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Ghost Song
Developer Old Moon
Ghost Song is a 2022 video game developed by Old Moon and published by Humble Games for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
279 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
157 positive · 38 negative
95% range 74–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 157 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 28 | 1 | 49 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
882 of 1,052 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 152 yes, 37 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 189 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,220 of 1,466 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere, art, and music. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the movement slow and mechanics frustrating. [4][5][6] The game is seen as a solid Metroidvania with a unique identity. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [18]
Ghost Song nails atmosphere right out of the gate. The sense of isolation is excellent, and the game does a great job of making you feel alone in a haunting world. Unfortunately, the design choices layered on top of that foundation slowly grind the fun out of the experience. The dialogue is verbose and uninteresting. It’s not badly written, but it’s wordy to the point of dragging momentum down. Combined with …
- [2]
Ghost Song is everything a Metroidvania should be. The writing is sharp, the difficulty curve feels just right, and even though some bosses took me five or six attempts, that’s exactly how it should be. It delivered precisely what I was looking for: an atmosphere that crawls under your skin, the palpable loneliness of venturing too deep or too far from a save point, and a constant stream of upgrades. Like all great …
- [10]
Recommending this game is a hard choice for me. Short version, game is rough around the edges, as to be expected from the small (solo) dev team. Nearly a decade in the making, and it shows in ways both positive and negative. If you enjoy a game more for its atmosphere and how it makes you feel, you'll probably get a lot out of this title. I recommend explorer mode in that case. If you are someone more in it for the …
- [4]
Slow start, but I think the atmosphere for the game makes it ok. - Amazing atmosphere and art - Frustrating mechanics and difficulty (max HP loss on death, difficult bosses weren't "fun" difficult, no controller rebinding, super clunky wall-climbing, "forced" map traversal, etc...) - Great voice acting all-around. - Is able to maintain mystery without being stupidly cryptic. As a whole, there's so much good in this …
- [1]
It's an incredibly enjoyable game. Music, visual style, history. Thank you for the wonderful product and we are waiting for Ghost Song 2. Perfect on Steam Deck
Summarised from 34 of the 267 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Ghost Song talk about atmosphere and art are stunning; those who didn't talk about movement feels sluggish and slow. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Ghost Song received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 69% of critics. A Rock Paper Shotgun review was overall positive, noting that the game had issues with leading the player. A review from PC Gamer was more critical, noting that the death system of the game was flawed and could lead to a "Catch 22", while also noting that the fundamental systems of the game were sound yet overall repetitive.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 279 · most liked firstIn Ghost Song -- this is never mentioned in game and I've never seen anyone do it -- but the Sprinkler bombs can be directly controlled by the right analog stick if you hold L2 down. I made some odd decisions lol #gamedev I wonder if anyone ever stumbled on this on their own. #metroidvania
neutral · AI labelView post →my game, Ghost Song, has about 160k wishlists on Steam. Why haven't you bought it? Just kidding, it's fine that you haven't, I know times are tough, here's some steam keys. 05N3E-ZNZHQ-0DFEE XZBQZ-TQ6W7-IFKXB LHTR0-75GM8-E7M4X Z9AEH-Y2V2B-F2HX0 FEXPF-YFAPV-LRJ9X Z2LNP-KG3A3-YNQWE 4WXMK-LX02L-J7DNJ
neutral · AI labelView post →My game Ghost Song is in a 48 hour metroidvania bundle now! www.humblebundle.com/games/metroi... Great opportunity to get some great games #metroidvania #gaming #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Ghost Song is 50% off for #SteamSummerSale. Sales of this game still help me and are greatly appreciated! store.steampowered.com/app/347800/G... #gamedev #indiedev #metroidvania
neutral · AI labelView post →I got to do the design and layout for a video game vinyl release, a dream come true! My copies of GHOST SONG landed today and I am STOKED
neutral · AI labelView post →In Ghost Song our character reacts to giant butterflies. This was originally meant to be a running gag through the whole game (with a payoff) but ended up limited to a couple instances due to time constraints. C'est la vie. #gamedev #solodev #unity3d #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #metroidvania
neutral · AI labelView post →My game, Ghost Song, is 50% off on #SteamSpringSale. store.steampowered.com/app/347800/G... #metroidvania #gamedev #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Ghost Song is running at a pitch perfect 60 fps on Switch 2. 🙌 I was never quite happy with its performance on Switch 1. If you're a Nintendo player and are interested in my game, this is a great time to play it! #switch2 #metroidvania
positive · AI labelView post →in 2008 I was working on a comic called The Silver Sun. It never got finished, but some of the ideas ended up in Ghost Song. This is how Charley and Pasha were designed in 2008. Pasha got aged up a bit for the game, and Charley didn't appear... exactly... #art #characterdesign
