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KAKU: Ancient Seal
Developer BINGOBELL
An Open world Action adventure combining exploration with puzzles and dynamic combat. Go on a journey across a sprawling continent as Kaku, a boy tasked to restore balance to the land. Brave the four elemental regions with the help of Piggy, his powerful companion and conquer their lords. From the Steam store page
182 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
101 positive · 40 negative
95% range 64–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 101 | 40 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
123 of 166 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
73% recommend · 107 yes, 40 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 147 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (887 of 1,127 positive).
Many players praise the game's beautiful world and engaging exploration. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the combat as repetitive and clunky. [4][5][6] Several players note bugs and performance issues, especially on Steam Deck. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
This game looks like it should be really fun, but honestly the combat is just crap. Way too awful to recommend. Here's the problem: All your damage is at the end of attack combos. So like you'll do 6-8 hits or something for 100 damage, and then a smash for 1400. If you can't get the smash, the fight is gonna take FOREVER. And the bosses are all designed to keep you off balance, keep you rolling, keep you mobile, and …
- [1]
KAKU: Ancient Seal is like a Ubisoft open-world game, but without the Ubisoft formula, and I have to admit that it is surprisingly good and works great. Pros Cons ✔️ The game offers some interesting puzzles, and each elemental area has a number of ancient shrines (trials) waiting to be solved with helpful rewards like equipment or red/blue orbs to increase health/stamina. ❌ Some bugs, floating objects, and a lack of …
- [10]
I started this game thinking that this is a short 6-8 hours game but to my surprise this is a really big game with tons of exploration and boss fights. I was not prepared to start a big game like this but to my surprise this is was an awesome game. I have explored most continent, uncovered most secrets, cleared every Rune, beaten every Boss, and finished the game. Though there are some issues I will get to it around …
- [2]
Pros: + Beautiful visual delivered trough a cartoon art style, imagine golden age pixar placed in a fantasy prehistoric setting + Vast world to explore, the four elemental continent are large and content filled, rewarding exploration with quests, gear, upgrade materials, secret bosses and fast travel points +Likable cast of characters, from young Kaku and his friends to the four great elementals, each character is …
- [3]
Kaku: Ancient Seal is a captivating open-world adventure that effectively balances exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat. The game’s world is visually striking and invites exploration, while the dynamic partnership between Kaku and Piggy adds a unique layer of strategy to gameplay. The combat system is engaging, and the pacing is well-managed, ensuring a consistently enjoyable experience. While the narrative is …
Summarised from 34 of the 187 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
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KAKU: Ancient Seal sits at 72% positive across 141 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 182 · most liked firstKAKU: Ancient Seal is like a Ubisoft open-world game, but without the Ubisoft formula, and I have to admit that it is surprisingly good and works great. Pros Cons ✔️ The game offers some interesting puzzles, and each elemental area has a number of ancient shrines (trials) waiting to be solved with helpful rewards like equipment or red/blue orbs to increase health/stamina. ❌ Some bugs, floating objects, and a lack of QoL features are a bit of a drag. For example, at the end of an area,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Complete 1.0 Review It probably won’t win any end-of-the-year awards, but Kaku: Ancient Seal’s 1.0 release is still a consistently enjoyable (albeit shamelessly familiar) open world ARPG. Four-Minute Video Review: https://youtu.be/4vZyHi_s9rg STORY You are Kaku: a perpetually hungry tween caveman kid thing who underwent some impressive cosmetic surgery during his year in Early Access. After a rushed opening hour in which you'll chase a tiny pig while getting chased by a big pig…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have 3 spare Steam keys for indie game KAKU: Ancient Seal, so I am doing a giveaway here on Bluesky! To enter: ✅Follow @thegamesdet.bsky.social and @kakuancientseal.bsky.social ✅Like and repost ✅Reply tagging 2 friends Winners will be drawn on Tuesday 12th November! Good luck!
