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Ritual of Raven
Developer Spellgarden Games
Ritual of Raven is a story-based farming sim - but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs to grow a magical herb garden, befriend a cute bunch of weirdos and use your witchy skills to perform powerful rituals to stabilize the portals that are causing trouble for the village. From the Steam store page
260 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
166 positive · 25 negative
95% range 81–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 166 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 25 | 1 | 39 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
207 of 234 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 166 yes, 25 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 191 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (339 of 380 positive).
Players praise the unique coding-like construct mechanic and charming witchy aesthetic. [1][2][3] Many note the game lacks quality-of-life features like key remapping and colorblind options. [1][4][5] Some find the quests tedious and the automation system frustrating. [6][7][8]
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- [7]
I think this game has a ton of charm, but a severe lack of quality of life turns what should be a relaxed-paced game into a tedious slog much of the time. Pros: I think this would be a great game for children. Characters are full of personality with story lines heavily focused on themes of friendship and family, working with and helping others, and self expression/self confidence. Resource gathering is …
- [1]
Really loved this game, such a fun mechanism and enjoyed all the characters and puzzles. I got ~60 hours gameplay out of it (completion & all achievements + quests) BUT I so nearly gave up near the start because there are a few quality of life adjustment sorely needed. The option to remap keys and a colour blind mode with letters/labels would be a great start.
- [3]
Honestly, this is my GOTY. And I say that as someone who's loved MANY games this year. It's nice and cosy - you never truly feel time creeping on you or that you have to get something done. You only WANT to get something done. There's a good variety and doesn't feel overly fetch questy. It looks like it's going to be just the perfect amount of time (though I'll be sad its ended when it does.) The writing is good. …
- [6]
Loved the art and characters and story, very cute and cozy. I usually don't like farm sims, but the coding-esque spin on it with the Constructs made it a lot more fun. Plus, the linear quest-line you play through and no time restraints (like having a calendar with events you need to quickly prepare for in Stardew, bleh) really scratched my brain. The gameplay is a ton of tedious fetch quests that only get more …
- [2]
The protagonist gets sucked into a portal to another world filled with magic, witches, and humanoid animals (no, not furries; this isn’t that kind of game). Having no way back, they become a witch themselves. Information • Magic is like a program. The protagonist uses puppeted constructs to give commands to via coding-like instructions on cards. (It sounds more complicated than it actually is. I find it really …
Summarised from 34 of the 263 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Ritual of Raven talk about unique coding-like construct mechanic is creative and fun; those who didn't talk about missing quality-of-life features like key remapping. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 260 · most liked firstI think this game has a ton of charm, but a severe lack of quality of life turns what should be a relaxed-paced game into a tedious slog much of the time. Pros: I think this would be a great game for children. Characters are full of personality with story lines heavily focused on themes of friendship and family, working with and helping others, and self expression/self confidence. Resource gathering is automation-focused via building sequences with card. This is a very interactive and fun…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ritual of Raven is a hard game to give a rating for. The story is interesting, I like the graphics, and it runs smoothly on both my Deck and my desktop. I've put a lot of time into it and I intend to finish but my head is so full of questions, particularly regarding these multi-step quests I'm still working through. So much so that what I most want to say is that RoR could use some QoL updates. Most importantly, I would have enjoyed RoR more if I could have tracked what I was working on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like it but the idea with the cards and constructs is extremly annoying. You need to use constructs to plant, harvest and clean up things. Basically all of it is card based puzzles and it just takes forever to place the cards and use the construct to even harvest the first field which is just 4 tiles big…. I recommend watching videos about this mechanic before buying so you really know and understand how it works and what it is about because for me it was super annoying so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🐺 ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT 🧺 Thrilled to say you can hear me as the grumpy farmer with a secret WOLFGANG in the newly released game RITUAL OF RAVEN! Thanks so much to the whole @spellgardengames.com team for having me! Be sure to check it out on Steam!
