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Forspoken
Forspoken follows the journey of Frey, a young New Yorker transported to the beautiful and cruel land of Athia. In search of a way home, Frey must use her newfound magical abilities to traverse sprawling landscapes and battle monstrous creatures.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great…”
“Game protagonist is annoying, didn't catch much of the plot, gameplay itself is fluent and fun. Was going to enjoy more, but unstable on Linux and it's not like there's any love shown to it since the backlash, so I…”
24 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great…”
“Honestly I have no idea why so many people have rated this game badly. I loved the story, the gameplay, and the characters. Some reviews say the optimization was non-existent but I genuinely had little issues. I did…”
“Good story with big map to explore. Good fight mechanics as you continues leveling up and gaining different fight style.”
9 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“this is a game i would recommend but only if it's on a good sale, its very fun the visuals are amazing the voice acting great the combat is engaging, but it's flawed. The story is short and the huge open world doesn't…”
“A very nice game, once you are in the world. The stuttering in the cutscenes in the beginning are annoying, but the game itself runs very smoothly. a most underrated game i can recommend very much. the protagoniste is…”
“Yes - But not for the 80€ Pro: -The Combat feels really awesome -The Parkour is alot of fun -The World looks really cool Con: -The Quests are incredibly bad -NPCs have no real Character -Bonds with NPCs feel very…”
5 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“This game is fun to play and fun to look at. If you can ignore the tonedeaf/racist ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ writers at SQUENIX and their part in creating the story until the main character gets to the world - which is probably most of…”
“Forespoken is one of the best magic games out there, it lets you fight and move freely. The magic combat feels fast, incredible, and creative, with different spell types (i guess 100 spells) that encourage switching…”
“I didn't like that whole new york story at the start. Other than that, game is really fun and you unlock more and faster movement across the world.”
4 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“Main story is a bit short but it has side quests that can keep you busy even after the "final" chapter.”
“Its so open world. There is so much to see and the story is super captivating!”
“One of the most complete games out of all times”
33 of the 90 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Homer couldn't write this if he tried.”
“P. S. If you have difficulties in the walktrough, this guide will be very useful: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3561496240 BLACKSHUTYOUMOUTHSPEECH You know, I honestly don’t even know how to…”
“Game protagonist is annoying, didn't catch much of the plot, gameplay itself is fluent and fun. Was going to enjoy more, but unstable on Linux and it's not like there's any love shown to it since the backlash, so I…”
21 of the 90 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great…”
12 of the 90 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Game protagonist is annoying, didn't catch much of the plot, gameplay itself is fluent and fun. Was going to enjoy more, but unstable on Linux and it's not like there's any love shown to it since the backlash, so I…”
“This is game is unplayable in Linux+Proton because of frequent crashes. The game also has other glitches and design flaws. - Frequent crashes during gameplay - In-game benchmark sometimes crashes - Non-existent…”
“A very nice game, once you are in the world. The stuttering in the cutscenes in the beginning are annoying, but the game itself runs very smoothly. a most underrated game i can recommend very much. the protagoniste is…”
9 of the 90 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great…”
“This game unfortunately received a lot of backlash, and most of it came from people who bought it, left a bad review, and then refunded it. You can literally filter out reviews from people who played less than Steam’s…”
“This is game is unplayable in Linux+Proton because of frequent crashes. The game also has other glitches and design flaws. - Frequent crashes during gameplay - In-game benchmark sometimes crashes - Non-existent…”
8 of the 90 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great…”
“Played through the entire base game which was... okay I guess, but not particularly original. There is a TON of exposition that's just unskipable slow walking while an NPC talks at you. I then tired to play the DLC, the…”
“This is game is unplayable in Linux+Proton because of frequent crashes. The game also has other glitches and design flaws. - Frequent crashes during gameplay - In-game benchmark sometimes crashes - Non-existent…”
Counted across 90 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 62.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I went into Forspoken expecting the worst because of all the hate it’s gotten… but after putting in a seriously long playtime, I can confidently say it’s way better than people give it credit for. First off, the movement system is just fun. Frey’s magic parkour makes exploring…”
— a player, Steam review · 710 hrs played“Dont listen to the haters. Under the weak voice acting is a solid game that honors games like Infamous with an amazing magic system and beautify transversal. This game is worth the commitment.”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“This game was the victim of horrific advertising by Square Enix and a pretty insufferable main character duo. It's a shame because the gameplay, boss fights and especially the movement (I'm being serious the movement is orgasmic) are all really well refined. The main reason I…”
— a player, Steam review · 79 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Forspoken Version Update Patch 1.23
On 11/10/2023 7:00 (UTC), the update patch 1.23 of Forspoken (main game, DLC and demo) has been released. *This update only applies to the Steam version. *The updated version name will be displayed on
Patch 1.22 Issue Resolved
Related: Forspoken - Known Issue (Patch 1.22) - Steam News (steampowered.com) There was an issue on patch 1.22 (released on 9/29/2023 7:00 ) where the game could've crashed when the Frame Generation w
Known Issue (Patch 1.22)
There is an issue on patch 1.22 (released on 9/29/2023 7:00 ) where the game may crash when the Frame Generation is set to ON. *This issue only occurs when using a specific Intel GPU. We are now looki
Forspoken Version Update Patch 1.22
Patch Notes Graphic Updates: ・Implemented the needed updates required to have the game compatible to AMD's FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3. *FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 combines temporal upscaling a
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Open World · Female Protagonist · Exploration · Parkour · RPG · Magic · Action RPG · Action · Fantasy · Adventure · Lore-Rich · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 53 |
| Official site | https://www.forspoken.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit (After November 2019 Update) or Windows® 11 64-bit Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 (3.7GHz or better) / Intel® Core™ i7-3770 (3.7GHz or better) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 8GB / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 150 GB available space Additional Notes: 720p 30fps