neutral · AI labelView post →This June, 'Marvel Rivals: Ignite' #1, a new #MarvelComics one-shot inspired by the #MarvelRivals video game and featuring new in-game designs by Peach Momoko, takes heroes back in time to Japan for an all-new adventure. spr.ly/61870q7sZ Cover: Yuji Kaku Variant Covers: Rickie Yagawa, Peach Momoko
neutral · AI labelView post →This game looks like it should be really fun, but honestly the combat is just crap. Way too awful to recommend. Here's the problem: All your damage is at the end of attack combos. So like you'll do 6-8 hits or something for 100 damage, and then a smash for 1400. If you can't get the smash, the fight is gonna take FOREVER. And the bosses are all designed to keep you off balance, keep you rolling, keep you mobile, and make sure it's almost impossible to get a combo off. Every time they touch you,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't recommend right now due to : - Linear progression / story ( this game would benefit from a semi open or open world game design, - Clunky boss encounters ( weird hitboxes, some animations have no anticipation and happen immediately others are easily dodged ) - Sporadic difficulty spikes overall too easy, - Bugs ( can't progress further because when the game asks me to "CHANGE DISGUISE" by holding middle mouse button and F4 - nothing happens. Bar fills up and.... thats it. - Cringy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game idea and story itself is nice but it has too many bugs right now, the controller doesn't work properly in the game and when I was playing the graphics went all black, I couldnt see where I was going and after restart it was fine. I recommend waiting until these issues are fixed to play the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool action adventure game. Gameplay and gampad is responsive, not sure what that other guy is on about. Visuals are great and I had frame rates above 144 constantly at high, so I would say better optimized than some AAA games out there. The game offers plenty of depths with skills and equipment variety. This is an easy recommendation for me. Unfortunately, the game doesn't detect PS5 controller icons. EDIT: This game uses Denuvo Anti-Tampering. Not sure why it's not stated but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: + Beautiful visual delivered trough a cartoon art style, imagine golden age pixar placed in a fantasy prehistoric setting + Vast world to explore, the four elemental continent are large and content filled, rewarding exploration with quests, gear, upgrade materials, secret bosses and fast travel points +Likable cast of characters, from young Kaku and his friends to the four great elementals, each character is visually pleasing and while simply written shines in the qualities or villany…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art style & overall atmosphere is great. However, the game itself feels pretty boring. This is due to a combination of it being very easy & the realisation that you are likely going to be whacking enemies the same way with little variation for the entire of the game. Once you have played the first hour, you have very likely seen most of what the game will be like. Also the optimisation is a little problematic. It is not the worse, it is just not great either
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game reminds me a little bit of Immortals: Fenyx Rising, which are good thing. But, the the bosses absorb WAY too much damage compared to the regular mobs. This is a balance issue; at first I thought the first boss was a stress test or something. Nope, that's every boss at least getting up to the wind temple boss. Which is a shame because it seems refreshingly short for this genera and is graphically beautiful. If you get it, get it at deep discount as YMMV.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started this game thinking that this is a short 6-8 hours game but to my surprise this is a really big game with tons of exploration and boss fights. I was not prepared to start a big game like this but to my surprise this is was an awesome game. I have explored most continent, uncovered most secrets, cleared every Rune, beaten every Boss, and finished the game. Though there are some issues I will get to it around last. This game is massive and for devs to be able to make this must have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game felt like a waste of time... + Graphics look somewhat good. + Combat felt fun at first... - but quickly got dull and repetitive, I ended up avoiding fights because... huh... boring! - The characters are soulless, no personality, no depth. - The story is miles away from being unforgettable. - Expect to get physically stuck in the environment. - Exploration felt underwhelming... the resources are the same, no matter where you go. - Controls are clunky, hitboxes are ass. - Runs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →KAKU: Ancient Seal got nominated for @tgagwcaga.bsky.social ! 😍 The Games Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards! Check out the Nominees here ⭐ tgagwcaga.com/nominees/rel... #indiegames #gamedev #thegameawards
