries because it is so much fun! I made a discovery last night that completely changed my perception of this game. There is so much incredible depth to the alterrant system. I'm very impressed and am loving it! Way to go devs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game still need more end-game, Arena its okay, needs more levels. Waiting for more bosses and mechs. Will come back in a few months :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too many puzzles. very little content. Not a well thought out process to development
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coridden is a supercool shapeshifting ARPG. I love the isometric style and the graphics are cool. The gameplay is awesome and the controls are responsive. I played single player, which is what I prefer. Highly recommended
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, that's what an indie with 1.5 developers should look like and inspire other people to develop games on their own. Good couch coop
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to give the game a like but I just can't, this is where mitigated button could come in handy Pros: -The game is beautiful -The mechanic of having different forms with their own talent tree in interesting -The voicing is nice -Game got me "hooked somehow despite all the cons" since I finished it, I can't say that f most of my games in my library. Cons: -Some annoying bugs -The camera on controller not ergonomic at all, I would have refunded it if I didn't switch to keyboard -The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the game, so much fun to play with my wife. The RPG elements are elegant and easy to get into. Hoping to see some expansions / DLC. Also switching between human and creature form while fighting is very satisfying. Game looks beautiful. Well done.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great! Me and my partner played through co-op and had a blast. Lots of build options. We're thinking of doing another playthrough, or perhaps New Game+. The game is not without it's problems. We ran into occasional crashes and a little bit of jank with the movement. The storyline was pretty good, but the voice lines were definitely a bit rough. It's a niche indie game though, so I don't hold that against it too much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A charming game, brings me back to two old games I used to play as a kid. Crash of the Titans for my gameboy, and Scaler for my PS2. Mostly due to being able to shift into different forms to utilize different abilities. Unlike those two, in this game you can shift on command and change what you shift into as you would armor or weapon. The way combat is done, it heavily encourages you to weave between both your forms, as they have separate energy bars that regenerates even while not in that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →movement feels terrible and the first area was so dark with neon lights all over it was just crap to look at. literally playing blind here. im out.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only a couple of hours in, Loving it. We need more local Coop games and this one is so smooth and slick, A few bugs and some functions we learnt by accident rather than the tutorial.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice concept and it's really fun in co-op. Graphic are good and the game runs very well. Jumping between beast form and human adds a lot of variety to the combat. I want to like it more but there are some critical QoL features missing. For example you often have to walk across a map to find the fast travel. Sounds small but it's a buzz kill to backtrack across a empty map just so you can go to the next section. This is why most modern ARPGs have a town portal mechanic. If you forget…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If your game has cute creatures and doesn't let you do this, you're doing it wrong. #gaming #indiegame #coridden
neutral · AI labelView post →I just want to give a huge shout out to a fantastic indie game called Coridden! It's got cool mechanics that work best with friends where you can turn into funky dinosaur creatures and even ride each other haha. Had a ton of fun abusing that mechanic a bit. #gaming #indiegame #coridden
positive · AI labelView post →It’s here! My soundtrack for #Coridden video game is on Spotify and Bandcamp! Other platforms will follow. I invite you to have a listen and let me know your thoughts! open.spotify.com/album/7eJJpZ... #gamemusic #gameaudio #gamedev #gamesoundtrack
neutral · AI labelView post →The game I've showcased lots of my #indiegames together with - Coridden is finally released! This game is one of the most amazing and unique co-op games out there. Transform into beasts and ride on each other! #videogames
positive · AI labelView post →Starting a new game today, a new adventure in Coridden Live in an hour with Zylo and BlueRa www.twitch.tv/anakey1 www.twitch.tv/blueranykus www.twitch.tv/zylosian #Dinotuber #UKstreamer #Streamer #Dinosaur #Dinovtuber #Coridden
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a fun hack-and-slash RPG with shapeshifting aspects. I really enjoyed how seamless the experience was because you can use up your stamina bar in human form and then switch to beast form with a fully loaded stamina bar ready to go. The same applies when you get a higher leveled beast because the abilities switch over and you don't have to grind or unlock anything if you decide to use a different leveled beast of the same species. There variety of settings were beautiful to look at and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very underrated game. There are a lot of good things. Many mechanics of the game well done. One might want to tweak the command for controller, put the sprint with the same button as the camera rotation. Take out the button for camera zoom, if you want use another button to activate it. Yes, the camera movement is configured to be used with right stick but you need to hold another button to activate it. So just an example, put only the rotation movement to be activate with the sprint command…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5 hours in, and I'm digging it so far. Playing with a friend, the combat feels smooth and the switch between human and beast form feels good. Clunkiest part so far is equipping different forms. I think a radial would solve a lot of that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮✨🔮Live Now! 🔮✨🎮 Sas the storywitch is live! Ooo, this looks like a pretty new game! Trying out Coridden for Women's History month. Let's go on a new adventure! |18+ | !lurk |!clip #EnVtuber #vsky www.twitch.tv/snacksandspe...
neutral · AI labelView post →This started out as a cool concept but got boring, fast. It just felt....uninspired? I dont know. Worth getting on a sale, I guess, but I cant recommend it. Devs - dont take my feedback too hard. I'm really hard to please. EDIT: Responding to Feanen_AP: I am being genuine when I say I'm really hard to please. You were warned! But I appreciate the outreach so I will be transparent with my thoughts: - Leveling up never felt truly rewarding. And with the different beast mechanics, there were so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s a very nice game—just a shame not many people have heard of it. It’s great for couples or up to four friends. You can even ride on each other to make certain things easier, which is a fun mechanic. The controls are a bit awkward, especially at the beginning. Turning the view with the scroll wheel KEY takes some getting used to, and you have to keep clicking it constantly if you want a good overview of the map. One big plus is that you’re rewarded for going places you’re not really…
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