Underplayed Gems

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (2017)

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King cover
Developer
Castle Pixel, LLC.
Publisher
FDG Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rating
4.3 of 5, 775 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You explore a vibrant pixel-art world, slash monsters in top-down dungeons, and solve puzzles while a grandfather tells you a dynamic fairytale story.

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What players say

Players praise this as a solid Zelda-like with charming pixel art and good boss fights, though many find it too easy. Completionists struggle with the lack of a progress tracker, and some complain about wonky controls and rigid button mapping. The game takes about 10 to 14 hours to finish.

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