Ludography
57/100
Players8 ratings
30/100
Critics1 review
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Metacritic12 critic reviews
76/100
Metacritic usersuser score
69/100
GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
2.81/5
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65% positive167 reviews
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Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$6.99

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2013 · Crescent Moon Games · Adventure · Indie

Ravensword: Shadowlands

Ravensword brings unprecedented visuals to the role playing and adventure

Released
6 December 2013
Platforms
AndroidLinuxNintendo SwitchOuyaPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneiOSmacOS
Genres
AdventureIndieRole-playing
Developers
Crescent Moon Games
Publishers
Crescent Moon Games
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First personThird person
Themes
ActionFantasySandbox
Country
United States
Age ratings
CLASS_IND 14USK 16ACB MA 15+PEGI 16GRAC 15+ESRB T
Languages
English, English (UK)
Time to beat
6hmain story10hcompletionist

About

Ravensword: Shadowlands is a 2013 role-playing game created by American indie studio Crescent Moon Games. It is the successor of Ravensword: The Fallen King. It was released originally only for iOS and Android compatible devices, but later was also released to Windows, due to it being greenlit on Steam.

›Story

After the fall of Ravengard, the world descended into chaos. The Kingdom of Tyreas stood alone against a sea of dark elven invaders. The Ravensword was lost, and the dark times began. As a descendant of an ancient line of kings, you alone have the power to wield the Ravensword again and restore that which was lost.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game has received many comparison to open world role-playing games in the Elder Scrolls series of games, such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Combat has three main types, with exceptions. Two, melee and ranged, are equipment based. There are various melee and ranged combat styles. Each style has separate skills and equipment, that are individually trained. Magic also has different spells, but all are trained similarly using similar equipment and the same skills.

Reception

Ravensword: Shadowlands has been generally well received by critics. It has received a 76 out of 100 rating on review aggregator Metacritic based on 12 reviews. Other than a few minor glitches, Ravensword: Shadowlands is the real deal, and is an excellent open-world RPG with a decent story, ample content, deep character customization and beautiful visuals". a beautiful game that stumbles often, but only because it reaches so high" and concluded that it was ultimately "not as polished as a game like Skyrim, but there's plenty here for an action RPG fan to love."

The open world aspect of Ravensword: Shadowlands is one of its big selling points, and it is fun to explore some non-linear adventures on your iOS device. It does have some limitations though, as there are physical barriers out in the world that prevent you from reaching certain parts of the map as freely as you might think." as big and open an RPG as you're likely to get on iOS" but cited uneven combat as a major weakness of the game, describing it as both "frustratingly punishing and ridiculously easy" at certain points.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows6 December 2013Worldwide
macOS6 December 2013Worldwide
Linux6 December 2013Worldwide
iOS6 December 2013Worldwide
Android6 December 2013Worldwide
Nintendo Switch9 April 2021North America · Europe 14 April 2021
PlayStation 49 April 2021Europe
Xbox One9 April 2021Worldwide

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Nintendo Switch0100957013E26000——

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