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is very pretty to look at - the graphical style is different from a lot of other games I've played so it feels like a breath of fresh air in that regard. Though, I'm rather disappointed with the lack of puzzles there are within the first part of the game. It's being marketed as a PUZZLE game, and yet if there were any puzzles, they didn't feel like a puzzle. The combat is very repetitive, with the KB+M controls are all over the place, making it feel awkward to do a specific move in a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you ever wanted to play a tabletop roleplay game and explore Middle-Earth in an adventure you help create? Join us for introductory games of Free League’s The One Ring and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5e with Nikki Boylan-Currie, Robert Au, and James Kaku Pierson! #westmoot26 #intothewest
neutral · AI labelView post →Kaku: Ancient Seal is a captivating open-world adventure that effectively balances exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat. The game’s world is visually striking and invites exploration, while the dynamic partnership between Kaku and Piggy adds a unique layer of strategy to gameplay. The combat system is engaging, and the pacing is well-managed, ensuring a consistently enjoyable experience. While the narrative is straightforward, it serves as a solid foundation for the adventure. Overall, Kaku:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really wanted to like this game. Reminded me of Pine, which I enjoyed. Unfortunately, it's become so frustrating I don't even want to try any more. - Saves are at specific locations, meaning if you want to explore and die you go back to that location. - I remapped Sprint to <shift>, which is normal and sometimes the game remembers my change, sometimes it doesn't. I want to sprint but end up dodging, and falling into water, which takes me back to my first issue. Very disappointed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Surprised more haven’t played this game. Got this game about week ago. Kind of reminds me a little like Breathe of the wild or Immortal Fenix rising. Definitely enjoying the game. Bit more simple in puzzles and combat. But as a casual gamer I’m keep coming back to it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Babe what’s wrong? You’ve barely touched your Japanese BBQ game, developed by popular restaurant chain Gyu-Kaku for the PS1
neutral · AI labelView post →- The performance is terrible for how it looks. - Starts off with fetch quest. - Weird crafting system with recipes of only single items? - Projectiles have no trajectories? Slingshot going in a straight line is jarring. - Janky combat
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Open world with action, adventure, lore spread across 4 region which are different in nature. Story good graphics is neat puzzles are to love and which helps in replay ability of game exploration and textures of landscapes look beautiful Optimisation of the game is required and this game will stay around for a decade ez, just being a early access Full guide to all puzzles, locations and treasures below > https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2977578737
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →im not sure if i will finish it, very repetetive and generic, while the combat and graphics seem fun, most cutscenes are boring and some are so unoptimized they stutter, also some areas like the starfall ruins are stuttering sometimes. im a big open world fan, but this feels kindah grindy in a bad sense. i feel like they couldve offered less quests, and smaller worlds, and polished it more instead. it feels like over ambitious but half hearted. will see.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't recommend as it simply can't decide what it is. Looks like a fun cute adventure game but then sticks 4 phase boss fight at the end and the bosses are like souls-lite level. It's just weird. Also, having to watch cinematics again annoys the hell out of me. Follow in the steps of khazan, when seen once, skip by default don't force me to sit hammering escape to get through them Also outstays its welcome for me as grew repetitive, and the gear and upgrades were all very samey. Get on sale…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not recommending simply because although it's not a terrible game, it's also just not that interesting. You wouldn't be missing anything if you gave it a miss. You're mainly collecting materials for upgrades (ores, stones, plants etc...) that are spread around the world and in chests. There's 4 worlds to explore but other than the visual change of the environments, they're basically copy and paste in the materials you find, the interactable objects, the villages and quests. So it felt like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good open world game with lots of puzzles and tons of things to do. I'm really enjoying it so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dinner at Gyu Kaku Shangri-la then drinks at Chalk & Cheers Game Tavern with my bestie Voltaire 🥢🍻
