Re:Legend

listen to the 'its abandoned' reviews for more than just it being abandoned. the inability to change certain core controls made the game literally unplayable for me- i cant even attack.

Well, I kept hope up when they started using the beta branch to continue updates. Until I recently discovered that their overhead literally RIPPED THEM off the development of the game, citing "poor sales" as if an incomplete product was supposed to have stellar sales before reaching a more completed state of the product. This aside, what is available of the game is still something I enjoy... This is a prime example of why you should never let investors be in control of your business: ESPECIALLY video game development.

1. The game is abandoned while still having many bugs, lack of standard QoL features, as well as some promises. 2. The game progression is extremely grindy past level 15, in terms of leveling and unlocking crafting recipe. It feels like we're back to the how bad the grind was on early 2000s MMORPG. 3. You are not encouraged to try out different monster because of how bad the grind is to raise one (level & affection). 4. Farming is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. No mass harvest and having a bug on trying to manually harvest too quickly. Income from harvest is non-existent as well. Better selling crafted gear for money. 5. I researched what's happening with the developer, basically they can't continue developing due to poor sales. There's no hope for further improvement.

I backed this game a long time ago, as I was really enthusiastic about the concept. But that's where the enthusiasm stopped. Even during the production phase of the game, the devs communicated badly and a lot of promises weren't met. When the game finally released, it was far from what they promised. A lot of bugs, features that just don't work like they should, even in their base form, and a dev team that seems to have abandoned the game years ago. The game looks good in an aesthetic viewpoint, but that's the only positive thing I can say about it.

I bought this game too early when I was still waiting for a successor to Rune Factory. The controls still feel clunky and it doesn't catch me at all. There are so much better Farming Sims nowadays. I can't recommend this.

[TLDR]: Do not buy this (extremely buggy and now dead) game, and don't support these developers. Also, apologies for being so wordy, but I felt the length was required to describe the exact amount of failure here. I picked up this game many years ago back when it was still in early access because I adored the idea. However, I had a game-breaking bug happen so I put it down and waited a bit. Over time I tried it a couple of times, the final time being after the 'release' to 1.0. Not only did the game never improve, it actually got worse. Subsequent play attempts I was unable to get far enough to see if the original bug was fixed, between shoddy controls (legitimately needing to swap between keyboard & mouse or controller depending on what you were doing in the game because certain core features were absolutely nonfunctional or impossible if you were using one or the other, and even that didn't always work) and even more bugs, glitches, and crashes making the game less stable than lit dynamite. I think the only reason they didn't get crucified for moving to "full 1.0 release" is because so few people gave a damn after years of it being worse off than when it was originally launched into early access. And that's before I get into the worst update schedule I have ever seen. I forgot this game even existed between updates, because they were often a year or two from one to the next. 1.0 and 1.1 were about 3-4 weeks apart, after about a year and a half of no major updates. The next bit of news was another year and a half after that, to tell people that they got resources to continue working on the game. Cut to 2.5 years later, and they have now said the game is done (but not abandoned, somehow) because they have no money now, and are vaguely attempting to offer kickstarter backers their money back (with what money?) or a 'lifetime pass' for their future games (made with what money or track record!?). I am not privy to every bit of information about how the team is working on this. Perhaps they have had some incredibly bad luck, perhaps they bit off way more than they could chew with this project. Regardless, the severe lack of communication and significant lack of improvement does not inspire much forgiveness. I don't necessarily believe this was the result of malice, but sufficient incompetence is hard to distinguish from such. It is a royal shame because while it worked it was fun enough, and with actual polish it may have been quite good. The news from them today (June 2026) is almost insulting, and at this point is almost like announcing the funeral after everyone else had long already been, buried it, and left. For now, I was not a backer, so I'm probably going to see if steam support feels like being exceptionally awesome, but given the length of time I'm not putting money on getting any back. Please do not buy this game. Please do not support these people.

abandoned

has a lot of bugs and is still unfinished and abandoned sadly do not bother with the game or the developer.

Recommend with caveats. Play this if you're looking for something cozy and charming and happened to have it in your library from a deep sale. I think it's a fun game with lots of love in it. You probably won't know how to do a lot of things, and guides/wiki is very outdated. Still haven't figured out how to evolve my magnus despite following the stat/lvl guides, favorite item guide, and brushed them daily to get more hearts. Also randomly get this bug where a crafted item thinks its a piece of meat instead. Also happened with a quest reward [a Page Ring]. The ring fixed itself on restarting the game, but item ID errors that are supposed to be "rare" happened to me twice within one hour of playing. I am debating trying to play the beta branch version, since supposedly the devs continued working on it according to a post dated Jan 2024. But based on the fact Magnus Studios is working on Project Survival(working title) under Shueisha Games studio, I'm guessing they cut ties with 505 and cannot continue working on Re:Legend if their contract didn't allow them to. From what I gather, they did follow through on their kickstarter stretch goals, but struggled with rewards. Based on research on both 505 and Shueisha Games, I am cautiously optimistic that their new publisher will do a better job of supporting Magnus's ambitions for Project Survival, but that's a whole other story. TLDR: Re:Legend is a fun time, but temper your expectations. You will have fun if you like this type of game, but it may not feel "complete" after you roll the credits. I kind of wish more people DID play this game so that the modding community might pick it up and do some cool stuff with it. Definitely has a lot of potential in that sense. Edit: I have since figured out how to evolve my magnus. The index in your menu is your best friend, especially the evolution section of it. I decided to play the game for the story and not try so hard to catch everything. I'm having way more fun progressing this way. I will eventually fill out my barn once I have the will to maintain a zoo after exploring the world. There are a few bugs here and there, but usually saving/quitting, and restarting fixes them. I'm finding that this game might just be a bit more underrated than I expected. I think that a lot of the negative reviews are valid, but I'm finding that the fun I have playing this far outweighs the cons. If you can catch it on sale I think it's definitely worth. I also am finding that in the lack of guides and hype around this game actually kind of makes it feel more charming. Reminds me of the good ole days in the 90s where you found out secrets and things on your own or from a very small community of people who play the same game. STILL THINK THIS GAME SHOULD BE PLAYED BY MORE PEOPLE SO THAT MODDERS MIGHT MAKE IT EVEN COOLER.

This game is fun, i really like the Graphic and Gameplay but this game is a lot of bug and abandoned.