Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Game
Game2013
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
Developer Black Forest Games
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced platformer that will plunge you into the heart of two opposing worlds. From the Steam store page
235 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 24, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
117 positive · 25 negative
95% range 75–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 117 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 19 | 0 | 51 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
138 of 167 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
83% recommend · 123 yes, 25 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 148 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (356 of 432 positive).
Players praise the expansion for its fun, challenging platforming and improved level design. [1][2][3] Some find the game too difficult or short for the price. [4][5][6] The soundtrack and art style are widely appreciated. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
No disrespect to those that have played and loved the lineage of the games, it is upon those recommendations that I made the purchase. However as a new initiate to this game, the characters, and the intended play style it is just too much for me and frankly, far too difficult to give me the enjoyment I want out of a platformer. I have always considered myself a good platformer, going right back to the NES days and …
- [1]
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is without a doubt one of the best things to come out of the great retro platformer deluge, which began somewhere around the release of Super Meat Boy. It was stunning to look at, a joy to play, and managed to feel fresh yet familiar at the same time. As with any good thing fans are bound to want more, and Black Forest Games has now delivered just that with Rise of the Owlverlord; a …
- [2]
Personal rating: 8/10 Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams: Rise of the Owlverlord This is the standalone expansion to [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/223220] Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams. About the game Much like its core game, the Rise of the Owlverlord is fun, creative and difficult. The game forces the player to shift between "cute" and "punk" Giana constantly in order to make progress or survive traps even …
- [3]
This is the game to buy if you want to try GTSD, but aren't keen on shelling out a whole $15. It's a shorter game, you can complete the easiest setting in just an hour, but Black Forest Games put more effort into the level design this time around, so there's enough here to whet your appetite.
- [7]
I'd not say it's a must-buy, but Rise of the Owlverlord is definately a good purchase, if you don't mind difficult games. With plenty of replayability and a great soundtrack, I've found this to be a great addition to my library...
Summarised from 34 of the 232 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
83% of the 148 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord. The complaint that keeps coming up: very difficult, especially for newcomers. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 235 · most liked firstI was a North American kid who grew up without an NES, and for this reason, I have a different perspective on retro video games.. I was a North American kid who grew up without an NES, and for this reason, I have a different perspective on retro video games. The common narrative in retro gaming circles is that the NES was everywhere—that it was totally dominant, and if you didn’t own one, you missed out. But when you look at the sales numbers, the story changes. In North America, 30…
neutral · AI labelView post →Giana Sisters is amazing! One of the best games i played with 80 levels in it to explore. This game is amazing!
positive · AI labelView post →Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is without a doubt one of the best things to come out of the great retro platformer deluge, which began somewhere around the release of Super Meat Boy. It was stunning to look at, a joy to play, and managed to feel fresh yet familiar at the same time. As with any good thing fans are bound to want more, and Black Forest Games has now delivered just that with Rise of the Owlverlord; a standalone expansion that in many ways is even better than the game which spawned…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a blast chatting to Michelle about video game history. Any opportunity I can explain The Giana Sisters is a good time.
