Vanildo's Journey

Vanildo's Journey

Paulo Sacilotti Junior · May 9, 2022 · Funny, Story Rich, Lore-Rich, Psychological Horror, RPG

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Very Positive95% · 64
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Vanildo's Journey price

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About Vanildo's Journey

Vanildo's Journey is a playful adventure game, focused on humorous characters, comic events and exploration elements with touches of suspense and mystery. The game tells a story full of twists, unique and charismatic characters, secrets hidden by the map and a simple and intuitive turn-based combat.

In addition to offering a casual and pleasant environment, RPG brings a rewarding game style for curious players who seek to explore everything and "replay" more than once, seeking to make different choices and paths, and may even find different endings in the same scene. Players must enter with a clean and open mind, looking for a dynamic and pleasant game, thus, they will achieve a satisfying experience that mixes gallows humor with a tense and dismal environment.

Vanildo's Journey — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Vanildo's Journey offers an atmospheric narrative adventure with charming art and music that players appreciate, featuring humor, horror, and detective elements across multiple endings. However, the game suffers from frustrating design choices including unclear enemy HP in turn-based combat, poor progression warnings that lock players out of earlier areas, an incomplete crafting system, and a missing quit option from the menu. While some players find it engaging and relaxing, others feel the humor diminishes over time and the overall experience falls short of its potential.

Recommended Feb 24, 2024
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9 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 25, 2024
[b][i]A narrative action adventure with humor and horror elements. Vanildo returns to his hometown to investigate the disappearance of a friend and is faced with demons and terrible secrets.[/i][/b] Gameplay: https://youtu.be/1hQf0En0764 + Intriguing plot with multiple endings. + Humor, detective, romance, horror. + Cute arts. + Nice music. + Various enemies and locations. + Turn-based battles in JRPG style. + Simple controls and gameplay. + Challenging achievements.
7 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 29, 2023
If I could give this a rating a 1 out of 5, I would probably give it a 2.5. While there are several humorous conversations to be had within the story, it kinda tapers off somewhat after the beginning. The combat is a little frustrating at times because you have no idea what the enemy's HP levels are, and before going to other sections of the game there is no warning that you won't be able to travel back to other parts to buy mana or hp potions. Seems that there are elements of crafting, as you collect items that can be made into other things, but never was implemented after several hours of playing. There is also no Quit option from the menu. The music and artwork were great! I really enjoyed the whole atmosphere of the game, and was very relaxing to play.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 12, 2023
--|GamePlay|-- ❌God Tier Game Very Addictive ✅An Amazing Game! ❌Good ❌Not Fun At All --|Graphics|-- ❌Too Good For The Human Eyes ❌Really Good ✅Pretty Ok ❌Should Have Taken Graphics Class ❌Created By A 4 Year Old --|Sounds/Audio|-- ❌Very Great! ✅Good ❌Ok ❌Really Bad ❌Awfull --|Difficulty|-- ❌Super Hard ❌Need To Practice A Lot ✅Takes Time To Learn ❌Easy ❌Really Easy --|Audience|-- ❌Eveyone ✅Adult: 18-21+ ✅Teen: 12-18 ❌Kids: 7-12 --|PC Specs & Requirements|-- ❌A Special Advanced NASA PC ❌A Gaming PC ❌A Good PC ❌A Slow PC Can Run This Good ✅Even Your School's Computer Can Run This Smoothly --|Amount Of Bugs In Game|-- ❌Too Much/Unplayable ❌A Lot ❌A Good Amount ✅A Bit ❌None
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 9, 2023
Vanildo's Journey is my best indie discovery of the year, I hope there will be more news soon.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 13, 2024
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