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Forspoken
Developer Square Enix
Forspoken is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Luminous Productions and published by Square Enix. The game focuses on fast and fluid terrain traversal, with an open world that allows free exploration. Players control Frey, a young woman transported from New York City to the fantasy world of Athia, where she uses magic to survive and find a way home. Athia is ruled by the tyrannical Tantas. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
405 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
134 positive · 73 negative
95% range 58–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 134 | 73 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 70 | 10 | 68 |
| Lemmy * | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 1 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
3,058 of 4,695 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 135 yes, 69 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 204 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (5,379 of 8,577 positive).
Many players find the magic parkour and combat system genuinely fun and rewarding. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the writing, dialogue, and character development as weak or cringy. [4][5][6] Several players report technical issues like poor optimization, crashes, and stuttering on PC. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
I wanted to love this game but several glaring issues prevented a positive review. The writing is bad; the combat is convoluted; the story incomplete; and it was, generally, very difficult to care about the people in the world. I should mentioned SE actually shifted staff from FF15 to work on Forspoken. That's why a lot of the planned DLC for FF15 was canceled. The game even looks like FF15. Writing The game had 4 …
- [8]
This game was the victim of horrific advertising by Square Enix and a pretty insufferable main character duo. It's a shame because the gameplay, boss fights and especially the movement (I'm being serious the movement is orgasmic) are all really well refined. The main reason I cannot recommend this game is because of the atrocious optimisation. I'm personally running a 11th gen i7 and a 4080Ti with 32GB ram. This …
- [2]
I picked up this game because it looked interesting and because after seeing all the terrible reviews online I was kind of curious. And as it turns out, it's not as bad as people say but there are some things you should know if you're considering picking it up: 1. The gameplay is pretty fun, I've found the magical parkour to genuinely be fun once I worked out the nuances. And combat is enjoyable for the most part, …
- [11]
8/10 in general 9/10 if you like deep magic systems, open worlds and a modern take on magic. After 64 hours and 100% completing the main game and DLC i can only say that people are idiots. The game is amazing and its reputation and potential for a sequel were ruined by sexist idiots that dont like strong women or female main characters. The game has its criticisms, like any game, but its far from a bad game, its …
- [13]
A Misunderstood Gem with Incredible Gameplay I’ve put 41 hours into Forspoken so far, and I still haven’t even finished the main story because I’m having too much fun checking every single nook and cranny and collecting everything on the map. It completely baffles me why this game got so much hate online. Is it perfect? No. Sometimes the world can feel a bit blank, and yeah, some of the side fights get a little …
Summarised from 34 of the 377 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Forspoken talk about fluid and enjoyable magic parkour traversal; those who didn't talk about poor PC optimization and frequent crashes. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Forspoken received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic, and 30% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic. Ash Parrish of The Verge praised the game's parkour system, saying it made the game's otherwise empty world "enthralling" to traverse, although they felt the combat was "one-note" and "kinda useless" in comparison. Kyle Hilliard, for Game Informer, stated it was unfortunate that the game "makes a bad first impression", noting "Athia's environments look great" and the "story and dialogue improve the deeper you get". Chris Moyse of Destructoid highlighted an "inescapable" comparison between Forspoken's "open-world…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 405 · most liked firstThree gaming-focused Linux operating systems beat Windows 11 in gaming benchmarks. Nobara OS, Arch Linux and Pop!_OS beat Windows 11 by a slim margin in fps (delta 8) in Windows native games - Cyberpunk 2077, Forspoken, Starfield and The Talos Principle II. Windows 11 wins in Rachet & Clank. ComputerBase's testing was done on an all-AMD test rig, featuring a Ryzen 7 5800X (non-3D) and a Radeon RX 6700 XT. Update: Windows 11 wins in one game.
neutral · AI labelView post →so i think the idea that this represents some kind of reckoning for the sins of AAA design trends is a misread. this game lost the PR narrative months ago, Forspoken style, and the execution in the final game is a bit less polished than peers. people are still fine with this stuff in games they like
negative · AI labelView post →I posted about really enjoying the game “Forspoken” along with the DLC content and a lot of random accounts jumped into my post calling it woke, slop, mid and asking me how I could ever like a game that bad. Also calling the main character names etc. I went on a blocking spree. Garbage can app. 🗑️
positive · AI labelView post →AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 Now Available. It's only available in Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum which is... Unfortunate. They did announce other games that will add FSR 3 soon though, including Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth Wukong, EVE Online, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →In its first week, Immortals of Aveum had a peak count of just 751 players on Steam.. After 5 years in development and heavily pushing Unreal Engine 5 technologies, Immortals of Aveum was met with a whopping 751 player peak. For reference, Forspoken was considered a flop but still had over 12,000 players peak total. This may be the biggest flop of the year.