neutral · AI labelView post →Ghost Song nails atmosphere right out of the gate. The sense of isolation is excellent, and the game does a great job of making you feel alone in a haunting world. Unfortunately, the design choices layered on top of that foundation slowly grind the fun out of the experience. The dialogue is verbose and uninteresting. It’s not badly written, but it’s wordy to the point of dragging momentum down. Combined with mediocre voice acting, it often overstays its welcome—and sometimes even interrupts…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ghost Song was originally created as a different game in a different engine before I scrapped almost everything about it and started over in 2019. The original version was different in quite a few ways, but to sum it up it was darker, edgier, and had a silent protagonist. #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like Ghost Song, but in the end, I was left disappointed by wasted potential. The Good * Level art is interesting and atmospheric. * The music has its good moments. * Voice-acted lines are well-delivered. The Bad * The game loves to waste your time. Movement is slow, even the "fast" run feels sluggish. You can't move while aiming. Most melee weapons are slow. Energy reload is slow. The only elevator in the game locks you in a box that crawls upward. Voiced dialogue…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an incredibly enjoyable game. Music, visual style, history. Thank you for the wonderful product and we are waiting for Ghost Song 2. Perfect on Steam Deck
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This weapon has a running uppercut attack that doesn't have much purpose. It has the quirk of being able to send these enemies flying if they die to it. Melee in Ghost Song was less detailed than I would have liked. My next game will address this... #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #metroidvania
neutral · AI labelView post →So I'm playing Ghost Song and this really is a fantastic Metroid game. No Vania, just proper Metroid with a lil bit o souls. I had it filed as Bad Game in my head for gods know what reason? Was it like bad on initial launch but got better or something? Cus slow start, sure, but then pretty great!
positive · AI labelView post →Just sharing some stuff from my already released game with BlueSky! Here's how the water looks in Ghost Song, was pretty proud of the surface and the splashing and the bubbles and all that #gamedev #solodev #unity3d
neutral · AI labelView post →Ghost Song is everything a Metroidvania should be. The writing is sharp, the difficulty curve feels just right, and even though some bosses took me five or six attempts, that’s exactly how it should be. It delivered precisely what I was looking for: an atmosphere that crawls under your skin, the palpable loneliness of venturing too deep or too far from a save point, and a constant stream of upgrades. Like all great Metroidvanias, just when I thought I was on the path forward—boom, another…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ghost Song may not be the zenith of the genre, but it is well functional and astonishingly beautiful! Made by American Indie developers over 10 years, they poured their heart and souls into this one. The reason this game doesn't get the attention it deserves is because the Metroidvania genre is split into Two camps: 1) The majority purists who want to chew through these games like chewing peanuts with complete disregard for story, dialogue, lore and atmosphere. 2) The minority…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game that wants you to think. Not in a puzzle kind of way, but conceptually. It wants you to slow down and really feel what it is that you, and the characters around you, are experiencing. This game is not about being powerful, or even strong; it's about resilience. It's a very thoughtful game, about discovery, the unknown, fear, depression, and hope. It's about the past, and the future, and what it all means to you. The potential of this game is unlocked only if you are willing to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a metroidvania that's closer to a "meh" than being outright awful, but despite an enjoyable start it degrades into a tedious slog as the game goes on. Initially it's a passable enough mixture of action and exploration. Getting around the environment is gated off by obtaining abilities and in this regard it's pretty much par for the course. No real surprises to be had in terms of your abilities (dash, wall-jump etc) or how it's structured. There's a Dark Souls element with levelling up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was on the edge between recommend and not on this one, but in the end I can't recommend. The contact damage in this game, especially when fighting bosses, is very annoying. You can get trapped in the boss and take multiple hits. You can't take too many boss hits so it's real easy to get killed by a single mistake because you get trapped in the bosses body. There's a fair amount of dialog. A lot of it is character building of the NPCs but some of it is lore about the world. The world seems…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games I am playing right now: Hades Ghost Song The Messenger Fearmonium I might put Fearmonium on pause and start up Dragon Quest I remake instead. Will probably focus on DQ for now. The Messenger will be my dedicated Deck game for now. 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →I do not invoke David Lynch lightly, so when I say that this game has some of that soul, it is about the highest praise I can give. Much like how the only two games I've played that hit those Iain M Banks notes are Echo and Ghost Song. Special, rare resonance.
positive · AI labelView post →Art of "Raven" from my game Ghost Song #metroidvania #gamedev #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Recommending this game is a hard choice for me. Short version, game is rough around the edges, as to be expected from the small (solo) dev team. Nearly a decade in the making, and it shows in ways both positive and negative. If you enjoy a game more for its atmosphere and how it makes you feel, you'll probably get a lot out of this title. I recommend explorer mode in that case. If you are someone more in it for the gameplay looking for the next Metroidvania to sink your claws into, maybe check…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As Close to Metroid as possible, without loosing its own Unique identity. The Story is realy nice too. Played it on Game pass and baught it here just to write this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's a game I'm working on called The Silver Sun. I previously released a game called Ghost Song. Thanks!
