Owlboy
01 Nov 2016
All releases
01 Nov 2016 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
13 Feb 2018 - Nintendo Switch
10 Apr 2018 - PlayStation 4
10 Apr 2018 - Xbox One
01 Nov 2016 - Mac
01 Nov 2016 - Linux
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio. Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates. What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounters, and burdens no one should have to bear.
From Wikipedia: "Owlboy is set in the land of the sky; the islands of the world below have been separated by a catastrophic event. The player controls a boy named Odus, who is a member of an owl–human hybrid race called the Owls. When Otus' village is attacked by a band of pirates, he sets out on a journey to save it from them."
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Norwegian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | ✓ | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tunyon
3
If I had played this in 2016 on release, I think it would've been a 9. But we've been in a golden age of indie games and metroidvanias ever since, and it gets dwarfed by the likes of Hollow Knight and Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
The carry mechanic, intriguing and innovative at the time, now feels restrictive. The pixel art, while still appealing, isn't as unique as it once was. All in all, it FEELS like you're playing an 8 year old game.
That said, it's still competent gameplay, the story is solid, and there's nothing inherently wrong with it. Enjoyable, but only if you're a fan of the genre.
The pixel graphics are so dam gorgeous but alot of the game play is boring. The story was also hit or miss.
It's a nice retro throwback but I honestly think you're better off skipping this.