neutral · AI labelView post →After completing literally everything this game has to offer, Hard difficulty,Hardcore Mode, Über Hardcore Mode, Time Attack, Score Attack and all Achievements I can safely say that this is a really fun platformer. This is a stand-alone expansion / DLC that adds 7 levels and does not require the base game to be able to play. I would really recommend starting off on hard difficulty, normal mode just makes the levels so much easier that it's barely a challenge. Completing hard difficulty took…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Euro platformer revival that almost happened. When I was 10 years old, a friend and I went into the forest and started digging. Now, the exact reason why we were digging escapes me. But we often did a lot of digging. Kids—particularly boys—like to dig. It's just fun. Started with sandboxes. But we decided to move further afield. And there we were with our big shovels, just digging a hole. Four feet in, we found something. A shoe. One with a bright red high heel, to be…
neutral · AI labelView post →MEGAWAVE is out now! 👾 Built around #8bit synths and #16bit samples, it sounds like the soundtrack to a game that never existed, somewhere between Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Great Giana Sisters. #chiptune Listen here: fanlink.tv/megawave
neutral · AI labelView post →Got lost for 2 hours replaying Cave Dave tonight. Got as far as the C64 Great Giana Sisters cave !:) Sometimes you just go ahead and make the game you wanna play. Some real device footage here📺 #gameBoy #indieDev #GBStudio #c64
neutral · AI labelView post →No disrespect to those that have played and loved the lineage of the games, it is upon those recommendations that I made the purchase. However as a new initiate to this game, the characters, and the intended play style it is just too much for me and frankly, far too difficult to give me the enjoyment I want out of a platformer. I have always considered myself a good platformer, going right back to the NES days and even well before that on PC and I have played a wide range, so I don't feel my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd not say it's a must-buy, but Rise of the Owlverlord is definately a good purchase, if you don't mind difficult games. With plenty of replayability and a great soundtrack, I've found this to be a great addition to my library...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait for a price drop in the $3.00 range; it's a good game, and has much better stage design than the first Giana Sisters on Steam, but it's only 7 stages long, including the boss stage.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another short but sweet action platformer with tight controls and solid mechanics. Has a world shifting mechanics to make things even more interesting. The stages are well designed and provide a fun challenge. The art style is nice and the music is pretty chill. Great level of quality especially for a cheap $5 game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Personal rating: 8/10 Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams: Rise of the Owlverlord This is the standalone expansion to [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/223220] Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams. About the game Much like its core game, the Rise of the Owlverlord is fun, creative and difficult. The game forces the player to shift between "cute" and "punk" Giana constantly in order to make progress or survive traps even more than the original game. Traps are always there making the player balance…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Punk Giana from Giana Sisters game. thanks @zenox1987.bsky.social for suggest me the character #fanart #digitalart #fullbody #punkgirl #videogame #gianasisters
neutral · AI labelView post →This expansion set is so cheap it's worth it just for the soundtrack, which is, more from Chris Hülsbeck. Add in 7 fun levels and 7 different game modes to play with, yeah, it's worth it. Nuff' said;
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My local library was a trip. A third of their game selection was Xbox, they had Transformers Devestation on 360, Switch games were represented by laminated cards in a small box and I heard a little girl be super excited about Super Giana Sisters on PS4. Great place. #Blutoid
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice platformer, just as good as the first one. With slightly better feeling power ups.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A list of games that pre-date Tomb Raider and have a female protagonist: Alisia Dragoon Athena Metroid 3d Ant Attack Saboteur 2 Mach Rider Elvira: The Arcade Game Ms. Pac-Man The Great Giana Sisters Feel free to add more below, folks...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fredo's Game-Os: Back in the day when Super Mario Bros first blew up, there were quite a lot of "mario clone" games trying to copy the formula. Probably the most famous among these was The Great Giana Sisters. Honestly this game was pretty good and was probably written off more than it deserved
positive · AI labelView post →Its not a bad game, but the reason I cant recommend this game is because I have the other Giana Sister game and this one brings nothing new to the table. Same characters, same mechanics, almost same levels...IMHO, get the other game and leave this behind.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kitsune Tails was the first game I specifically bought for my Steam Deck, and it's nothing short of a blast to play! This isn't a Giana Sisters situation. While it wears its love for SMB on its sleeve, it's definitely it's own game with loads of charm! Can't recommend this one enough!
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the game to buy if you want to try GTSD, but aren't keen on shelling out a whole $15. It's a shorter game, you can complete the easiest setting in just an hour, but Black Forest Games put more effort into the level design this time around, so there's enough here to whet your appetite.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I completed this game in 3 hours, so it's fairly short. If you can get it for like 2 dollars however like i did, i would say its worth.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game picks up where the original left off, and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna fall off every other game to ride this one to the end. 10/10 Probably GotY material and is definately chalk full of solid gameplay you come to expect from AAA titles, IF you avoid this game, you must enjoy avoiding fun...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →allow me to interrupt the horny cartoons to talk about a thing ive been fixating one ive been REALLY into Giana Sisters recently playing through the DS game, still working on beating the original. it's really fucking hard but uhhh here's some art i did :3
neutral · AI labelView post →tonight on my stream, around 8pm! It's a Patreon supporter request by @gameboyf9.bsky.social. I'm going to be playing "The Great Giana Sisters" for the Commodore 64 I already love the title screen music
positive · AI labelView post →Just to see how big or small our community is: Post your all time favorite C64 game.. Mine is Giana Sisters.
