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Journey through a world in decline, slowly falling prey to the damaging effects of Entropy. Fight against vicious enemies, challenge unique, deadly bosses, meet new allies, enemies, and every shade in-between, and make harsh moral choices. There are many paths worth taking. 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That ended up being to my benefit, as I don't have to say I overlooked this compelling action RPG.Read More","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-mandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree\u002F","2025-11-19","7.5",75,{"id":73,"author":74,"outlet":77,"summary":82,"review_url":83,"review_date":54,"original_score":84,"normalized_score":85},132433,{"id":75,"name":76},3043,"Ravi Sinha",{"id":78,"logo":79,"name":80,"website_url":81,"score_format":51},29,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","GamingBolt","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com","While it may not reside in the upper echelons of Metroid-style games or Souls-likes, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is built on competent foundations and could grow into something special with more fine-tuning.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review-room-to-grow","7.0",70,{"id":87,"author":88,"outlet":91,"summary":96,"review_url":97,"review_date":54,"original_score":98,"normalized_score":99},132458,{"id":89,"name":90},6573,"Joey Brown",{"id":92,"logo":93,"name":94,"website_url":95,"score_format":51},80,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGame-Rant-Logo.png","Game Rant","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002F","For fans of soulsvania combat, Mandragora is a must-play for its astounding build variety alone, but that's thankfully not its only good quality. Addicting combat, a thoughtful narrative, and premium visuals make for a memorable game that uplifts the genre and sets an example to follow.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002Fmandragora-whispers-witch-tree-review\u002F","Unscored",null,{"id":101,"author":102,"outlet":105,"summary":110,"review_url":111,"review_date":112,"original_score":113,"normalized_score":92},131873,{"id":103,"name":104},196,"Philip Watson",{"id":106,"logo":107,"name":108,"website_url":109,"score_format":51},2,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FCGMagazine-Logo.jpg","CGMagazine","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cgmagonline.com","Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a Soulslike fan’s must-play, and could be a good option for fans to cut their teeth on if other titles seem too difficult.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cgmagonline.com\u002Freview\u002Fgame\u002Fmandragora-whispers-witch-tree\u002F","2025-04-20","8.0",{"id":115,"author":116,"outlet":119,"summary":124,"review_url":125,"review_date":13,"original_score":126,"normalized_score":127},131906,{"id":117,"name":118},5684,"Mick Fraser",{"id":120,"logo":121,"name":122,"website_url":123,"score_format":51},112,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FLootLevelChill-Logo.jpg","Loot Level Chill","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002F","With a story that is happy to take a backseat to exploring its dangerous, beautiful world, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree delivers everything a fan of the genre could want.","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review\u002F","8.5",85,{"id":129,"author":130,"outlet":133,"summary":137,"review_url":138,"review_date":13,"original_score":139,"normalized_score":92},131909,{"id":131,"name":132},7002,"Robin Bea",{"id":56,"logo":134,"name":135,"website_url":136,"score_format":51},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Finverse-logo.jpg","Inverse","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inverse.com\u002F","Mandragora is one of the most nerve-wracking games I’ve played in years, and I’m already eager to pick up another of its classes and wallow in its infuriating joy all over again.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inverse.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review","8",{"id":141,"author":142,"outlet":145,"summary":151,"review_url":152,"review_date":153,"original_score":154,"normalized_score":155},147318,{"id":143,"name":144},12567,"Ragib Rawnak",{"id":146,"logo":147,"name":148,"website_url":149,"score_format":150},151,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnoobfeed-logo.png","NoobFeed","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002F","100","Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch is an absolute game for Soulslike or Metroidvania fans. Despite a few missteps, its depth of play and immersive world-building are worth it alone. It is a breathtaking and unflinching indie masterpiece.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review","2025-04-19","93",93,{"id":157,"author":158,"outlet":161,"summary":166,"review_url":167,"review_date":168,"original_score":169,"normalized_score":170},140892,{"id":159,"name":160},8921,"A.J. Maciejewski",{"id":162,"logo":163,"name":164,"website_url":165,"score_format":51},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F","I love 2D Metroidvanias and Soulslikes and guess what? Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is both and it offers one grand adventure.","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002Freview\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree","2025-04-30","8.2",82,{"id":172,"author":173,"outlet":176,"summary":181,"review_url":182,"review_date":183,"original_score":184,"normalized_score":85},161075,{"id":174,"name":175},9439,"Joe Morgan",{"id":177,"logo":178,"name":179,"website_url":180,"score_format":150},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review-glinda-elphaba-or-something-else-entirely\u002F","2025-06-01","70",{"id":186,"author":187,"outlet":190,"summary":195,"review_url":196,"review_date":197,"original_score":55,"normalized_score":56},149028,{"id":188,"name":189},6529,"Adam Vitale",{"id":191,"logo":192,"name":193,"website_url":194,"score_format":51},44,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGSite%20Logo.jpg","RPGSite","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rpgsite.net\u002F","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.