Explore the Trollhunters universe and save the world as Jim Lake Jr. in this action-packed game!
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SteamYou are here | $4.99−80% | 115reviews | 79% | — | $9.1K |
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Jogo interessante, jogabilidade ok, e roda em computadores mais antigos.
Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia, developed by WayForward and published by Outright Games Ltd., is a side-scrolling action platformer that attempts to capture the spirit and charm of the Trollhunters animated series while delivering an approachable adventure aimed primarily at younger audiences. The game follows Jim Lake Jr. as he becomes entangled in a time-bending threat orchestrated by Porgon the Trickster Troll, a mischievous villain whose antics create a narrative excuse for hopping between eras and revisiting familiar environments from the show. From the outset, the game positions itself as a streamlined, family-friendly experience rather than a complex or demanding action title, leaning on recognizable characters, colorful environments, and light combat to carry the journey. Gameplay in Defenders of Arcadia is built around simple, accessible mechanics. You run, jump, and strike enemies in classic platformer fashion, occasionally unlocking additional moves such as ranged attacks or special abilities to help navigate levels. Each stage introduces mild platforming elements and enemy encounters, but the challenge remains forgiving throughout. The levels are mostly linear, asking you to move steadily forward while dispatching foes or collecting coins, armor upgrades, and minor secrets tucked into corners. Combat consists largely of button-mashing until enemies fall, with little pressure to dodge, time attacks, or strategize, which makes the game ideal for newcomers but less satisfying for seasoned players seeking depth or finesse. While the mechanics are basic, the presentation is earnest in its attempt to recreate the visual language of the show. The character models replicate the animated style, and the levels draw inspiration from settings fans will immediately recognize—from Arcadia Oaks’ streets to mystical underground caverns. The game’s music and voice acting, where present, help reinforce the connection to the source material, giving the adventure the comforting feel of an extended episode. At the same time, the overall visual execution is modest; backgrounds and effects are functional but lack the polish and liveliness of higher-budget adaptations. Still, the game preserves the tone and energy of the Trollhunters universe well enough to satisfy players who simply want to revisit the world in game form. One of the game’s more appealing features is its local co-op mode, which allows a second player to join as Claire Nuñez. This addition elevates the experience significantly for families or siblings playing together, offering a cooperative dimension that suits the show’s ensemble feel. Co-op doesn’t dramatically alter gameplay, but it adds camaraderie and makes the adventure more enjoyable, especially for younger players who may find comfort in tackling levels with a partner. However, the game’s limitations become clear as you progress. The level design, while serviceable, lacks variety and creativity, often defaulting to straightforward layouts with only minimal platforming challenges. Collectibles and upgrades exist, but their impact on gameplay is minimal, and they do little to encourage replay or exploration. Technical issues—such as inconsistent hitboxes, awkward collision detection, and occasional bugs—further disrupt the experience and undermine any sense of flow during combat or platforming sections. These problems aren’t catastrophic but become noticeable in a game that already leans heavily on simplicity. Narratively, Defenders of Arcadia provides a light extension of the show’s story rather than a standalone tale with meaningful emotional stakes. Fans will appreciate familiar faces and references, but the plot is presented briskly and lacks the depth, character growth, and nuance of the series. For players unfamiliar with the animated universe, the story may feel shallow, assuming prior attachment to its characters and themes without offering much in the way of introduction or exposition. Ultimately, Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia succeeds most as an accessible, family-friendly introduction to action platformers and as a tie-in experience for young fans of the series. It is not designed to push boundaries in level design, challenge, or storytelling; rather, it offers a gentle adventure that can be completed without frustration. Adults or experienced gamers may find it too straightforward, too repetitive, or underdeveloped to hold their interest, but children or Trollhunters enthusiasts will likely enjoy its colorful worlds, cooperative play, and lighthearted pacing. In short, this is a game built for a specific audience—one that values comfort, familiarity, and simplicity over depth or innovation. When approached with those expectations in mind, Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia delivers a pleasant, if modest, journey through the world of Arcadia that echoes the charm of the series while remaining easy enough for nearly any player to enjoy. Rating: 7/10
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Jul 25 → 0.14/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
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Languages: English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese +1 more
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Wow... Je ne pensais vraiment pas tombé sur un jeu d'une telle médiocrité... Je pèse mes mots. On a l'impression d'un jeu des années 1990. Les ennemis avancent en ligne droite, les animations sont saccadés et peu nombreuses. La seule "valeur" de ce jeu est la nostalgie qu'il vient caresser dans le sens du poil. Mon cœur de fan est ravi de revoir les personnages de Trollhunter, avec les voix du casting français. Mais en terme de jeu, c'est tout simplement infame. Indigne de sortir dans les années 2020. Ne vous attendez pas non plus à voir même un semblant de cinématique. Juste quelques images fixes, avec les voix des personnages, en fond sonore. Et la cerise sur le gâteau : le tuto ne précise pas quelles sont les commandes. Pour ceux qui cherchent encore : baissez vous, et appuyez sur saut, ça équivaut à une glissade. Le personnage est terriblement lent. Il reste immobile à chaque coup donné, et n'envisagez même pas d'esquiver les ennemis. Le jeu se résume à sauter, taper taper taper, sauter, courir (lentement). Les commandes sont trop peu précises pour proposer de la plateforme de qualité non plus. Il n'y a RIEN à sauver dans ce jeu. Il a capitalisé sur notre attachement pour une licence, et rien sur sa qualité intrinsèque. Respectons nous, et refusons de consommer cet amas d'excrément que même un troll jugerait dégueulasse....
