
A well-crafted action experience, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is well worth your time.
89
Verdict
92%
Steam
83
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 17K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (83/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a 2021 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ember Lab. The story follows Kena, a young spirit guide who uses her magical abilities to help deceased people move from the physical to the spirit world. The game is presented through a third-person perspective. The player uses Kena's staff for attacking enemies, and her pulse ability for defending against attacks. They are tasked with collecting small spirit companions known as the Rot, who help to complete tasks and battle against enemies.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 3d ago
Ember Lab's very first project is a beautiful adventure set in an even more beautiful universe, and while it's borrowing a lot of its core components from different games of the genre, it still feels fresh and stands on its own. The future surely seems bright both for the franchise and its developer. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3805711355 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3800489909
Kena is a masterpiece that completely misleads you with its looks. At first glance, it looks like a cute, heartwarming animated fairytale where you collect adorable little Rot creatures and enjoy stunning graphics but it is actually a very challenging game. I played through it three times on different difficulties and got 100 percent of the achievements. Trust me, on higher difficulties the game is really tough! The boss fights require good timing, parrying, and a lot of patience. But when you finally win, the feeling of success is so great. Beautiful world, amazing music, and great gameplay. Definitely recommended and I cannot wait for Kena 2!
The first thing that catches the eye when playing this great action adventure game is its cuteness. In a beautiful world, the player has to fight, collect, parcour and have some hard and sometimes challenging fighting. This is not a game for someone who needs to be guided in everything - sometimes certain functions and even fighting mechanics have to be discovered by oneself. It is stable, is long enough to have some good action in it and to tell the story appropriately. It seems to have many fans and that is for a reason. To keep this brief: strong recommendation.
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