Latest Reviews of Moon Studios Games
Review Ori And The Will Of The Wisps - The Best Platformer On Xbox One
Over the moon
There's a quest quite early on in Ori and the Will of the Wisps that neatly encapsulates pretty much everything that's so wonderful about Moon Studios' superlative sequel. Charged with making your way through a windmill in order to get its great big wheels turning again so the poisoned waters of Niwen may run clear once more, you find...
Review Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (Xbox One)
A little goes a long way
Ori and the Blind Forest released back in March of last year, and by now, you're likely well aware of the indisputable fact that it's a phenomenal game. We awarded it a 9 out of 10 in our review and called it "one of the best games available for the Xbox One," a statement we stand by 100%. With the Definitive Edition...
Review Ori and the Blind Forest (Xbox One)
An unforgettable journey
Some people are bothered by the term Metroidvania, which we’ve never really understood. We’re fully aware that it’s an unnecessary subgenre classification that derives its name from two of the industry’s most respected franchises, Metroid and Castlevania, but we're quite alright with that. For those of you unfamiliar...
Latest Moon Studios Articles
News Moon Studios Hopes Fans Get Why It 'Won't Be Making Ori 3 Anytime Soon'
"This is our Magnum Opus"
In and around the launch of its next big game No Rest for the Wicked, developer Moon Studios has been talking plenty about its popular Xbox series Ori - and why it likely won't return to the IP anytime soon. This weekend, the team has added further context behind this; claiming that it'll
News Digital Foundry Impressed By 'Stunning Visual Design' In Ori Dev's New Game
Are we surprised?
Since wrapping up development on Ori and the Will of the Wisps back in 2020, Moon Studios has been hard at work on its action RPG No Rest for the Wicked, and tech outlet Digital Foundry has decided to take a look at th
News Ori Dev's 'No Rest For The Wicked' Re-Confirmed For Xbox, PC Early Access Starts This Week
No restin' for this lot
Ori developer Moon Studios has just dropped its latest trailer for No Rest for the Wicked; the team's upcoming action RPG coming to Steam Early Access this week. That Early Access date is confirmed for April 18th, while the studio has also taken the opportunity to remind us that an Xbox Series X|S version is still in the...
News Ori Dev Explains Why It Decided Against Third Entry In The Franchise, For Now
"I think were were pretty happy with where it left off"
Ori developer Moon Studios has talked about its future in a new interview with Game Informer - a future that's laser-focused on No Rest for the Wicked at the moment. A third Ori game has been discussed though, and while the te
News Ori Dev Expects To Do 'Exciting Things In Future' With Team Xbox
"I 100% believe in where Phil is heading!"
Moon Studios' creative director Thomas Mahler is a fairly active fellow on social media at the moment, and after making some interesting comments about the 'console wars' last week, the Ori developer has voiced his support of Xbox in recent days - hinting that Moon Studios is likely to work with Team Green...
News Pure Xbox Game Club August 2023: Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
Come join the PX Game Club!
Want to enhance your Xbox Game Pass experience? Come join the official Pure Xbox Game Club! We can't take any credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of ralphdibny and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meets up every month to play a game on
"I wasn't thoughtful in the way I presented my thoughts"
After a colourful rant towards the development practices in games such as No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077, director of the Ori series, Thomas Mahler, has apologised for the comments he made. In the lengthy post, Mahler compared certain developers on games such as the original
News Ori Director Slams Fable And Cyberpunk 2077 Creators, Says They're 'Snake Oil Salesmen'
Update: He's now apologised for the comments
Update: Mahler has since apologised for these comments in a statement on Twitter, admitting that he had "a bit of a chip on my shoulder" when making them, and "definitely didn’t represent Moon Studio the way I should have." Original story: Thomas Mahler, the creative director behind the Ori series,...
News Moon Studios Shares Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Infographic
"2.8 million spirits and counting"
Moon Studios has shared some new data about its latest release Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and it seems the game is still as popular as ever. 2.8 million spirits have now sunk a whopping 22.6 million hours into the game since its launch earlier on this year in February. 516k have beat the game and out of this...
News Ori Developer Signs Publishing Deal For New Action-RPG
Joins forces with Private Division
Take-Two has announced that Moon Studios - famous for creating the Ori series of games - is working on a brand-new action-RPG to be published by its Private Division label (thanks GamesIndustry.biz). The company says that the game is in early development and isn't expected to launch for at least a couple of years,...
News Moon Studios Says It's "Left The Door Cracked Open" For More Ori Games
But it has nothing to share right now
Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps are some of the most beautiful and moving platformers available. Will there be another game that takes place in Ori's world - or even a direct follow-up to the latest game, though? In a recent Reddit AMA on the PC Gaming subreddit, Moon Studios was asked...
News 7.1k Players Completed Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Without Dying
And two million have now downloaded it
One of the best first-party titles released this year on Xbox One and PC is Ori and the Will of the Wisps by Moon Studios. Despite being a little rough around the edges on the release, we still awarded this masterpiece nine out of ten in our review. In an update, Moon Studios has shared an infographic...
News Ori Developer Moon Studios Teases Its Next Game Is About Humans
Is it an RPG?
Austrian game developer Moon Studios has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years, releasing the critically-acclaimed Ori and the Blind Forest back in 2015, followed by the equally fantastic Ori and the Will of the Wisps earlier this year. For its next game however, it's teasing something completely different. In an interview...