After finishing the series, I'll take any extra media I can get. A bit buggy in a few sections, but not too bad. I expected a lot worse, truthfully, so I was pleasantly suprised. And the art for their talking sprites were adorable, so I approve ^^ I hate the stupid gnome throwing minigame though. (Only cause I was bad at it, lmao)
"Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia" is another case of "Outright Games" pushing some material that's basically more licensed media property than it is actual game... that's what these guys do and this is no exception. This is yet another of literally thousands of console ported retro platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere. There's a few minigames but the bulk of the gameplay is shallow, easy platforming and simplistic arcade/platformer brawling. This Nintendo Switch game carries the titular "Trollhunters" IP (a Dreamworks animated TV show) for kids and features characters for the show. And it is definitely made for kids. I suppose this review should carry a bit of a preface there, I write reviews for adult gamers and not for kids... if you are struggling to entertain your kids with family friendly games, I guess this could be worth a look into if your kids really like the franchise. Except this is also stupidly overpriced. So, for everyone else who's not a kid, this game offers not so much. Let's get into the defects with this game. High production value, but low gamer value. It's a handheld (Nintendo Switch)/console game that's also been put on Steam as a bit of an afterthought, as it's very much designed for the handheld/console gaming audience. There's an overwhelming amount of mediocre cutscenes in this game. So you'll spend a huge amount of time not playing the game, but watching extremely poorly made cutscenes because the developers couldn't work out how to relate their narrative through the game mechanics, and decided instead it would be better to compete with Netflix for your time. We're here to play games, not watch hours of garbage intersituals. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. Because this is designed for handheld/portable gaming appliances, it carries a number of deliberate design deficiencies. Compromises were made to cater to the low power handheld gaming appliances that the game was designed for. These are unfortunate compromises and limitations that PC gamers shouldn't be forced to accept, but it's evident that PC was a second thought for the mobile game developers. The game is deficient as a result of these choices, and would have been so much better without the handicaps that designing games for low power handhelds forces upon a game. While this might run well on a Steam Deck, we must remember the vast majority of gamers here are gaming on PC. There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks. There's no way to ensure this is running at the native resolution of your display. There's no guarantee this game will look right on any PC as a result of this hamfisted design decision. The game has surprisingly decent graphics, the developers seem to understand the old axiom that gaming is a visual medium, so this gets a pass. Unfortunately there's other problems that make this difficult for gamers to want to part with their time and money. Usually most games fail to achieve a high standard because lazy/talentless amateur developers don't understand that gaming is a visual medium. But the people who say there's more to a game than the visuals have a point. My argument is that a game must have BOTH to be considered great... and we're not getting that here. The controls can't be customised, which will be an annoyance for many, but it can also render the game unplayable for differently-abled gamers, left handed gamers or gamers using AZERTY or other international keyboard layouts. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. The poor quality of this game is reflected by how many people spent time with it. At the time of this review, SteamDB shows the all-time peak player number was only 13 players. This is a remarkably low number, and now, the only player activity occurs once or twice a month, presumably someone loading it up to see what it is then quickly uninstalling it. Considering there's over 120 million gamers on Steam and well over 130,000 games for gamers to choose from, the overwhelming lack of interest in this low quality game is to be expected. So, should you buy this game? Is this one of the best of the 130,000+ games on Steam? "Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia" has the laughable price of $25 USD, for which you could easily get any number of older AAA games. Given the defects and quality issues with the game, coupled with the unrealistic price, this is impossible to recommend. And there's the rub... this isn't a $25 game, it's a $25 license fee to Dreamworks. For comparison, the $25 asking price for this game could get you games like "Crusader Kings III", "Cyberpunk 2077" or "Total War Warhammer III". Quality, professionally made games like those are frequently on sale cheaper than this.
If you like trollhunters and gaming then buy this
The game is really good and entertaining, although it's quite short, but Tales of Arcadia deserves a much bigger game to take full advantage of everything this universe has to offer. It's an 8/10, recommended especially if you're a fan.
Для игры по франшизе — она НОРМ. Но рекомендовать игру могу только если вы ее возьмете по хорошей скидке или вы фанат , проходится быстро , платформер простой единственное что тенят время это коллектблсы некоторые сливаются или могут быть закрытыми интерфейсом (НОСКИ). Было весело !!)
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i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this game trollhunters is my favourite netflix show
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