Tunic's one of those games you can only truly experience once.

At its core, it's a Souls-like Metroidvania.
When you die, you respawn at your previously activated checkpoint. You will find numerous items and upgrades, some are permanent, some can be equipped/unequipped. You can't go everywhere, but eventually you will. You'll just have to find the right upgrade/item first.
Your only problem is that you don't know anything at all.

It "hides" everything from you, leaving you to figure it all out.
You do get some help however: a guidebook. But you have to piece it back together, page by page, and you don't understand the language at first. Therein lies the genius of Tunic.

If you didn't like Dark Soul, because of its hands off approach where nothing was ever told to you, or because you dislike the progression mechanic, chances are you might not like Tunic. But I still believe there's a chance you might enjoy this.

If you like games that hide their cards well, where you are constantly surprised by the little gems they hold, games that draw you in with their impeccable artistic direction, then don't hesitate for a second. Tunic is one of the real ones.

Tunic's one of those games you can only truly experience once. At its core, it's a Souls-like Metroidvania. When you die, you respawn at your previously activated checkpoint. You will find numerous items and upgrades, some are permanent, some can be equipped/unequipped. You can't go everywhere, but eventually you will. You'll just have to find the right upgrade/item first. Your only problem is that you don't know anything at all. It "hides" everything from you, leaving you to figure it all out. You do get [i]some[/i] help however: a guidebook. But you have to piece it back together, page by page, and you don't understand the language at first. Therein lies the genius of Tunic. If you didn't like Dark Soul, because of its hands off approach where nothing was ever told to you, or because you dislike the progression mechanic, chances are you might not like Tunic. But I still believe there's a chance you might enjoy this. If you like games that hide their cards well, where you are constantly surprised by the little gems they hold, games that draw you in with their impeccable artistic direction, then don't hesitate for a second. Tunic is one of the real ones.