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Game profile
Rayman Legends
An award winning 2D platformer with hand drawn visuals and extremely precise platforming across numerous imaginative worlds. Its famous music levels, where jumps are timed exactly to the beat, are considered a highlight of the genre.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Platformer / Party, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- hand drawn visuals
- legendary music levels
- precise platforming
This fits you if
- you want to wind down rather than be tested
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you have someone to play with
- you want something light that leaves you in a good mood
- you want to actually finish something for once, 10 hours and done
Look elsewhere if
- you want something that lasts, this is over after 10 hours
- you want something with real weight to it
- you want either a pure challenge or pure relaxation, not the middle
What it costs you in time
About 10 hours in total. At two hours per evening that is around 5 evenings, so about a week of casual play.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 90 out of 100, which puts it above 85 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 159 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Platformer averages 84 points across the database, so this one sits 6 points above its own genre. The figure rests on a comparatively small number of ratings, so treat it as an indication rather than a verdict.
Released in 2013, which makes it 13 years old. A genuine classic, and worth checking how the version you buy holds up today.
The facts
- Release year
- 2013
- Genres
- Platformer, Party
- Playtime
- approx. 10 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Solo, Co-op
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 90 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayman Legends | 2013 | approx. 10 hrs. | 90 | Mid price |
| Orchard Odyssey: Pumpkin Party | 2025 | approx. 12 hrs. | 84 | Mid price |
| BattleBlock Theater | 2013 | approx. 8 hrs. | 89 | Budget |
| Guacamelee! | 2013 | approx. 8 hrs. | 84 | Budget |
If you liked this, try these
- Orchard Odyssey: Pumpkin Party Shared: Platformer, Party, Fantasy
- BattleBlock Theater Shared: Platformer, Party, Fantasy
- Guacamelee! Shared: Platformer, Fantasy
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Shared: Platformer, Fantasy, longer, rated higher
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Shared: Platformer, Fantasy
- Kirby und das vergessene Land Shared: Platformer, Fantasy