positive · AI labelView post →The programming system is just way too annoying. There's an if-then, but no else. There's no while-do. No goto. No way to copy a symbol from one cell into another one. No multi-select for cards. No simple copy-paste. The save/load is broken: it'll remove settings from cards (deposit), possibly related to if you delete a saved program and make a new one with the same name it'll have some kind of wonky crosstalk. I got up to crystal-fusing so maybe I'm missing a tool or two but the attempts…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game -- it's very cute and the ideas are there. BUT the UI menus are terrible. I don't know why it was designed as a controller game and then also have absolutely terrible UI on top of it. And this game is so menu heavy, it's just not fun to play when it's just battling against the menu system. Awful. Just had to stop playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really loved this game, such a fun mechanism and enjoyed all the characters and puzzles. I got ~60 hours gameplay out of it (completion & all achievements + quests) BUT I so nearly gave up near the start because there are a few quality of life adjustment sorely needed. The option to remap keys and a colour blind mode with letters/labels would be a great start.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The protagonist gets sucked into a portal to another world filled with magic, witches, and humanoid animals (no, not furries; this isn’t that kind of game). Having no way back, they become a witch themselves. Information • Magic is like a program. The protagonist uses puppeted constructs to give commands to via coding-like instructions on cards. (It sounds more complicated than it actually is. I find it really simple.) • Gameplay involves: using the constructs for gardening…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish I could enjoy this game more. I only played a couple hours, but liked the idea of the "coding" and the characters seem whimsical and nice. Definitely on the cozy end of Farming games. Unfortunately, the very vibrant pastel scenery just hurts my eyes. Like, it's just way too bright. And the graphics settings do not include a way for me to deal with that. The second zone is just pink out the wazoo and I cannot continue. Seems like a good game, but I wish they would add a "muted"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, this game is so very beautiful and chill. The characters are charming, and getting to know them is fun. If that's all you want then I do recommend it. But as a full game I felt like it was kind of between genres. As a pure farming sim it misses the mark, as the farming is just for story progression. Beyond that it gets kind of boring and pointless to keep up your farm. The quests and story also lagged a bit, so sometimes there wasn't much to do but wait around for things to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game, the art is beautiful I was hoping there could be a save button or save place built as I can't play for long periods of times
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Scrabble, and you like Balatro... have I got the game for you. Made by @gamemakerstoolkit.com in under a year, Word Play has dominated my evening game time this week. In the roundup: Cipher Zero, Wheel World, Ritual of Raven, and more.
neutral · AI labelView post →비슷한 장르의 게임중에서는 노가다가 없다시피한 정도의 라이트함이고 특히 피로도따위 없어서 시원시원하게 진행가능함 공장 자동화 같은걸 기대한다면 약간 실망할수도 있음 꾸미기용 아이템이 엄청많은건 아니지만 그럭저럭 있고 재화 수급도 쉬운편이라 플탐은 원하는만큼 늘릴수있을거같음 --- Compared to other games in this genre, this one is surprisingly light on grind — almost none, honestly. There’s no stamina system either, so you can just keep going without feeling slowed down, which makes the pacing feel really smooth. If you’re expecting deep factory automation, you might end up a little disappointed. There aren’t tons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to give this game a positive review because it's charming and adorable, but there are many issues that I feel a "positive" review would overshadow. Some of the following might be a complete deal breaker for new players, but with that said, I'm hoping the devs can fine-tune some things, and make some much needed QOL improvements. 1. This is one of the most egregious examples of hand-holding I've seen in almost a decade, and the worst part is, it's not useful or consistent. Simple,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay... I almost banished this game into the dark depths of my Steam backlog because I really...REALLY didn't gel well with the character they let you create (they look like they have buck teeth, flat hair, and a dad bod... which is wild because the scenery and all the other characters are so amazing looking), but I am so glad I gave this one another go because DANG IS IT GOOD. It's only the third "Cozy" game I've found/played that included automation on this level (Rivertown Factory and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Stardew-like programming game that solely exists to copy Stardew's worst and yet most influential idea: not letting you save whenever you want. As always with bad Stardew clones, it only saves when you advance to the next day. Even worse, when you select "quit," there's no confirmation or warning that you might lose progress. Edit: sometimes it won't even let you sleep if it thinks you still have more story to do. On Day 3, it didn't let me sleep until I finished the Temperance arcana puzzle.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“This game will challenge you on what you think you know about farming sim gameplay, as they’re making an innovative departure from the classic approach.” Check out @katerblossom.bsky.social‘s Impressions on Ritual of Raven by @spellgardengames.com! nosmallgames.com/2025/10/ritu...
