REVIEWS / INDIE GAMES / ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS UPDATED OCT 29, 2026 · 63 SOURCES

THE PRODUCT

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Users and reviewers alike hail it as a masterpiece platformer with jaw-dropping art and OST; launch bugs were largely fixed by a day-one patch.

INDIE GAMES LOW CONFIDENCE

THE VERDICT

9.8

REALITY SCORE · OUT OF 10 · CONFIDENCE LOW

COMPOSED FROM

USERS 9.8 · 60 voices · 100%
CRITICS no published scores yet

SENTIMENT · 63 REVIEWS

+ 90% positive · 8% neutral − 2% negative
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●59 YOUTUBE ●1 LEMMY
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🦉 We read 63 owner comments — see the recurring complaints & praise OWNER INSIGHTS →

AT A GLANCE · QUOTABLE

  • Rating: 9.8 / 10 (low confidence)
  • User voices: 63 across 2 platforms
  • Sentiment: 90% positive · 2% negative
  • Updated: Oct 29, 2026

GYIBB rates the Ori and the Will of the Wisps 9.8/10 based on 63 user voices from 2 platforms. Confidence: low. Source: https://gyibb.com/indie-games/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps

⚠ LIMITED DATA Limited data: 4 comments, 59 videos. Consider as preliminary assessment.

BUY IF

Art direction: 'every frame of screen is a wallpaper' per users

  • + Soundtrack by Gareth Cocker repeatedly singled out for praise
  • + Crisp platforming, combat, and 'engaging and unique bossfights'
  • + Extreme perceived value (~$13 or day-one Game Pass)

SKIP IF

Xbox One launch build had stability issues (addressed by day-one patch)

  • − Deviates somewhat from the classic Metroidvania formula per top user comment
  • − Reviewer technical complaints in pre-patch builds (Skill Up, since patched per ACG)

Where the layers disagree ⚡

6 CONTRADICTIONS DETECTED

ALIGNMENT — USER + VIDEO: both layers call the art 'jawdropping' / 'every frame is a wallpaper'; no layer disputes visual quality.

VIDEO VS USER

VIDEO (IGN reviewer note) confirms Xbox One launch stability issues, while USER comments contain zero performance complaints — consistent with users playing post-day-one-patch builds.

VIDEO VS USER

VIDEO (IGN) scored 9/10, but USER comments argue it deserves a 10 — direction aligned, magnitude disputed by users.

VIDEO VS USER

VIDEO (Skill Up) claimed 'Ori 1 didn't really have bosses or any combat'; USER comments correct the record ('That owl haunts my nightmares').

VIDEO VS USER

USER comments frame value as a ~$13 purchase ('I rob the game devs'), while VIDEO comments reveal day-one Game Pass availability — two distinct value propositions for the same game.

VIDEO VS USER

USER (Lemmy, +8, top comment) notes it 'strays a tiny bit from the classic Metroidvania formula' — the only substantive design critique across all available layers.

USER VS BRAND

WHERE THEY AGREE +

+ Art direction: 'every frame of screen is a wallpaper' per users
+ Soundtrack by Gareth Cocker repeatedly singled out for praise
+ Crisp platforming, combat, and 'engaging and unique bossfights'
+ Extreme perceived value (~$13 or day-one Game Pass)
+ Difficulty options make 100% completion 'rewarding,' not annoying

WHERE THEY DON'T −

− Xbox One launch build had stability issues (addressed by day-one patch)
− Deviates somewhat from the classic Metroidvania formula per top user comment
− Reviewer technical complaints in pre-patch builds (Skill Up, since patched per ACG)

Where the 63 sources came from

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YOUTUBE
59
LEMMY
1

The four realities of the Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Most review sites collapse everything into one number. We keep the layers separate so you can see where reality bends.

