Soulkeeper Diaries Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published September 29, 2023 · Updated September 28, 2023

For this Soulkeeper Diaries Review, we play a story-based action-adventure game that takes place in different worlds. Help Dogu to find his homeland while exploring worlds and islands with his balloon.

Soulkeeper Diaries Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
3.37GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – resolution, fullscreen, anti-aliasing, render quality, shadow quality, and shadow distance.
Sensitivity slider.
Adventure gameplay.
In-game cutscenes.
The full 3D world with 360-degree camera control.
Multiple choice questions.
You play as a delivery driver slash Adventurer and need to collect cargo/goods and deliver them.
Optional side quests for Rewards.
You play the game as a 3rd person balloon flying pilot or 3rd person action adventure.
Weapons – crossbow sword and shield and heavy attacks.
Altars are where you can heal/save, craft known recipes, and upgrade your gear.
Enemy health bars show above their heads.
You can dodge attacks.
Using the crossbow puts it into a close-up view with a reticule.
Your balloon needs to be refueled and can be upgraded.
Tutorial pop-ups and interactions with characters.
Fuel can be found in the sky and collected.
Simple hack amd slash combat.
The flying is very easy to learn.
You unlock guns to shoot down turrets and enemies.
Big boss encounters.
Loot chests can be found.
Fuel and enemies respawn so you can farm.
Puzzle elements throughout.
An OK story about getting lost through a portal and trying to get home.
You have to repair your equipment otherwise you do less damage.
Altars are very common.
A handy bird to show where to go.

Soulkeeper Diaries Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls. (it says in the menu that it’s coming)
The camera goes crazy a lot of the time.
The level design is very much a straight path with no deviation.
A lot of the story is huge info dumps.
The combat is very mashy.
Enemies respawn way too quickly.
The menus are very sensitive to the controller or they go with a cursor-only system.
You don’t get a lot of opportunities to do what you want.
The gun combat is not great.
Aiming with the crossbow is not tight or even that precise.
The Respawning is bad with you having to play large chunks of the game again.

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