positive · AI labelView post →🕹C64 Game of the Day🕹 The Great Giana Sisters (1987) by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. The controversial platformer that everybody seemed to like except Nintendo! A fun game to play but an underwhelming ending. #Commodore64 #RetroGames #C64GameOfTheDay
neutral · AI labelView post →Indeed the person working on the ultimate Giana Sisters game station has them all legit. 🧐
neutral · AI labelView post →160) Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition This was another game that was on the Switch backlog for the longest time. I thought that this one was just okay as there wasn’t really anything fun or exciting in this game gameplay-wise for me. #justbeatit @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →While the core of the game has the Kaizo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ removed which ruined the first game, the final boss fight is just awful due to its wonky hitbox. The devs keep getting so close to making a great platformer and then just utterly ♥♥♥♥ the bed at the last second every time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Consider this an expansion pack, not a full-fledged title. Gameplay remains exactly the same, so look at my old review if you want a rundown of it. Otherwise, if you liked the first one I suggest purchasing this as well. There are 10 levels, but they're much longer than before. The music's new, so there's no rehashing there. There's really not much to say that I didn't already say in my review of the first title. It's a comptetent indie platformer that doesn't do what others do and go for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game! The art makes it a wonderful place to spend some time. Add to that the fun twisting-musical score and you are instantly transported into a world that is worth investing some time in. And, do plan on investing some time because make not mistake, this is a challenging game! As a fan of the old-style Sonic games, I was in platformer heaven! The price is extremely reasonable, and that gameplay itself is responsive, logical and, most importantly, fun! I recommended it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Colorful platformer for little boys )))
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Prime] *Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams*, an indie platformer. > Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds. Warp Giana's vivid dreams to alter your abilities and destroy the twisted creatures lurking within. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams combines the challenge of retro era platforming with graphics that pack a visual punch and tight controls.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically this game is DLC for the core game, and it is really hard to recommend for two reasons. One: It is a poorly optimized game. Two: The game physics need a lot of work. For example the hit detection is off, you may or not hit the target, you may even orbit around the target for a second instead when you dash towards them. Jumping feels odd, a high jump may land you where you want one out of five tries. The game itself is really short, and it is on the price range of at least 5 better…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, so I think this impacted by the platforms I owned, which was: 1. Commodore 64 2. Game Boy 3. SEGA Master System 4. SEGA Genesis 5. A bunch of DOS/Windows PCs 6. iMac If I were to consider my favourite games across all these systems, they would be: * Lode Runner * Great Giana Sisters * OutRun * Super Mario Land * Tetris * Sonic 2 * Road Rash * Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? * NHL 94 * Earthworm Jim * MDK * SimCity * Civilization * Heretic * Marathon * Escape Velocity * GeneForge…
positive · AI labelView post →But the point of this post is that this game got a kickstarted sequel in 2012 called Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream, and spoiler alert, this game fucking rules actually. It's a great little old school 2D platformer with a neat swapping mechanic -
positive · AI labelView post →Giana Sisters was a great game!