News The Long-Awaited Patch For Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Is Now Live
Improves performance and fixes plenty of bugs
As you might have heard, Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been experiencing performance issues since its arrival on Xbox One and Windows platforms last month. Moon Studios – for some time now – has been working on a patch and more recently outlined what it woul
News Moon Studios Confident Upcoming Patch For Ori "Will Solve A Large Number Of Issues"
"thank you for your patience and understanding"
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a platforming masterpiece, but has admittedly experienced some serious performance issues since its arrival on Xbox One and Windows platforms last month. Even in our own review here on Pure Xbox, we said it suffered from stuttering, hitching, graphical anomalies and...
News Moon Studios Hopes Fans Get Why It 'Won't Be Making Ori 3 Anytime Soon'
"This is our Magnum Opus"
In and around the launch of its next big game No Rest for the Wicked, developer Moon Studios has been talking plenty about its popular Xbox series Ori - and why it likely won't return to the IP anytime soon. This weekend, the team has added further context behind this; claiming that it'll
News Digital Foundry Impressed By 'Stunning Visual Design' In Ori Dev's New Game
Are we surprised?
Since wrapping up development on Ori and the Will of the Wisps back in 2020, Moon Studios has been hard at work on its action RPG No Rest for the Wicked, and tech outlet Digital Foundry has decided to take a look at th
News Ori Dev's 'No Rest For The Wicked' Re-Confirmed For Xbox, PC Early Access Starts This Week
No restin' for this lot
Ori developer Moon Studios has just dropped its latest trailer for No Rest for the Wicked; the team's upcoming action RPG coming to Steam Early Access this week. That Early Access date is confirmed for April 18th, while the studio has also taken the opportunity to remind us that an Xbox Series X|S version is still in the...
News Ori Dev Explains Why It Decided Against Third Entry In The Franchise, For Now
"I think were were pretty happy with where it left off"
Ori developer Moon Studios has talked about its future in a new interview with Game Informer - a future that's laser-focused on No Rest for the Wicked at the moment. A third Ori game has been discussed though, and while the te
News Ori Dev Expects To Do 'Exciting Things In Future' With Team Xbox
"I 100% believe in where Phil is heading!"
Moon Studios' creative director Thomas Mahler is a fairly active fellow on social media at the moment, and after making some interesting comments about the 'console wars' last week, the Ori developer has voiced his support of Xbox in recent days - hinting that Moon Studios is likely to work with Team Green...
News Pure Xbox Game Club August 2023: Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
Come join the PX Game Club!
Want to enhance your Xbox Game Pass experience? Come join the official Pure Xbox Game Club! We can't take any credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of ralphdibny and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meets up every month to play a game on
"I wasn't thoughtful in the way I presented my thoughts"
After a colourful rant towards the development practices in games such as No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077, director of the Ori series, Thomas Mahler, has apologised for the comments he made. In the lengthy post, Mahler compared certain developers on games such as the original
News Ori Director Slams Fable And Cyberpunk 2077 Creators, Says They're 'Snake Oil Salesmen'
Update: He's now apologised for the comments
Update: Mahler has since apologised for these comments in a statement on Twitter, admitting that he had "a bit of a chip on my shoulder" when making them, and "definitely didn’t represent Moon Studio the way I should have." Original story: Thomas Mahler, the creative director behind the Ori series,...
News Moon Studios Shares Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Infographic
"2.8 million spirits and counting"
Moon Studios has shared some new data about its latest release Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and it seems the game is still as popular as ever. 2.8 million spirits have now sunk a whopping 22.6 million hours into the game since its launch earlier on this year in February. 516k have beat the game and out of this...
News Ori Developer Signs Publishing Deal For New Action-RPG
Joins forces with Private Division
Take-Two has announced that Moon Studios - famous for creating the Ori series of games - is working on a brand-new action-RPG to be published by its Private Division label (thanks GamesIndustry.biz). The company says that the game is in early development and isn't expected to launch for at least a couple of years,...
News Moon Studios Says It's "Left The Door Cracked Open" For More Ori Games
But it has nothing to share right now
Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps are some of the most beautiful and moving platformers available. Will there be another game that takes place in Ori's world - or even a direct follow-up to the latest game, though? In a recent Reddit AMA on the PC Gaming subreddit, Moon Studios was asked...
News 7.1k Players Completed Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Without Dying
And two million have now downloaded it
One of the best first-party titles released this year on Xbox One and PC is Ori and the Will of the Wisps by Moon Studios. Despite being a little rough around the edges on the release, we still awarded this masterpiece nine out of ten in our review. In an update, Moon Studios has shared an infographic...
News Ori Developer Moon Studios Teases Its Next Game Is About Humans
Is it an RPG?
Austrian game developer Moon Studios has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years, releasing the critically-acclaimed Ori and the Blind Forest back in 2015, followed by the equally fantastic Ori and the Will of the Wisps earlier this year. For its next game however, it's teasing something completely different. In an interview...
News The Long-Awaited Patch For Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Is Now Live
Improves performance and fixes plenty of bugs
As you might have heard, Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been experiencing performance issues since its arrival on Xbox One and Windows platforms last month. Moon Studios – for some time now – has been working on a patch and more recently outlined what it woul
News Moon Studios Confident Upcoming Patch For Ori "Will Solve A Large Number Of Issues"
"thank you for your patience and understanding"
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a platforming masterpiece, but has admittedly experienced some serious performance issues since its arrival on Xbox One and Windows platforms last month. Even in our own review here on Pure Xbox, we said it suffered from stuttering, hitching, graphical anomalies and...