neutral · AI labelView post →I got reminded of Forspoken and got mad did you know the DLC ends by revealing a bigger more evil thing was behind the big evil thing from the actual game
negative · AI labelView post →Is this a safe space? Forspoken was always a good game.
positive · AI labelView post →Forspoken is a Christmas game. And my favorite at that.
positive · AI labelView post →I really need to focus up and finish Forspoken, so that I can keep grinding away at my massive multi-console backlog, but then I remember the greatest game of all time, Final Fantasy XIV, exists and just end up playing that instead. I may have a problem.
neutral · AI labelView post →This was a great game and I really enjoyed. It definitely does not deserve all of the hate it’s got across all social media. I played and completed the main game and DLC! #Forspoken
positive · AI labelView post →> Out of all the games tested, only two showed measurable performance differences between SATA and PCIe SSDs: Forspoken and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. > Across all other titles, PCIe SSDs provided no meaningful performance advantage, and there were no observable differences between PCIe generations. In the vast majority of games tested, a SATA SSD delivers comparable performance.
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked Forspoken more than BG3 You are under absolutely zero obligation to like a game more because it won a bunch of awards or to like a game less because it got panned. It’s more fun to think for yourself anyway.
positive · AI labelView post →A super slept on game that’s genuinely really good: #Forspoken
positive · AI labelView post →Forspoken will be part of the December PlayStation Plus Game Catalog! Hope it finds a new audience that love Frey's amazing journey.
neutral · AI labelView post →David Jaffe, the original creator of God of War, went off and said he thinks the new game looks boring and like Forspoken. Jaffe can eat all the dicks in his bitter little mancave because I'm going to play the everloving shit out of the new God of War game.
neutral · AI labelView post →My eternal video game Opinions are: Final Fantasy VIII > VII Midnight Suns/GotG are peak Forspoken is good Majora was the better Zelda in that duology
positive · AI labelView post →Forspoken Is WAY Better Than They Told You Forspoken is not a perfect video game but many reviewers focused on minor, subjective quibbles and buried the lead about how phenomenally fun this game is to play:
positive · AI labelView post →‘Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ Review Scores Are Below Redfall, Forspoken, Every COD Game.
neutral · AI labelView post →I wanted to love this game but several glaring issues prevented a positive review. The writing is bad; the combat is convoluted; the story incomplete; and it was, generally, very difficult to care about the people in the world. I should mentioned SE actually shifted staff from FF15 to work on Forspoken. That's why a lot of the planned DLC for FF15 was canceled. The game even looks like FF15. Writing The game had 4 writers and the writing is...bad. My primary issue with the writing is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mediocre games constantly get lambasted for just having women characters or even an unconventional art style, so i really dont care for all the people searching for the positives with wolverine ps5. Other games dont get this. Forspoken was mocked endlessly and is a better game in every metric.
positive · AI labelView post →I wanted to play a slop game so I downloaded Remnant 2 but I quickly realized it's demanding peak and my brain can't handle it rn Forspoken it is
neutral · AI labelView post →In its first week, Immortals of Aveum had a peak count of just 751 players on Steam.. After 5 years in development and heavily pushing Unreal Engine 5 technologies, Immortals of Aveum was met with a whopping 751 player peak. For reference, Forspoken was considered a flop but still had over 12,000 players peak total. This may be the biggest flop of the year.
neutral · AI labelView post →Video: files.catbox.moe/fn2drb.mp4 Another pretty character from a shitty game "Did I just do that? I just sucked his dick with my mouth." - Frey Holland | Forspoken
negative · AI labelView post →‘Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ Review Scores Are Below Redfall, Forspoken, Every COD Game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy anniversary to the game nearest and dearest to my heart, Forspoken! ✨ These two years practically flew by, but no matter how much time passes I will never tire of celebrating this game thanks to the amazingly wonderful fandom - I love and adore you all! 💜 #Forspoken #ForspokenAnniversary
positive · AI labelView post →Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Clumsy, Preachy Political Messaging Does More Harm Than Good. Not sure how particulary I think about it. I kinda agree though because, honestly, I genuinely **like** prodding at RL-issues in my video games, but if the best the writers can do is some MCU-level shit that I would expect in Forspoken or Fortnite, then I really wish they'd not. It just feels like making fun of transgender people with how terrible the scene's dialogue is (there's a video in the article).…
neutral · AI labelView post →Season's greetings from the only Christmas game you need to play, Forspoken.