neutral · AI labelView post →🌟We might not be taking part in the #SteamNextFest this time, but we still have our 🌟Demo Up🌟 if you wanna check out KAKU: Ancient Seal! And it's the whole Prologue of the game! *Be careful, the save will not transfer to the full game #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Note: This is a SHORTENED review originally written for [url= https://www.opiumpulses.com] Opium Pulses . The FULL article can be found [url= https://www.opiumpulses.com/article/847/kaku-ancient-seal-review] HERE . Feel free to take a look at the Opium Pulse Steam Curation page [url= https://store.steampowered.com/curator/3800356/] HERE as well. In what appears to be the latest game since their first title released in 2017, game publisher and developer BINGOBELL has brought us Kaku: Ancient…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played the demo and when i bought the game it restarted me, after going through 35 minutes of the same game play that took me about 2 hours to finish in the demo the game had a save of my character while falling and dying and when i tried to play a new game it restarted me from the beginning without the choice to choose from which save point to start, i wasted over 3 hours on the first 35 minutes of the game, its full of bugs don't recommend it for now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great RPG!!! But level and (mostly) puzzle design is the most obnoxious that I have seen in years (every other aspect of this game is fantastic). Most puzzles could be solved with attention to every detail and some trial and error. If you like old school charm of "what the heck should I do next to progress" - go for it, you will get that feeling a lot for better or worse.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i dont understand why people leaving positive review on this game total garbage some say graphic looks good bruh are u guys playing on a microwave or something and also some review said it meet kena lol not even close dude wth
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its aight kinda a more jank walmart version of immortals fenyx rising if you love that game then id recommend it but if not probably not I had a fun enough time with it I might come back to it if im bored enough in a couple months
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Open World, Platformer, Action Adventure, Role Playing Game. Its fun you don't have to get hardcore to be into it and the the content in the game is large so its not quick to beat. The graphics are decent and the game play is really good, story's decent but not all there but seriously not a big deal compared to all the puzzles, bosses, side quests and upgrades to keep you busy regardless. I'd give it an 8.5 out of 10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I won't talk about the good aspects of the game, because it will be more important to voice the problematic aspects. 1) when you go into the water, you can die from water at any moment, just because the water level in that place was 1 pixel higher than the permissible level for walking 2) hitboxes are exaggerated without visual effect 3) the mouse-like cursor movement system for the gamepad is very inconvenient and creates problems aiming the cursor in the right places happens…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun-Cute-Silly and very playable. Pretty world, interesting looking enemies and you get a flying pig as a companion and he\she is actually helpful rather than just gimmick Kinda like Zelda from the switch but not as deep. I think the game is fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"KAKU: Ancient Seal" is an action-adventure game where you play as Kaku, a young warrior on a quest to restore balance to an ancient world. The game features a vast open world, dynamic combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Players explore diverse environments, engage in fast-paced battles, and solve environmental puzzles to progress. Pros Engaging World: Richly detailed environments encourage exploration. Dynamic Combat: Fluid combat system with various weapons and abilities. Compelling Story:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6h into the store. I've done the intro a couple of times. This game is addictingly amazing! - Cute & fun art &dialogues - Easy to learn game mechanics - Puzzles that don't leave you too frustrated *(some might say too easy, I say accessible) - PIGGY
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very positive score on Steam. I even watched some reviews on youtube that seemed to praise this game. I now think it was all an elaborate out of season april fools prank to get me to buy this horrid game. Seriously its like (im assuming a Chinese developer) they copied anything that was popular and made it jank. Zelda but jank, Immortals but jank, Dark souls but jank, your mom but jank. Jank simulator 2023.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's early access and has a few bugs but it's already fun to play. The controls are a little buggy. Sometimes Kaku doesn't jump or pushing E in time puzzles doesn't work. Kaku often gets stuck in the world. I don't know why but I think it's the edges of the stones on the ground. It can get a little frustrating when more than one enemy attacks and you can't fight back because you can't move when you're attacked. But the enemies can still hit you when you attack. I love the puzzles, the enemy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SIMPLY AMAZING! Kena meets The Croods vibe. Beautiful world, nice graphics, simple yet fun combat. Works well on deck. Recommend as I know minor issues will improve over time (hopefully soon).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first it's fun, but after a few hours NOT fun any more. Oh well, only paid $6.00 for it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished a game called KAKU: Ancient Seal and thought it was pretty great! Tons of content. 4 large biomes to explore. BotW style shrine puzzles. Simple, but fun combat. 30h. Performance isn't great on Steam Deck, but it's all playable where it matters. The shrine hub location runs real bad though.
