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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Mankind has surrendered the world to the monsters. People hide away behind walls of brick and palisades of ignorance, constructed by their leaders. Joy and delight are coveted jewels, out of reach of the masses. This is not the world you were promised. Travel by night and take it back. Journey through a world in decline, slowly falling prey to the ...
Details
- Released
- April 16, 2025
- Developer
- Primal Game Studio
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Knights Peak, MY.GAMES
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Reviews
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Whether you are a seasoned souls-like pro or a newcomer to the genre, Mandragora has a lot to offer. An ability to tweak the gameplay to your liking by ramping up/down the challenge gives broad appeal to differing skill levels. With a gorgeously crafted fantasy world full of atmosphere to get engrossed in, deep character progression and a tonne of replayability, this is one certainly not to be missed.
I love 2D Metroidvanias and Soulslikes and guess what? Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is both and it offers one grand adventure.
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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree doesn’t veer off well-traveled paths, but that doesn’t mean its familiar combination of mechanics isn’t fun. Though it doesn’t necessarily stand out in any one area, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is still a substantial, visually impressive and generally engaging experience.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree was released for Switch nearly three months ago, so it's been wading in our review pool for quite some time. That ended up being to my benefit, as I don't have to say I overlooked this compelling action RPG.Read More
The land of Faelduum is a brand new travel destination for enthusiasts of solid 2D Soulslike combat and exploration. An extremely impressive dark fairy-tale presentation is just the icing on the Metroidvania cake.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a good, feature-rich Metroidvania ARPG with an entertaining narrative, a big world to explore, and a variety of playable classes to try out. The story is fun, if a bit rote, but beautiful visuals and great voice acting help push it over the line. While the boss encounters can be infuriating at times and the checkpointing feels a bit unrefined, Mandragora remains an entertaining experience from tip to tail.
Mandragora is a story-driven, Metroidvania-style, side-scrolling action-RPG set in a hopeless, painterly dark fantasy universe.
While Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree reads well on paper and boasts an intriguing premise, it stumbles in execution, delivering a game that needs more polish to truly shine as the next great Soulslike Metroidvania.
Mandragora is a fantastic 2D Soulslike that buckles under the weight of its ARPG systems.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is an example of a game that is “just fine.” If you’re looking to scratch an itch, then Mandragora might be the one for you.
While Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a decent mix of search action and soulslike, it's rough around the edges and does not excel in any particular facet.