neutral · AI labelView post →Some exciting news! The Rabbit alumni @spellgardengames.com just launched the game Ritual of Raven! store.steampowered.com/app/2066520/... #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Thrilled to say that Ritual of Raven will be part of MIX Summer Game Showcase! 🌴🔮 🤫 We may have some ✨pretty exciting✨ news in this one! 🖥️ Showcase: June 3rd, 9AM PST @themix.bsky.social 💜
neutral · AI labelView post →Overall, love the art and gameplay with the constructs... HOWEVER. Lots of tedium and going back and forth, mainly leaving a review because I got softlocked by accessing a quest too early I guess, found out by progressing the main quest then talking to someone who I had already talked to to initiate a quest I had already started. Maybe I'll change my mind if the bug gets fixed, however as mentioned, the tedium is a big issue with items needed being ramped up as quests further. Overall just felt…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really wanted to love this game. It's cute and definitely up my alley of games I like to play (foraging, farming, cozy), but 10 hours of play in I found myself feeling like every task and every step along the way through the storyline was more tedious than fun. I also personally have no interest in getting to know the backstories of characters or having lots of dialogue with characters, which this game does a lot of. I think if you're the kind of person who really enjoys getting to know…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a tricky game to either thumbs up or thumbs down. I felt a thumbs down was too harsh so I'd say 5.5/10 for me. Pros: - Love the illustrations and style of this game, very charming and pleasing to the eye. Although slightly small text on a Steam Deck. The furniture you can buy is so charming, it made me want to buy it and I usually don't really like making a farm look pretty. - NPCs are unique and have their own personalities. The interactions aren't anything "special" but I feel like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, this is my GOTY. And I say that as someone who's loved MANY games this year. It's nice and cosy - you never truly feel time creeping on you or that you have to get something done. You only WANT to get something done. There's a good variety and doesn't feel overly fetch questy. It looks like it's going to be just the perfect amount of time (though I'll be sad its ended when it does.) The writing is good. It's funny, while never being cringey or too much. You can tell it was written…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ritual of Raven is a really cute game with a fresh and interesting approach. The programming-like elements are especially unique and something I haven’t really seen in other games before – very creative and fun! That being said, after playing longer I noticed quite a few quality-of-life issues. For example, quest items don’t automatically appear when opening chests, furniture can only be rotated in two directions (which makes decorating feel restricted), and with crossed plants you can’t…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely adored Thrifty Business - i need the full release!! 😍 Then we did more story things in another @spellgardengames.com game Ritual of Raven! 🔮 Tysm to the lovely @frogbumblebee.bsky.social ; stardustinameatsack ; @midwestsidegunn.bsky.social ; @nyyxveil.bsky.social for the raids! 🥹💖 {1/2}
positive · AI labelView post →I've got new demos going out for witchy farm sim Ritual of Raven, frenzied feline party game Jumping Jazz Cats and Nice Day for Fishing. If you'd like to play them before Steam Next Fest begins let me know ☺️
neutral · AI labelView post →Considering how popular Sticky Business is, I anticipated quite a lot of reviews for this game. But, to my surprise, there are so few! This game might not be everyone's cup of tea, however, so far this is the kind of tea I want. The ambient sounds and music are relaxing, the artistic style is fun and quite often beautiful, and there's also an interesting dynamic going on with the characters. The storyline wasn't what I was anticipating so I appreciate that quite a lot. Yes, the quests can be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For May we've voted to play Ritual of Raven for our Cozy Game Club game of the month (like a book club but for games)! It's a magical story-based farming sim and @spellgardengames.com kindly gifted us some keys to giveaway to the community✨ Come play along with us in Discord: discord.gg/3NGayXXFmx
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like it but it's just not fun. The gardening programming game is a fantastic idea but you have almost nothing to garden for, so you don't really interact with it, only when it's a must. The immersion is not there, the characters don't do anything but stand in one position 90% of the time so the village doesn't feel alive at all. For example: In the first quest you help assemble a big stage for a concert, days of waiting for the preparations to be done, then when it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cards to move....... NOPE... boring and a shame because i really like the graphics and story line it states in the description... i knew about the cards but did not think it would be an issue, i like some card mixtures in games like these but to use cards repetitively it seems, it would be super annoying and just pointless , sorry... just do not like that part at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Criminally underrated, was waiting for the release of this since i saw the demo pop up... Beautiful art, enjoying the story so far and love that it's a different magical take on the usual top down, farming sim, the construct mechanic and figuring out how to make long complicated strings of commands for the constructs is a fun challenge. However, although I know it's a game recommended for use with controller, it does really feel like the keyboard controls were an afterthought, the mapping…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Farming simulator has always been staple for cozy games. Whenever its nostalgic game like Harvest Moon or culture based farming simulator like Coral island it is always a treat. Ritual of Raven by @spellgardengames.com is a farming sim imbued with magics and enchantments
neutral · AI labelView post →hehe look at how much it looks like me I love spellgarden's art style, it's so cute 😭 Game: Ritual of Raven (yes, that's the name)
positive · AI labelView post →Indie game celebrations are the best kind! 🥳 And we’re excited to be part of this with Ritual of Raven as well! 🔮 📍Friday, 22nd Nov at 19:00 CET
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! Ritual of Raven has a fishing minigame!! #ritualofraven #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm considering picking up Ritual of Raven this time since it's pretty cheap (esp if you bundle with Moonstone Island). I had a good time playing the unique farming simulation game. Instead of watering your crops the old fashion way, you have to place sequences so it's definitely interesting.