positive · AI labelView post →the physics of this game is like roblox games fr.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but at least it's on PC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a well-made action adventure with RPG elements. The controls are a bit off as you pick up things and run with the same button, also the right stick is more sesitive as the norm. But still, it is a great game from an unknown developer, and I'm eagerly waiting for the next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game but performance really needs some work. 60fps with high (max) settings on 1440p on an RX 9070 XT is insane.. Edit: Changed from positive to negative. Seeing 45 and 50 fps now. If you wanna keep this game unoptimized like this, implement FSR and DLSS. Or just optimize it more.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, great graphics, good story and good progression
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I get my mitts on a cheap game key for a good game, I feel bad and end up buying DLC/cosmetics or other stuff from the developer and publisher. This won't be one of those times. For a game that's largely a platformer, it just isn't there. The movement feels like out-of-box UE: it's really stiff, making it generally unsatisfying to move around. The screen is cluttered with ♥♥♥♥ like an MMO or something from Ubisoft, and I'd rather not have to use the immersion mode as this completely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5. Favourite music track Out of each game, shooting from the hip: 1: Hometown X: no5=KAKU-WEST＊→▲★★KAI 2: One Last You 3: Yesterdale - Colony 9
neutral · AI labelView post →As a comparison, he got 1 less game for his actions than Kaku did for kicking a ball into the stands, much more violently than Nouhou threw the ball. www.mlssoccer.com/news/rbnys-k...
neutral · AI labelView post →How many achievements did you unlock so far in our indie game? Are you part of the 0.8% of players that achieved "Kaku!" by completing all the achievements? 😎 #indiegames #achievements
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for a new Open Word Platformer, Action Adventure Role Playing Game? You can try out KAKU: Ancient Seal's Demo here 👉https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179580/KAKU_Ancient_Seal #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →‼️STOP - Pause the video ‼️ Can you find the solution to this tower before checking out the solution?! 👀 🗼Ancient Towers act as teleport points once you active them in-game, yes, Kaku has some fast travel powers! 😤 #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →KAKU: Ancient Seal is finalist in the "Best Studio Game" category of GDWC Winter Season 🥳 @gdwc.bsky.social We are so proud to be nominated along so many great indie games! Check out all the finalists here 👉https://thegdwc.com/awards/ #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a surprisingly big game. It's also a surprisingly hard game (mainly from a platforming-perspective rather than the combat, but any fight where you can get knocked off the side of the arena is nigh-on impossible due to the outrageous knock-back range. Obviously lowering the difficulty doesn't change this). It's the kind of game I might have 100%'d, but finding all pieces of the blank stele is going to be way too tedious and the later challenges you do to boost your health or stamina…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not perfect. It has a few minor bugs, but also some major ones. I experienced one of the latter. A whole area stoped working, the devs could not help me. Nevertheless I enjoyed playing the game a lot, so I want to recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game overall that can be a nice palate cleanser to everything else that's out there. Combat is not quite balanced as well as it should be, boss battles can be arduous with annoying move patterns that need to be memorized. The steps to properly defeat certain bosses are not always evident and can require guess-and-check methods. There are a ton of dungeons requiring puzzle solving and maze racing to help Kaku level up, this can be fun for awhile but sometimes feel like a repetitive chore.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't care too much for about the first hour. I thought it was a cheap version of Zelda BOTW or Immortals Fenyx Rising but it grew on me. As I was playing it I was surprised at how much content is here. You definitely get your moneys worth. Some boss fights kinda annoyed me but overall I ended up loving it and I'm glad I played it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having played this on early access and found it to be just ok, I have to give it up to the developers for making huge improvements to the finished product and making a pretty dang solid action platformer that feels reminiscent of the late PS2/early PS3 era, with a few caveats. Pros: +Combat flows well +There's a really nice variety of skills +The maps are big enough that they're pretty enjoyable to go through and there's enough in them to make exploration worthwhile +The puzzles feel…
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