Ludography
55/100
Players6 ratings
75/100
Critics1 review
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Metacritic9 critic reviews
69/100
Metacritic usersuser score
61/100
Player reviews
73% positive214 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$24.99

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2022 · Stormind Games · Action-adventure · Beat 'em up

Batora: Lost Haven

The physical and mental balance of a naive and reckless girl who lost everything is the only weapon to save the Earth from oblivion. Jump on a journey across colorful and mesmerizing planets in this fast-paced adventure where your conscience will carry the weight of your decisions.

Released
20 October 2022
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
Action-adventureBeat 'em upRole-playingShooter
Developers
Stormind Games
Publishers
Team17
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionFantasyScience fictionDrama
Country
Italy
Age ratings
USK 6ESRB E10+GRAC 12+PEGI 12ACB PGCLASS_IND 10
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 3 more
Time to beat
7hmain story11hcompletionist

About

Batora: Lost Haven is a 2022 video game developed by Stormind Games and published by Team17. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 20 October 2022, for Nintendo Switch on 6 April 2023 and for Amazon Luna on 13 April 2023. The game received mixed reviews, with its combat and story being praised by some critics, and called flawed by others.

›Story

What boundaries would you cross to save your home?

Avril used to be a regular 16-year-old girl, not what you’d call a natural-born hero.

Until a mysterious event devastated the Earth, and she lost everything she cared for.

Now she’s the only one who, with the physical and mental powers that she has been gifted, can attempt to save her planet!

This is how her cosmic journey starts: soon enough, Avril will learn that the line between good and evil is thin. It’s up to her to decide whom to believe: her choices will change the destiny of the universe.

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Gameplay

Batora: Lost Haven allows the player to switch the protagonist between two different natures to battle enemies. In purple mode, Avril can use attack from a distance with psychic powers; in orange mode she can use melee attacks with her sword. All enemies, except hybrids that can be hit with both forms, have a corresponding color that matches the form that should be used.

To customize Avril's build, the player either collects runes during the main missions, or purchases them in certain shops. Each rune allows the player to increase the stats of both forms. To be able to use them, special points are unlocked by advancing the story, depending on the choices made. The game has a branching narrative that allows the player to unlock Conqueror or Defender points depending on the choices made throughout the story.

Story

Batora: Lost Haven takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, with most of the Earth destroyed after a mysterious event. The main character is Avril, a 16-years old girl, who is suffering the death of her older sister Rose due to this event. Avril and her friend Mila discover two amulets connected to two unknown entities, the Sun and the Moon. After this, both of them are transported to Gryja, the planet representing the earth element.

Batora: Lost Haven brings the player to four different planets - each guarding an elemental essence - to develop and acquire the necessary physical and mental power for Avril. The story has a branching narrative, with four different endings determined by the player's decisions.

Reception

Batora: Lost Haven received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic for the Xbox Series X/S version and "mixed or average" reviews for the PC and PlayStation 5 version. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 30% of critics.

Audra Bowling of RPGFan rated the game 82/100 points, stating that the story was "thought-provoking", and had "excellent use of decision-making, gorgeous artwork, fantastic music, fun puzzle elements, enjoyable combat when it hits the right notes". The Games Machine called it "a great isometric action RPG, with awesome boss battles and multiple endings to increase its longevity". Despite this, RPG Site called the narrative "mediocre" and highlighted a "thin structure" for gameplay, while indicating that the game had "adequate combat and respectable art".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows20 October 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 420 October 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 520 October 2022Worldwide
Xbox One20 October 2022Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S20 October 2022Worldwide
Nintendo Switch6 April 2023Worldwide

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