positive · AI labelView post →I refunded this because you can't change the key bindings, and the main action button is F. I don't think the devs ever played this on a mouse + keyboard because there are a million key options and mouse buttons and the only possible way to do anything is to move your finger off of the movement keys to the action key. Honestly it's so lacking in QoL features it's embarassing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly suggest everyone give this game a go, especially if you like the farming sims genre but are kind of burnt out on it. Ritual of Raven not only does the farming genre well, it reinvigorates it! I've had so much fun with this game (I have 100+ hours on another account) and really think many others would too; just give it a chance :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saturday has arrived & I'm hosting a giveaway for the game Ritual of Raven & later on playing Tukoni. Use keyword !enter for a chance to win! - good luck everyone! Live at 12 pm est on twitch.tv/cozyjuni_ 🍂 Tukoni: Forest Keepers 🧡 Dev: @dream-operator.bsky.social ✨️ Wishlist: shorturl.at/vHk2G
neutral · AI labelView post →Y'all, #RitualOfRaven is a blast to play, so fun that I even missed posting this review on embargo day! I run extremely hot/cold on farm sims, but it was the character @spellgardengames.com infused in the game, unique card-based magic, and colorful vibes that keep me going back for more #indiegames
positive · AI labelView post →TEDIUS Gameplay .. where u gotta click ur magical creature to farm for you.. to make him farm for u, u gotta click and drag the move power for him to move, then click and drag the water action and then the seeding action etc.. damn overall its super tedius with this click fest of a farm game and its just a bit too much and annoying. SO TEDIUS ... i love the art though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the art and characters and story, very cute and cozy. I usually don't like farm sims, but the coding-esque spin on it with the Constructs made it a lot more fun. Plus, the linear quest-line you play through and no time restraints (like having a calendar with events you need to quickly prepare for in Stardew, bleh) really scratched my brain. The gameplay is a ton of tedious fetch quests that only get more tedious as it goes on and I found myself sighing at some of them, though. I think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is cute and all, but gamepad controlls are a desaster. The game doesn't even run on stable FPS. Besides that, I do like the Card mechanics, which you can use on your pots to program them that they do stuff. Story is, well, not that interesting and over all it doesn't really give me anything. I see why people like it, but for me it's a pass.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This cozy, adorable, delightfully addicting game was an absolute joy to play. A heartfelt story meets thoughtful game design, resulting in 40 hours of fun. Programming Arcana Constructs (read: automated farming) solves some of the biggest pain points of farming sims, and clever "coding" mechanics help players feel like they're outsmarting the game. As a lover of cute witchy vibes, I truly could not get enough of the aesthetic. My ONLY complaint about this game is the lack of agency…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game! This is one of the few games I finished the main storyline and the only one I've 100%'d (so far). I also spent some time decorating different areas. You can decorate almost anywhere. I really liked setting up automatic processes to grow and harvest plants and extract crystals. There's so much potential with this mechanism for the player to arrange the enchantments in a way to save time. I finished it in about a week (60ish hours) cause I couldn't put it down.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game still a little rough around the edges and needs some fine tuning. You'll run into frustrations and potentially even a bug or file corruption. Even so, the developers are working hard to fix everything they can and if you give them they file they'll do what they can to get your game back. The play personalities this game is for is The Collector, The Creator, The Director, The Explorer, and The Storyteller. The game is beautiful with its pixel art, sprite animations, 100+ different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A unique take on the farming sim genre where you have to enchant constructs (little guys) to do the farming for you. The artstyle is lovely and the characters are lively! I especially loved the witchy setting of the world. Very delightful game, I would love to see more updates in the future!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ritual of Raven from @spellgardengames.com is DELIGHTFUL, and I'm glad I stuck it out after being mildly confused by the card-enchantment system the game utilizes. (I think I like it even more than Sticky Business, and y'all, I LOVED IT.) #indiegames theindiegamecafe.substack.com/p/ritual-of-...