neutral · AI labelView post →Giving this a thumbs down to balance a bit with the positive ones, it's not that I don't recommend the game, it's ok, not "very positive" worthy to me, though. I am about to finish the game, only the last boss remaining. You can see I played for 12h, I think that at least 70% of that time was just running around because the map is big, movement is slow and the fast travel points are just a few. So you can see this is a lazy cheap way of artificially increasing game time, it really does not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A solid Metroidvania, my only complaint is that the ending is very lackluster.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright. Enjoyed Ghost Song a lot more today. Beat some bosses and got some traversal upgrades that opened up the map for me. The game really makes you feel like you shouldn't be there. It's so... weird and alien. Those screams some enemies have are bone-chilling. Music helps with atmosphere too. 😊
positive · AI labelView post →Absolutely outstanding game, though like with many particularly unique and nuanced works of art, it is the kind of thing that won't necessarily appeal to everyone. If you strip the premise and presentation completely, what you get is a decent and totally serviceable metroidvania that is more or less an amalgamation of Metroid, Hollow Knight, and Dark Souls, but what makes Ghost Song really standout among other metroidvania titles is its unusually immersive atmosphere and implicit story telling…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautiful atmospheric metroidvania with a slow, almost cozy pace with stunning ethereal music. I completely fell in love with the planet and its inhabitants. Voice acting was great I especially loved Blue she is just such a great character, the gameplay is fun without constantly throwing enemies at you, and I really appreciated the relaxed pace and overall feel of the game. It’s a perfect experience on the Deck, and I’m really hoping for a sequel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slow start, but I think the atmosphere for the game makes it ok. - Amazing atmosphere and art - Frustrating mechanics and difficulty (max HP loss on death, difficult bosses weren't "fun" difficult, no controller rebinding, super clunky wall-climbing, "forced" map traversal, etc...) - Great voice acting all-around. - Is able to maintain mystery without being stupidly cryptic. As a whole, there's so much good in this game that it makes the frustrating parts feel worse. Plenty of squandered…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great atmosphere, some fun abilities, the story is fine and has a satisfying end. Beat it in 20 hours, only stopping to look something up once. There are some graphically confusing bits on the map that threw me off a couple times, but no other bugs. Be aware, you feel sluggish at the start and enemies are a bit spongy, but this goes away when you get some movement abilities and a few levels under your belt. Like most other reviews said, the death mechanic (losing some of your max health that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It could be an interesting game but most of the mechanics are making it impossible to enjoy or recommend it. Enemies are just hit sponges while your offensive abilities are hindered by the game’s mechanics or are simply lacking range. Most of the game feels underwhelming and undercooked, which is somewhat disappointing since the game could have had potential. While most points are not a big problem by itself the sheer number of its problems kills any enjoyment over time. It is more like death…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slow-paced Metroid style game with some soulslike elements in it That focuses on atmosphere and ambience. If you prefer Metroidvanias more on the Metroid side it's worth checking out. Movement and pacing are slow and having save sports and level up spots being different things was a headscratcher but the map is well constructed and offers some shortcuts and treasures to find while combat is fair and offers plenty of weapon customization.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been debating with myself if I should give this game thumbs up or down. It’s not an offensively bad game in any means, I think it’s just largely undercooked and in many aspects boring. You are presented with two difficulty options: Original and Explorer. Original takes away chunks of your health after each death, which require spending the in-game currency (nanogel) to restore. It’s tedious for both those who just hate this kind of mechanis, but also for those who want to try and engage…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was fun exploring the map. The music is nice and mellow.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#SFFChat Going for a deep cut. I played a game a bit ago called Ghost Song. I didn't really enjoy the act of playing it, but I loved its characters very very deeply. Its plot was light, mostly character stuff happening, but it ended on a character beat that was both fulfilling and heartrending.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think this game deserves more praise. It has an excellent art and story progression, some of it voiced. The gameplay is slow - similar to the original metroid. The map exploration is quite good (it does not hold your hand) although there are not many new unlockables. Maybe there's too much focus on the combat, and the combat although innovative (it relies on switching gun or melee with a overheating mechanic) feels slugish specially in the first half of the game. By mid-game you can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sure it gets better maybe but i just can't stomach the clunky combat, clunky movement, and clunky controls. please just let me edit the controls on controller.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →• Ghost Song masterfully crafts a beautifully desolate world filled with haunting visuals and eerie soundscapes. Moments like exploring the quiet ruins beneath Lorian's surface or encountering melancholic remnants of past inhabitants truly elevate the experience. • The game's storytelling is poignant, subtle, and emotionally resonant. It skillfully unravels through environmental storytelling and character interactions, making the player's journey through its desolation feel deeply personal and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished playing Ghost Song by @mattwhitedev.bsky.social today, and it was an entertaining journey It's easy to lose yourself in the desolate and decaying beauty of Lorian V. The story of the game was finely written, with a gripping cast of characters and intriguing world-building I will miss blue
