Tunic (2022)

Andrew Shouldice

Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

4.04 from 826 ratings

2277 members have it in their collection · 148 playing now · 760 backlogged · 599 wish listed

How long? Main story 16h · with extras 15h · 100% 19h (from 75 logged playthroughs)

Tunic is an action adventure about a tiny fox in a big world. Explore the wilderness, discover spooky ruins, and fight terrible creatures from long ago.
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Release dates

  • Mar 16, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
  • Sep 27, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
  • TBD (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2
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Rating distribution

5 stars
318
4 stars
289
3 stars
161
2 stars
47
1 star
11
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Community All Reviews Statuses

BMO

Status BMO Mar 21, 2022

Tunic achieves a balance between exploration and challenge that I find very satisfying. It does something that’s not necessarily original, but it is rare if you don’t enjoy the demands of the hardest of hard boss fights. Tunic provides you an avenue that lets you focus almost exclusively on exploration, puzzle solving, cipher decoding and item collection toward a viable …

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Tunic achieves a balance between exploration and challenge that I find very satisfying. It does something that’s not necessarily original, but it is rare if you don’t enjoy the demands of the hardest of hard boss fights. Tunic provides you an avenue that lets you focus almost exclusively on exploration, puzzle solving, cipher decoding and item collection toward a viable alternative goal. You can’t skip bosses but you do have tools to mitigate the difficulty through game settings. But there’s more to it than that. It’s very satisfying and going to tick some serious boxes for some. I’ll touch on it more in my review but having completed the main story and extras save for one achievement, I’m very impressed with Tunic.

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BMO

Status BMO Mar 21, 2022

I don’t usually chase achievements but I’m one away from 100% in Tunic after getting the rest organically. It’s one I missed and can’t complete from my initial play-through save. So I’m speed running the game over again because it’s fun and will net me the achievement.

BMO

Status BMO Mar 20, 2022

One thing I expected after Tunic launch was people who went into the game expecting a cute Zelda-like starring a fox and being turned off by the Soulsborne difficulty and bosses. However, the game had a much better reception than I expected something with a surprise difficulty would receive.

However, I have seen a few people say that the difficult …

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One thing I expected after Tunic launch was people who went into the game expecting a cute Zelda-like starring a fox and being turned off by the Soulsborne difficulty and bosses. However, the game had a much better reception than I expected something with a surprise difficulty would receive.

However, I have seen a few people say that the difficult did present a barrier for enjoyment. In light of that I have the following PSA:

Tunic has accessibility settings like Celeste. Not quite as many but there are two things you can adjust that can help you survive a tough fight:

  1. Unlimited stamina: toggling this will prevent you hero from running out of stamina, increasing the number of times you can dodge-roll, and thus increasing your supply of I-frames to avoid damage. Turning this on can give you a bit of an additional edge in a fight.
  2. No fail mode: toggling this turns off damage. It’s full god-mode, and Celeste had a similar toggle. If you simply can’t beat a really tough boss, or just can’t past a particularly annoying area stacked with enemies, like the Quarry if you visit it before you’ve upgraded your attack and defence high enough and don’t yet have the gas mask, you can turn this mode on to help you survive so you can continue to enjoy the game. Turn it on temporarily for an assist, or permanently if you just want to enjoy Tunic purely for its exploration and discovery.

If you’re having a tough time but enjoy the world of Tunic don’t give up yet, there are options to help see you through.

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Girafro

Status Girafro Mar 19, 2022

It's gonna be a no from me dog.

Looks cute, feels kinda clunky, the whole time all I can think back to is the design philosophy of the original Zelda and the adverse effect of that is Nintendo did this better 30 years ago... Seems like folks are having fun, but I don't think this one is for me!

BMO

Status BMO Mar 19, 2022

Hey, so I just experienced a moment that, within the context of Tunic’s world and story, was horrifying. I’m going to be thinking about it all day now.

BMO

Status BMO Mar 19, 2022

Stop playing. Go to sleep. You can play again tomorrow.

Yet here I am, still playing.

SIGINT

Status SIGINT Mar 18, 2022

I don’t care for this game’s look or gameplay feel, but I do like its overall design philosophy that sets you loose in a very vulnerable state and mostly lets you figure out yourself how it all works through playing with its mechanics and limit testing. The heavy use of a fake alphabet on signs and other obscure not-quite-tutorials makes …

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I don’t care for this game’s look or gameplay feel, but I do like its overall design philosophy that sets you loose in a very vulnerable state and mostly lets you figure out yourself how it all works through playing with its mechanics and limit testing. The heavy use of a fake alphabet on signs and other obscure not-quite-tutorials makes even just onboarding into the game feel like a puzzle. Probably going to end up still not quite being for me, like most of these top-down indie action-adventures, but seems interesting enough to justify a Game Pass download to try out that opening and see if you like it.

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BMO

Status BMO Mar 17, 2022

Holy crap, you can change the colour of you fur, tunic, scarf and nose. I discovered it completely by accident.

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BMO

Status BMO Mar 17, 2022

You know I expected Tunic to be great. What I didn't expect that I'd need it, and that it would be a panacea for the way I was feeling after playing Horizon Forbidden West. I didn't expect to feel the way I did about HFW to begin with but I was feeling pretty low about games until I played …

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You know I expected Tunic to be great. What I didn't expect that I'd need it, and that it would be a panacea for the way I was feeling after playing Horizon Forbidden West. I didn't expect to feel the way I did about HFW to begin with but I was feeling pretty low about games until I played Far: Changing Tides and now Tunic.

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gedrickdelfuego

Status gedrickdelfuego Mar 17, 2022

I'd love to play this game, and I'm kinda surprised I can't, despite having a Switch and a PS5! Well that is a shame.

BMO

Status BMO Mar 17, 2022

I think I’m in danger of doing nothing but play Tunic all day long! I really need to work, lol.

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BMO

Status BMO Mar 16, 2022

I keep refreshing the Xbox store in the hopes that Tunic is up. No luck yet :'(

BMO

Status BMO Mar 9, 2022

Hey folks! A brief reminder, Tunic drops in one week!

(I am in no way affiliated with Andrew Shouldice or Finji. I am just once stupidly excited fan ready to play me some Tunic)