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgsite.net\u002Freview\u002F17387-mandragora-whispers-witch-tree-review","2025-05-09",{"id":199,"author":200,"outlet":203,"summary":208,"review_url":209,"review_date":210,"original_score":211,"normalized_score":56},163156,{"id":201,"name":202},4533,"Joshua Render",{"id":204,"logo":205,"name":206,"website_url":207,"score_format":51},45,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameGrin%20Logo.png","GameGrin","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002F","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review\u002F","2025-06-16","6.00",{"id":213,"author":214,"outlet":217,"summary":222,"review_url":223,"review_date":224,"original_score":225,"normalized_score":92},137287,{"id":215,"name":216},3658,"Mark Steighner",{"id":218,"logo":219,"name":220,"website_url":221,"score_format":150},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review\u002F","2025-04-27","80",{"id":227,"author":228,"outlet":231,"summary":237,"review_url":238,"review_date":239,"original_score":240,"normalized_score":85},149278,{"id":229,"name":230},5007,"Charles Burgar",{"id":232,"logo":233,"name":234,"website_url":235,"score_format":236},83,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheGamer-Logo.png","TheGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thegamer.com\u002F","5","Mandragora is a fantastic 2D Soulslike that buckles under the weight of its ARPG systems.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thegamer.com\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review\u002F","2025-04-25","3.5",{"id":242,"author":243,"outlet":246,"summary":251,"review_url":252,"review_date":253,"original_score":126,"normalized_score":127},160542,{"id":244,"name":245},3936,"Tony Colton",{"id":247,"logo":248,"name":249,"website_url":250,"score_format":51},62,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","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\u002Fdown 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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-ps5-review\u002F","2025-05-29",{"id":255,"author":256,"outlet":259,"summary":264,"review_url":265,"review_date":13,"original_score":266,"normalized_score":267},2239215,{"id":257,"name":258},17875,"Dustin Orgill",{"id":260,"logo":261,"name":262,"website_url":263,"score_format":51},159,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgametyrant.webp","Game Tyrant ","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002F","Intro and Gameplay  I have a soft spot for most games that come out of Eastern Europe and have so for as long as I remember, especially dark fantasy types that ooze with atmosphere. With   Mandragora  , my wishes have come true for a deep, dark, and lengthy adventure in a world filled with tragedy a","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002Fnews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review-beautiful-darkness","0",0,{"id":269,"author":270,"outlet":273,"summary":278,"review_url":279,"review_date":280,"original_score":84,"normalized_score":85},137593,{"id":271,"name":272},4493,"Giancarlo Saldana",{"id":274,"logo":275,"name":276,"website_url":277,"score_format":51},47,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgamepressure-logo.jpg","GamePressure","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamepressure.com\u002F","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamepressure.com\u002Feditorials\u002Freviews\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review-short-of-a-screaming\u002Fze76a","2025-04-28",{"id":282,"author":283,"outlet":286,"summary":291,"review_url":292,"review_date":168,"original_score":293,"normalized_score":92},140948,{"id":284,"name":285},5622,"Jeremy Duff",{"id":287,"logo":288,"name":289,"website_url":290,"score_format":51},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F15208\u002FMandragora-Whispers-of-the-Witch-Tree\u002F","8.0\u002F10",{"id":295,"author":296,"outlet":299,"summary":304,"review_url":305,"review_date":54,"original_score":306,"normalized_score":307},132830,{"id":297,"name":298},5036,"Christian Bognar",{"id":300,"logo":301,"name":302,"website_url":303,"score_format":51},13,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDualshockers-logo.jpg","DualShockers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com","Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a decent 2.5D action RPG with a beautiful world. However, the game has some serious design and balance issues that prevent the experience from reaching its full potential. Heavily focused on artificial difficulties, such as boss fights mostly reliant on gimmicks, annoyingly placed enemies through its levels, and exhausting runbacks after failed boss attempts, Mandragora sometimes forgets the whole reason people come to play these types of games — to have fun. Despite these apparent issues in its design, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is still an enjoyable time for the most part, thanks to its great build variety and Metroidvania-style map. Still, the bad feels like it outweighs the good, so I don't think I'll play it again anytime soon.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review\u002F","6.5\u002F10",65,{"id":309,"author":310,"outlet":313,"summary":317,"review_url":318,"review_date":319,"original_score":240,"normalized_score":85},1450617,{"id":311,"name":312},16052,"Alex Fuller",{"id":307,"logo":314,"name":315,"website_url":316,"score_format":236},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGamer-Logo.jpg","RPGamer","https:\u002F\u002Frpgamer.com\u002F","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.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgamer.com\u002Freview\u002Fmandragora-whispers-of-the-witch-tree-review\u002F","2025-12-05",20,1,[26,29],[21],[]]