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USER
n=63 · 2 platforms

What actual buyers say

From 60 collected comments (top 25 by upvotes shown), sentiment is overwhelmingly positive — users repeatedly use 'masterpiece' language. The highest-upvoted comment (Lemmy, +8) calls it 'my absolute favorite game of all time,' citing 'amazing visuals and insanely good OST, crisp and satisfying platforming and combat, engaging and unique bossfights, incredibly gripping story,' plus 'good difficulty settings' and 100% completion that is 'rewarding and not nearly as annoying as in many other games.' That same commenter offers the only substantive design critique in the set: the game 'may stray a tiny bit from the classic Metroidvania formula.' Art is the most-repeated praise: 'The artstyle is just... jawdropping' and 'Game where every frame of screen is a wallpaper.' Music gets specific recognition, with one user directing viewers to composer Gareth Cocker's channel. Emotional storytelling surfaces too: 'The sadiest moment in this game is definitely a certain side mission involing a moki family.' Perceived value is extreme: 'for 13 bucks game, i felt that i rob the game devs.' Multiple users preemptively argue the game scores above its reviews ('9/10 what????', 'IGN just give it a 10 for crying out loud'), indicating they felt the 9/10 undersold it. Franchise enthusiasm is strong ('I've played the first one at least 5 times'; one user 'almost 3h into it' already calls it their favorite game of 2020), and one comment frames it as an indie win over AAA ('small company and inde games are way way better... than those AAA games'). Notably, zero complaints about performance, bugs, or gameplay appear in the user sample — though the sample skews heavily toward enthusiastic YouTube commenters on review videos.
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VIDEO
n=59 · YouTube

What reviewers showed on camera

Three review videos are provided: IGN (20M subs, ~1.0M views), gameranx 'Before You Buy' (8.66M subs, 482K views), and Skill Up (1.11M subs, 174K views). Caveat: excerpts are dominated by viewer comments rather than reviewer narration, so reviewer positions are partly inferred. IGN: the review covered the PC version; the reviewer's pinned comment states 'Microsoft is releasing a day one patch to fix some stability issues on the Xbox One version,' confirming launch-build instability on Xbox One; viewer pushback ('9/10 what????') implies the published score was 9/10 and that the reviewer's tone suggested higher. gameranx: viewers mock the format's premise ('If it starts with, "Ori and the..." there is no before you just buy!'), and one comment reveals subscription availability: '"Before You Buy" Game Pass: Buy what?' — i.e., the game shipped day-one on Game Pass. Skill Up: the description update notes 'a day 1 patch went live that fixed a lot of the technical issues I listed. I can't confirm these improvements myself,' and a viewer cites ACG's review (played pre- and post-patch) saying the patch 'fixed virtually all the tec[h issues]' — corroborating that pre-patch builds had notable technical problems that were largely resolved. Viewers also fact-check Skill Up's claim that 'Ori 1 didn't really have bosses or any combat' ('That owl haunts my nightmares'). Long-tail sentiment holds up: 'I am playing this game 3 years later and I am stunned with how the art design and graphics in this game are.'

Ori and the Will of the Wisps Review

IGN · 1,007,027 views

"[comment] Hey everyone! This review covers Ori and the Will of the Wisps on the PC. Since Microsoft is releasing a day one patch to fix some stability issues on the Xbox One version, we'll test out that version as soon as we can and update …"

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Before You Buy

gameranx · 482,013 views

"[comment] We all have those games where gameranx: Before You Buy Me: Bitch after I buy [comment] If it starts with, “Ori and the...” there is no before you just buy! [comment] I really loved the first game Now Ori is with a light saber - S…"

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Review by Skill Up

Skill Up · 174,467 views

"[comment] Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring this video. If you want to set up your own website (and get a discount while doing it), hit this link for more info: http://www.squarespace.com/skillup [comment] Update: apparently a day 1 patc…"

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INTERNET
n=0 · review sites

What the press said

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BRAND
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What the brand says

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DATA SOURCES & AUDIT

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YOUTUBE
1
LEMMY
3
YOUTUBE VIDEOS

63 data points across 2 platforms, synthesized via GYIBB's Truth Engine and fact-checked against source data before publication.

CONFIDENCE: LOW · ANALYSED: OCTOBER 29, 2026 AT 11:48 AM · PROMPT V1.0 · READ METHODOLOGY →

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