positive · AI labelView post →Commodore 64 for me as well. Can't remember which one was the first for me either. Maybe Giana Sisters or Usagi Yojimbo. We had tons of floppies with games and large printouts showing which game was where.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nintendo is infamously litigious and basically always has been; in 1987 they threatened to sue the developers of The Great Giana Sisters for publishing a game that wasn't dissimilar to Super Mario Bros. No lawsuit was filed but the game was withdrawn from production. They've issued cease and desist letters to makers of fan games, other game developers, fanartists, hell I'm surprised anyone anywhere even tries to work with them. Given the substantial resemblance of Palworld's creatures to…
neutral · AI labelView post →The game does not work. On the home screen, the game shuts down. A pity, it is a platform that wanted to play. Refund. 0/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I usually don't mind games being short but this is TOO short. Maybe worth $0.99. Cute abd colorful but sadly lacking content. Too difficult for kids on normal mode yet too easy for adults. The hardest mode is a huge spike in difficulty.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Original review date: 24 Aug, 2015 @ 7:18pm It is like a standalone DLC, but with the same assets, music and level design as the main game. + The only difference is that the game is shorter, in which compensates for the stupidly huge levels. (it actually makes the game better, each gimmick or combination of hazards is less repetitive, keeping overall fresh, if you didn't played the original game) And a negative review because it suffers the same things as the main game, go check reviews on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now we just gotta get Fabraz to make a Great Giana Sisters game
neutral · AI labelView post →QTP with a game that made you a gamer in your childhood! (The Great Giana Sisters. Controls were so snappy and smooth for a 1987 C64 game)
positive · AI labelView post →Don't really want to check release dates. I still play some things from c64, and Amiga... That's probably the oldest games I play. Like Bubble Bobble, IK, Giana Sisters. EoTB and so forth...
neutral · AI labelView post →Bubsy 4D is being developed by the studio that made Demon Tides, so there’s definitely a pedigree of a studio that can make a good 3D platformer. Then again, The Woolies Strike Back was made by the Giana Sisters team, so previous successes don’t always account for a good future game…
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 1: Title screen music This was tough. There's two games that immediately come to mind, but I think I have a third. Most think of the Amiga version, but the Great Giana Sisters I played as a little girl was on the C64, and booted straight to this title screen, and a banger youtu.be/_UAzC-QL9cc
positive · AI labelView post →Game of the Weekend: Lets keep going with knock off week and go for the clone of a certain famous 2d platformer that N tried to legal action over. Although all is goon now with later games being released on DS amongst others. The Great Giana Sisters (1987) [C64]
neutral · AI labelView post →Too hard to be enjoyable. Same problems as the first game. Sound design is not good, controls are not tight enough and the hitboxes are not precise. My rating 5/10, not recommended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Showing my age here. Chaos Overlords on PC. I used to play it just for the music as a kid. Great Giana Sisters on C64. Turrican 2 on Amiga. Battle Valley on C64. Chemical Plant Zone, Sonic 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →This standalone DLC is so much different from the base game, for the better, in my opinion. Besides having, and re-using enemies and level elements (as expected) it builds very nicely on the pirate owl theme with flying ships. Instead of manoeuvring between countless spikes and minute-long elevator runs dodging enemies and even more spikes, this game leans quite heavily into the world-shifting aspect. The ships have cannons that fire different coloured bullets that you can avoid by switching…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid platformer with an awesome soundtrack. dont expect to find a story this is purely for those who love platformers with an interesting game mechanic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi People, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is not the typical horizontal scrolling platform game with one button to move the character and another to jump. If you have played the ancestors, The Grat Giana Sisters and Giana Sisters DS you know I'm trying to tell you. In this game you have the possibility to manipulate your dreams and transform the character when you want to be able to jump, glide, kill the enemies, etc. You can transform Giana in any moment and choose the prudent/demure Giana or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very disappointed. If I had bought this game in a shop I'd take it back. The game was lagging constantly and the controls mostly ignored me. I also switched to a smaller screen resolution which was... ignored. Again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recently learned about the Great Giana Sisters, the German video game answer to the Super Mario Brothers. Absolutely epic box art
neutral · AI labelView post →I had to redownload a fun cracked C64 game that was originally a Super Mario Bros. knockoff named Great Giana Sisters, but the crew that cracked it changed the sprites to look like Super Mario Bros.. I think this version was much more popular than the original game: www.lemon64.com/game/super-m...
positive · AI labelView post →I love that Nintendo didn't even take any real legal action just a "c'mon man what are you doing" letter, with the good ending that eventually Giana Sisters would be rebooted starting as a DS game and now on like everything including Switch
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