RWBY: Arrowfell
Developer WayForward
RWBY (pronounced "Ruby") is an American animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors ("Huntsmen" and "Huntresses") to protect their world from monsters called Grimm. The name RWBY is derived from the four main protagonists' forenames: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long, and their… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
344 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
128 positive · 58 negative
95% range 62–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 128 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 146 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (265 of 369 positive).
Players say the game is a short, fun platformer best enjoyed on sale. [1][2][3] Fans of RWBY appreciate the canon story and character abilities, but note it's not groundbreaking. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the simple level design, lack of tutorials, and high price. [7][8][9]
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Cons: Tutorial for mechanics other than semblances is non-existent. The only useful characters are Ruby and Yang. Blake and Weiss are essentially there to solve their respective puzzles blocking your way. Your ranged attacks are tied to your healthbar which does not regenerate (unless you get an optional upgrade, which is one per character, meaning you need to find (or buy) four of them to even have a chance at …
- [8]
WAAAAAY too simple. There's so many things they could've done, but just kept it way too simple. Have enemies actually react to getting hit, have Weiss be able to freeze enemies, have an upwards attack by holding up as you attacked, that would've been pretty free... have yang use her dynamite packs when she uses her unique attack for some damage spread after it's been upgraded, have yang activate her REAL semblance …
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100% it in like 5 hours and 59 minutes. Not worth 30 bucks. Got it on sale. Get it on sale. DO not buy it at full price. It's fun though.
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Good if you're a fan of RWBY but not much else. The gameplay is fun and the different Huntresses have a unique playstyle. This does feature unique animations created by the Rooster Teeth team that makes the show and new songs from Jeff and Casey Lee Williams. If you are a RWBY fan you probably already played this game but if you hadn't and you need a RWBY fix before vol 10 comes out RWBY Arrowfell will scratch that …
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Do not bother unless on sale. Game is mediocre.
Summarised from 34 of the 326 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
RWBY: Arrowfell sits at 69% positive across 186 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
RWBY: Arrowfell received "mixed or average" critical reception, according to Metacritic. It scored 57% with a 19% critic recommendation, according to OpenCritic. Overall, the game rarely scored above 60/100 in critical reviews, and the general, average opinion was that the game, while broadly enjoyable, was either mediocre compared to more worthy titles in the same genre, or other games in WayForward's library, or was missing vital quality of life components. As an video game representation of RWBY, critical opinion that the game was best experienced by RWBY fans was generally consistent, although both the level of accessibility for non-RWBY fans, as well as the quality of entertainment for…
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Reactions
60 of 344 · most liked firstOur metroidvania has been getting a lot of comparisons to RWBY due to gun recoil being a central part of combat 😊 We've got: -Rocket jumping -Bunny hopping -Pretty dresses (Game is called Iron Bramble!) #indiegame #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Day by day I'll post arts from the old undressing game #rwby #bumbleby #art #GL
neutral · AI labelView post →A few more from the old undressing game #rwby #bumbleby #art #GL
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for mutuals for: - Marvel/DC - Final Fanfasy XIII and XIV but I do love the whole franchise - Mass Effect - cats! We have 7 - Honkai Impact/Star Rail - Zenless Zone Zero - Nier Replicant/Automata/Reincarnation - RWBY - Cyberpunk genre and 2077 game - Metroid need more space 😂
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m really glad and honored to have @cometko.bsky.social for the #RWBY: Huntsmen of Remnant game project! He did such a wonderful job! ❤️🤍🖤💛
neutral · AI labelView post →Two can play at that game ~ #RWBY #RubyRose #WeissSchnee #BlakeBelladonna #YangXiaoLong
neutral · AI labelView post →old comic fair game collecting clovers in a snowy tundra yeah #RWBY #RWBYBeaconstrips