positive · AI labelView post →Hi friends!! Starting this week with an amazing demo gameplay for "Ritual of Raven", with hopefully a full release yet this year! #indiegames #cozygames #youtube #ritualofraven www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xA...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is amazing! It's the perfect spin on a farming sim. The story is super cute, the writing is well done. The art style is beautiful and unique. I also like how it integrates puzzling/coding principles into the gaming loop. It is a genuinely interesting take on a genre that can feel oversaturated and stale. You can feel and see the care and dedication put into this game. Truly the opposite of cozy game slop.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After much debate against some mental blockage, I have worked up the motivation to stream finally. Gonna play Ritual of Raven. A magic-filled farming game that requires....coding golem-like constructs to help me farm? Guess we're going to see if this robot bug can code ! 🤖🐝 Starting in 30 Mins!
neutral · AI labelView post →This was a difficult one to recommend. The art style is beautiful, the story and premise unique (love the witchy vibes) but it felt shallow. It's missing basic QOL features, theres quite a few spelling mistakes and while the art style is beautiful, the color choices make things difficult to see with no accessibility options to address this. That felt like a huge miss. On sale, its definitely worth grabbing but not full price. 6/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ritual of Raven is such a cute new game by @team17.com ! A cozy, story-based farm sim, but you don’t do the farming yourself! Collect & enchant Arcana Constructs to grow your magical herb garden 🌿🪄 Buy a steam key on sale at Playsum 😊 bit.ly/ritualofraven #ritualofraven #cozygame #cozygaming
neutral · AI labelView post →No native key rebinding on keyboard for accessibility.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Experienced a bug so I couldn't move forward. Was unsure it was a bug so checked online guides/videos. The did not have the issue despite doing the same I was. Joined Discord for advice/support - was not responded to. The game is cute, but unpolished and unintuitive. There's similar to play out there that just do it so much better
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It says the release date is Aug 7, 2025 but did they mean 1995? The scrolling of the world while walking around is so choppy it is strained my eyes and gave me a headache very quickly. I tried the graphics options but they didn't help. Perhaps this game was only tested on one machine with a low resolution? Maybe a CRT? It's very confusing how this can be released like this in 2025.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ritual of Raven is such a unique game that it's hard to compare it to anything else - it has the surface look of a classic cutesy farmy-crafty game but the gameplay loop isn't the same at all, involving enchanting (read: coding) adorable tarot-themed constructs into carrying out your whims. As someone who plays a lot of games, and a lot of cutesy farmy-crafty ones at that, it's been REALLY satisfying to sink my teeth into something a bit different. What really sets it apart for me is the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, the aesthetic is wonderful and im a huge fan of witchy farming sims... but I just don't. It's not very intuitive, the quests are frustrating if you try and do anything yourself out of order and it's just not that fun. 3/10. Might be good for younger kids.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hiiii I'm Skaetlett 💐 I sometimes write erotica. This is my video game/media blog! potentially posting spoilers of: ⚔️❣️ Hundred Line Last Defense Academy 💚🐕🦺 Pokemon Legends ZA DLC 👁️🕵️ AI The Somnium Files 🧬🌓 AISM Nirvana Initiative 🪄🐦⬛ Ritual of Raven ⚽🔥 Inazuma Eleven Victory Road
neutral · AI labelView post →I give this game a hesitant recommendation. On one hand, as a proof of concept, it surely proves the concept. On the other hand, as an automating farming sim game, it feels a bit empty and lacking in depth. Often enough, after receiving the requests from the villagers for the main story and the side quests, I just sat next to the portal doing fishing while waiting because there's just not much else to do. I hope it gets popular enough to inspire the devs (either the same ones or some other…
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