positive · AI labelView post →New Year, New game. Excited to finally try Forspoken :)
positive · AI labelView post →it's Frey! Frey Forspoken, from the hit video game, Forspoken!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →We're two weeks away from Clair Obscur Expedition 33's release day & I'm sooooo goddamn hype. I haven't been this excited to play a new IP since Forspoken. I hope I love it just as much as I loved that game. 💖 Also, here's my reminder to play Forspoken. #ClairObscurExpedition33 #Forspoken #PS5
positive · AI labelView post →What I am most proud of my interview with Lead Cinematic Artist @rjokami.bsky.social about Forspoken is how she mentions it resonated with marginalized communities and the game felt welcoming to them. We need more of that. youtu.be/Yls4T0QnEgY?...
neutral · AI labelView post →With the release of Phantom Liberty, I truly hope this game is remembered fondly. Maybe I like bad games, or maybe Cyberpunk 2077 was never quite as bad as people say - I'm not sure because I unironically love Forspoken and think it's one of the best games I've ever played. I did hate on the game hard at release, and a lot of it was well deserved, trying to play it on PS4 or Xbox One ( I picked it up on both ) was actually awful and unstable, I couldn't progress past the club at the beginning…
positive · AI labelView post →It’s kind of sad they spend almost a decade working on Metroid Prime 4 and now it’s got to carry that Forspoken stink because of one character “they gave Samus a quipping sidekick for the whole game” The new trailer makes it clear you are only “occasionally” accompanied by one of various troopers
neutral · AI labelView post →Forspoken is a game that I believe in like 15 years is going to to be looked at as a golden game. I really feel like people never gave it the chance it deserved all because a certain part of the internet is louder.
positive · AI labelView post →TBH, I can't remember the last time I turned on any of my consoles for anything other than 4K movies. This generation has just been awful for games, the Covid drop just never recovered. Will look at Avowed, but not feeling great about it. Dumping games in Jan/Feb generally is not a good look (OTOH you get the occasional Hi Fi Rush instead of Forspoken).
neutral · AI labelView post →Forspoken is a cool game; I had a lot of fun playing it. Could it have been better? Sure. For as big as the world is, I would have welcomed some more main story content, or more fleshed out optional content. Still there additional challenges, items, upgrades, cool things to see if you do explore the game world, so it's still a good game overall. I've seen some of the negative reviews, and I definitely disagree with many of their points such as: - Some find the world "too big." It is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#forspoken • A gem of a game, and I want a sequel! #VirtualPhotograhy #screenshot #game #gaming #videogames
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly the game is very beautiful but it is extremely unoptimized and that's coming from someone who owns a top tier setup with a 5090. The story is very mid the plot is obvious and there is no emotion in this game. The main character; Frey is an annoying ♥♥♥♥♥, horrible character honestly. The only thing good about this game other than the visuals is the combat system, I liked it, it's uniqu, and its fun to play but that's about it. Also, there were wayyyyyyyyyy too many cutscenes, half the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have clocked in over 400 hours in Forspoken one of the only Ps5 games i've got platinum in. Its a bitter sweet feeling that this game never got the fair chance it deserved. I saw so much of myself in Frey one of my all time favs in gaming! #forspoken #forspokenanniversary
positive · AI labelView post →A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great effort into creating the lore of the world. However the game keeps crashing at random intervals despite my PC being well above the needed specs and the fixes I have tried only seem to provide a temporary solution before the game starts crashing again. The game also suffers…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forspoken IS Final Fantasy! Forspoken is not a perfect video game but many reviewers focused on minor, subjective quibbles and buried the lead about how phenomenally fun this game is to play:
positive · AI labelView post →This game was the victim of horrific advertising by Square Enix and a pretty insufferable main character duo. It's a shame because the gameplay, boss fights and especially the movement (I'm being serious the movement is orgasmic) are all really well refined. The main reason I cannot recommend this game is because of the atrocious optimisation. I'm personally running a 11th gen i7 and a 4080Ti with 32GB ram. This game stutters, the load screens are immersion-ruiningly bad and recently the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly miffed Silksong lost best Art Direction to the most UE5 game ever that I literally couldnt tell apart from Forspoken thats wack as hell.