neutral · AI labelView post →Just for fun, we added Ruby Rose to our game. We wanted our character's appearance to change depending on what frock is equipped so made a system for it. Aiming for our game to also be easily moddable! What other characters would you like to see Lilac cosplay as next? #indiegame #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Pyrrha couldn't help but give the team captain a reward after winning tonight's close game. #futa #rwbynsfw #rwby #r34
neutral · AI labelView post →hi! im Fleechi, a furry artist and indie game dev finally moving over to bluesky! and apparently it also helps here to list my interests, so - Undertale/Deltarune - RWBY - Revue Starlight - Rivals of Aether - Pokemon - Xenoblade - Final Fantasy - Touhou - Evangelion - otherkin/plurality topics - TF
neutral · AI labelView post →I think Ruby needs to learn some of the combos for this game... Alts available on my drive and Pixiv! #Koikatsu #NSFW #FireEmblemAwakening #RWBY #Lucina #RubyRose
neutral · AI labelView post →LIONIZE -Adam in the white fang throne, wearing the chinese mobile game clothes- commission for @dbwahf.bsky.social thank you so much! #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Looks like new faces here! For those who may not know, I'm Ishmaru, an Indie Game Developer. Currently working on "Ruby: Huntress of Vale" a #RWBY fangame and AU project, that explores what Huntress life could have been without the Salem/Ozma conflict! Give it a try sometime! ishmaru.itch.io/rwby
neutral · AI labelView post →can we please have a fighting game now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Board Concept from #RWBY Volume 9 this was an interesting set that was super fun to do :3 #ConceptArt #EnvironmentDesign #PropDesign
neutral · AI labelView post →Ketchup Salt Pepper Mustard
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝, 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑏𝑙𝑢𝑒." ✈️ My latest RWBY art! This is Blake dressed as Avril Mead, from the game Ace Combat 7. Two badass gals 😎 #RWBY #BlakeBelladonna #RWBYFanArt #MyArt
neutral · AI labelView post →Released a major bug fix for my #RWBY fangame. Ruby: Huntress of Vale (v2.0.14) fixes a save/load issue causing new players to be forced to start a new game every time they returned to the main menu. You can find it on ITCH and GAMEJOLT. (Itch link below) ishmaru.itch.io/rwby
neutral · AI labelView post →SPEAKING OF WRITING FOR IDIOT TODDLERS: (kidding) I'm not emotionally invested in the franchise but with a colourful cast of characters with unique weapons and built-in relationship dynamics the fact that there was never a Not!Fire Emblem RWBY game is a big missed opportunity.
neutral · AI labelView post →Never actually did this, but I still see it pop up. Here is a list of my interests, if you want to connect: RWBY Game Development Retro Gaming 3D Animation Low Poly & Game Art Command & Conquer Real Time Strategy Fighting Game Beat-em-Up Fangames / Indie Games Clickteam Fusion Coppercube Anime
neutral · AI labelView post →Is there any interest in me streaming a live playtest of "Ruby Huntress of Vale" or another of my games while answering questions/chatting about game dev or RWBY live? Would be around May 25. #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Best PS2 game #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi 👋Working on a #RWBY fan game #gamedev #indiegamedev #hackandslash
neutral · AI labelView post →Working on a new game mode for my #RWBY Fangame! Vs Arena where you can just jump straight into a fight with any combo of the game's villains. (Up to 3) Coming soon to "Ruby: Huntress of Vale"
neutral · AI labelView post →Fighting games is full of many characters often called war crimes, and many characters who are -ostensibly- war criminals, at least by implication And then theres Hard G "Genocide Bot 2000" in the same game as the girls from RWBY and Platinum the Trinity lol
neutral · AI labelView post →Here’s the full Atlas team for RWBY: Hunstmen of Remnant Monopoly game. Anyhow, please show your love & appreciation for both @amyjamic @vytal_violet over at Twitter (X), the developers behind this RWBY inspired monopoly game on Steam 👍 #RWBY #rubyrose #weissachnee #blakebelladonna #yangxiaolong