positive · AI labelView post →After finishing the game and getting both ending I can safely say I can't recommend this game, its final hours felt more like a chore than entertainment (I haven't even finished collecting everything when I usually do that in every metroidvania I play even if it's a bad one). First the good: - Cool story, albeit sometimes a bit difficult to follow. - Cool characters and main character, they have their own questlines (more of this on the bad) and they're all voiced (even if not every dialogue…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very impressed with this one. It's a fusion of Metroid and Souls games. The voice acting and sound design were absolutely top notch - better than most "triple a" games. Atmosphere was incredible. Only thing that could possibly add on top of the moody solemness would be some good rain visuals and sounds. I know this is probably a hot take, but this was much more interesting to me than Super Metroid. I'm a big Souls fan but I'm a bit tired of everyone injecting Estus Flasks and bonfire mechanics…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into this game with modest expectations, but it turned out to be a surprisingly solid experience. The combat system is well-balanced—every weapon feels fair, and the variety of tools and items you can discover adds a layer of excitement to each encounter. It’s clear the developers put thought into making combat both engaging and rewarding. What really stands out is the difficulty curve. The game is challenging, but never crosses into frustrating territory. It pushes you to think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely dripping in atmosphere, it really nails the be stranded on a dying world vibe. Art that can look equally lovely and grotesque. Game play feels tight and responsive with a level of challenge thats difficult but feels fair, you can make some pretty fun builds with the gear you find. One one aspect that caught me completely off guard is how appealing the characters are. They are well written well and dish out just enough interesting tidbits about themselves to make you stop and listen…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sluggish controls, no enemy variety, and a lack of save points make this admittedly pretty game tedious and repetitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I find Ghost Songs graphics and music really interesting, this and the hope of a more Metroid-like Metroidvania where you shoot mainly made me grab it. But not only does the projectiles of most guns get weaker the further they travel with a very limited range, the gun also overheats which reduces the projectiles damage and range even further. Ghost Song feels like a game running after trends, as it feels like a bargain bin Souls-Like in a Metroidvania dressup without anything that makes it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I need a sequel
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atmospheric and chill platformer, something you can get lost in. Good mechanics and upgrades that keep you exploring for more. Nice music to boot, but no DQHD support!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Metroid clone with a combat system inspired a bit by Dark Souls. The game is not hard. I didn't had any bugs or crashes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cannot explain why, but I drew this inspired by a plant I saw in a game called Ghost song I played once. #ghostsong #ghost_song #art #weird #2dart
neutral · AI labelView post →Metroid Mania Humble Game Bundle: bit.ly/4boQnms my affiliate link $14 for 7 games - 9 Years of Shadows - Axiom Verge 2 - Cookie Cutter - Ghost Song - Death's Gambit: Afterlife - The Knight Witch - Axiom Verge - 50% off Death's Gambit: Afterlife - Ashes of Vados
neutral · AI labelView post →A good and atmospheric game with interesting gameplay held back by clunky movement and a few weird decisions. Cool things: 1. Story, atmosphere, narrative, music - the plot is cool, it's enjoyable to explore, talking to other people is fun, and the regions we explore are interesting, and the music that accompanies us creates a great atmosphere. 2. Exploration - enjoyable, lots of things to find. 3. Character development - leveling up, various modules, and various attacks make you feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game on all fronts, the music and art really builds a somber and eerie ambience, the story is intriguing, every conversation gives you tiny pieces of context, every character carves a place for themselves in your heart , exploration is satisfiying, with secret breakable walls and shortcuts unlocked with new skills If you like metroidvanias (closer to the metroid than vania part) ypu need to gve this one a go
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It makes me so sad that Echo was the first and last game by that studio. I loved it, and it's one of two games to ever feel like I was playing an Iain M Banks novel. The other one being Ghost Song. That sense of being a small person's story in an impossibly large universe.
positive · AI labelView post →Absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fabulous. I love the atmosphere and storytelling. The combat and leveling systems are well done and the difficulty is hard but not infuriating. Definitely recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A true "blue gem" that prioritizes mood and mystery. The combat system is refreshingly unique, forcing a rhythmic balance between ranged and melee attacks that feels unlike its peers. While the lore and atmosphere are nothing short of majestic, the world-building is occasionally undercut by its level design. You’ll often find yourself traversing half-empty corridors. They are visually stunning, but they lack the enemy density or platforming challenges to match the brilliance of the backgrounds.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game deserves better rating.
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