neutral · AI labelView post →AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 Now Available. It's only available in Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum which is... Unfortunate. They did announce other games that will add FSR 3 soon though, including Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth Wukong, EVE Online, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →DF Weekly: Is FSR 3 frame generation viable for console games?. It seems that people are very excited about the possibilities here and to be fair, I get it. Myself, John and Alex experienced FSR 3 on PC versions of Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum, and in terms of image quality and frame-rate increases, it's clear that the technology is legit and it's definitely comparable to DLSS 3. And yes, it's also going to be open source, meaning that it can be deployed on practically any graphics hardware…
neutral · AI labelView post →I picked up this game because it looked interesting and because after seeing all the terrible reviews online I was kind of curious. And as it turns out, it's not as bad as people say but there are some things you should know if you're considering picking it up: 1. The gameplay is pretty fun, I've found the magical parkour to genuinely be fun once I worked out the nuances. And combat is enjoyable for the most part, but its a shame that the fun spells are the ones you get later (more on that).…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For some reason, people do not like this game. Most people say it's the writing... I don't know - it's a girl which used to live on the streets of NY, getting tossed into a magical kingdom. She talks like she does, what is the problem here? She can move s**t, with her mind! :) The combat system is solid and fun, there's lots of skills to experiment with. The story is alright, generic fantasy stuff. The only downside to me is the lack of look customization. It's pretty much just the cloak.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i know this will probably get some people to buy the game immediately but Forspoken, like all open world games, has collectables but importantly, one of the collectables are MAGIC KITTIES
neutral · AI labelView post →Personally if I were making this game during the reaction to both the Forspoken trailer and Focus M I would've tried to delete some of those audio files before the trailer dropped
neutral · AI labelView post →I went into Forspoken expecting the worst because of all the hate it’s gotten… but after putting in a seriously long playtime, I can confidently say it’s way better than people give it credit for. First off, the movement system is just fun. Frey’s magic parkour makes exploring the world feel fast, fluid, and genuinely satisfying once you get the hang of it. Combat also opens up a lot over time the more spells you unlock, the more creative and dynamic fights become. Yeah, the game isn’t…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Good: * very nice combat + magic, that really hooks you in * graphics is pretty * music is nicely done * the world is not "empty", like some reviews say * Cuff - he was sassy, sarcastic, his responses to most interactions were the good parts The Bad: * optimization is non-existent - this is the only game I know that freezes every time I open a map and even running and loading was simply terrible * small - I have 18 hours and I already finished main story - and it's not like I was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't even want to write this review, but while going for 100% completion in this game, I almost lost my mind, so I HAVE TO vent about it to preserve my sanity. 🟢 The Good The Core Gameplay: First things first: the game is actually fun to play, which is why I tried going for 100%. The game is quick, responsive and fun to play with a unique twist to the combat system... at least initially. 🔴 The Bad The 20-Hour Wall: The thing is, the game is only fun for the first 20 hours or so; after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8/10 in general 9/10 if you like deep magic systems, open worlds and a modern take on magic. After 64 hours and 100% completing the main game and DLC i can only say that people are idiots. The game is amazing and its reputation and potential for a sequel were ruined by sexist idiots that dont like strong women or female main characters. The game has its criticisms, like any game, but its far from a bad game, its actually really good. The magic system is by far the most amazing part, so much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd say "the last jedi" but it's actually fairly popular, the people who hate it are just, like, insanely loud so, I guess I'd say Forspoken, which is this really solid and fun open world action game a bunch of people decided was annoying and bad without playing it
positive · AI labelView post →tl;dr: half-assed parkour FF15, but noctis is a sassy black girl and doing his insufferable post-altissia personality for the entire game, and the boys squad is replaced with a schizoid, genre-confused voice that so badly wants to be the equivalent of johnny silverhand cyberpunk 2077. It is actually very difficult to describe Forspoken as anything but an off-brand Final Fantasy whose charming JRPG story elements have been replaced by progressive, Western tropes. Here, the reluctant hero…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silksong launched at €20. I could buy the best game of a generation at full price FOUR TIMES, or Forspoken once. Tough choice
neutral · AI labelView post →#Forspoken #PS5 So pleased I managed to get hold of a reasonably priced copy. No idea why this game was so disliked (perhaps this one user comment shows one reason). I played the demo and liked it enough straightaway to look for a copy. TBF, I've also seen some positive reviews.
positive · AI labelView post →Homer couldn't write this if he tried.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the time of me buying Forspoken, the reviews were mixed with a slight leaning towards positive in the more recent reviews. I had been wanting it for a number of years before the game even released- but due to the price tag, couldn't justify the purchase. I managed to snag it for just over 17$ though, and I think anything under 30$ is well worth the purchase for this game. From the beginning of the game, you get to know Frey and she's not portrayed in the most flattering light. She grew up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really isn't good. The writing and dialogue are pretty rough. The world is pretty but exploring the vast open world is not necessary for beating the game which is also disappointing.
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