neutral · AI labelView post →Cons: Tutorial for mechanics other than semblances is non-existent. The only useful characters are Ruby and Yang. Blake and Weiss are essentially there to solve their respective puzzles blocking your way. Your ranged attacks are tied to your healthbar which does not regenerate (unless you get an optional upgrade, which is one per character, meaning you need to find (or buy) four of them to even have a chance at playing or enjoying the game). You have three lives, and after you lose one your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A review copy was provided by the developer. Follow my Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41363546-Fruit-N-Doggie-Reviews/]Fruit N Doggie Reviews, so you can be updated whenever I post a new review. Overall Rating - Painfully Bad ★☆☆☆☆ First Impressions Anymore, it's not often I'll take interest in a game prior to it being released. While checking out the trailer for RWBY: Arrowfell (RA), I was pretty invested in how it'd turn out. Despite never getting into the show,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was fun enough to mash around on and play through, especially if you're just looking for something transitional to do on a Steam Deck. Still, I cannot say the game is actually good. I want to love this game, but it's unfinished at best. Pros: -RWBY -Fun hack n slash/mash with bullet hell elements -Metroidvania elements Cons: -There are basically 5 levels and variations of those levels -The puzzles are all the same: use one of the WBY skills to reach a height/press a button/break…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another official artwork from the defunct RWBY phone game where the artist made Pyrrha's thighs THICC it literally looks like they used JLullaby's Pyrrha as a reference
neutral · AI labelView post →So you think you can beat me Ruby!? I am the master of the game!!! Masks owned by @ashleyyume.bsky.social Ruby: grey_sk1es_kig (over on X) #Kigurumi #Animegao #RWBY #着ぐるみ #ColossolconNorth
neutral · AI labelView post →Sam starter pack: - Drawing - Video games - Animation - Comics - Music, especially metalcore - Handsome men - OCs - Furries - Sonic the Hedgehog - Pokemon - RWBY - Wolves - Food - Game development - Weird Brain™️antics
neutral · AI labelView post →What topics would most interest you in a video on either RWBY or Game Dev? Au creation, animation, behind the scenes, playthrough, inspirations, Q&A let me know in the comments 😀 Im planning a live video on the 25th of May, I'll post link soon! #RWBY #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Not gonna download that horse girl gacha game until they patch her in #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Yang's new outfit looks great in-game! Coming soon to Ruby: Huntress of Vale! #RWBY #YangXiaoLong
neutral · AI labelView post →Now we can see the new Neopolitan sprite in game! Coming soon to Ruby: Huntress of Vale! #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Show me four games that influenced YOUR current game project. "Ruby: Huntress of Vale" Edition! That last one is kinda a cheat as it's an official game as opposed to my fangame, but I can't pretend it didn't influence some design decisions in Ruby: HoV. #RWBY #Gamedev #RetroGame
neutral · AI labelView post →100% it in like 5 hours and 59 minutes. Not worth 30 bucks. Got it on sale. Get it on sale. DO not buy it at full price. It's fun though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just play Shantae.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's what you'd expect from RWBY nowadays, so it's ♥♥♥♥ OFC. Fun for a first run but that's all. Inbetween both WayForward & RT there's MASSIVE failings on both sides. Platforming and areas are uninspired asf, platforms exist in areas for NO purpose other than just to exist. Combat is fun since you're ALWAYS switching between all 4 girls. Ambushes are THE BEST part of the game besides the cutscenes & they're forever gone after you beat the game. Ruby is your ONLY means of defense since…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WAAAAAY too simple. There's so many things they could've done, but just kept it way too simple. Have enemies actually react to getting hit, have Weiss be able to freeze enemies, have an upwards attack by holding up as you attacked, that would've been pretty free... have yang use her dynamite packs when she uses her unique attack for some damage spread after it's been upgraded, have yang activate her REAL semblance when you take enough damage, literally an animation and a damage buff... it's not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So as i was writing this review i came to find out that Arrowfell released the same exact day as the Bendy & The Ink Machine sequel. A RWBY game sharing a release date with the sequel to a game about an animation company’s horrific abuse of it’s employees... is hilarious ironic and sad at the sametime... the irony only made worst by making a Union leader one of the villains in the game. (And from what i understand it didn't help the game's sales because of said abuse controversy). Now as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art Train! #RWBY edition! Ever wondered how RWBY would have looked like an late 90's 3D game?
neutral · AI labelView post →Genokids is the best RWBY game
neutral · AI labelView post →Initially I didn't want to compare this to a Metroidvania but it kinda feels like it, however treat it like a standard action platformer... because if I had to say this is a Metroidvania then it's a really bad one. First, the game is essentially this: -Fetch Quest > "Hey while you were doing our quest we found a big guy, go and deafeat it" > next chapter and repeat. Now let's talk about the enviroment in wich you'll do this: remember the Medusa head from Castlevania? Yeah, annoying right?!…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →azu time @mangolin.bsky.social 's Creature for our rwby game gets a silhouette next #rwby #oc #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Ruby best girl.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Ladybug game night🐞🎮 #rwby #Ladybug
neutral · AI labelView post →After playing a Warriors game for a bit, I’m back to thinking how cool a RWBY Warriors game would be. Maybe as a Grimm Eclipse remake or what if story based around Volume 3. #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →Month Of Weiss Schnee Day 5: This game is harder then I remember #WeissSchnee #RWBY #VizMedia #Nintendo #Pokemon
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay, I think I've safely reached a point where I can give my opinion on this game. SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD. TL;DR: As much as a RWBY fan you can be, this game is very weak in both its purpose and its gameplay. I cannot recommend it to anyone besides hardcore RWBY fans (which probably doesn't make many people.). And if I do, I'd recommend it while it's on sale (and one that goes lower than 20€ or $). Because YES, while I usually don't care about the price of a game, the price of this one is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game's story took me four hours to beat. The remaining 3.5 hours was me trying to find the last skill point in the game. Even as a RWBY Fan, I can say that this game brought nothing to the table, gameplay or storywise, just like Grimm Eclipse. I hesitate to call this game anything at all. It's just there. It's nothing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not acceptable for that price! you pay 29€ for 7 hours gameplay 100%, the most upset for me is that the game is not fully voiced only the movie cutscene of which there are maybe 5 or so, combat is very repetetive and not hard, only yang and ruby are really viable, the new songs are "Eh" overall not great but also not absolute trash it's a "cute" game for what it is, but the price is way too high for what it is
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Want fast paced #RWBY combat? Check out 'Ruby: Huntress of Vale' a free fanmade game! There is tons of battles to experience between 3 story chapters, arcade, and arena modes, lots of grimm, mechs, and villains to fight against! ishmaru.itch.io/rwby
neutral · AI labelView post →With the amount of weapons that are also guns in the Trails series you'd think it was RWBY or something. A Falcom made RWBY game would go super hard I think
neutral · AI labelView post →Art shot from the game #BlazBlue cross tag battle. #RWBY #RubyRose
neutral · AI labelView post →After beating my first play through with a 11.2 hour playtime with a 100% completion I can say I definitely love the step forward that RWBY games are coming along. Grimm Eclipse was okay, but overall did very poorly, unlike it Arrowfell takes a 2D plat former approach like Castlevania, Megaman, Ducktales, Shantae etc; The simple platforming makes this game easy to pick up, but that doesn't mean its for everyone as their were a few issues I came into the game which I can say due to me 100%…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was given this game from a friend who thought it'd be funny for me to play it for my friend group and we all make fun of it. He sadly spent full price of $30 on this game, and I'm disheartened that he was right, as this game is just weird in many ways, mostly frustrating. I hoped that the WayForward and ArcSys parts of the game's dev team would do most of the heavy lifting, but they're just big names attached to this bizarrely mad. It's a game that is as equally as frustrating as the company…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Damn, Schnee has game... #RWBY
neutral · AI labelView post →- Brand new F-Zero - An actual RWBY fighting game - Earthbound HD2D - A new Star Fox game in the style of the new remake - Soulcalibur VII - 3D Yoshi game in the style of Crash Bandicoot
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