Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus

But Why ThoKate Sánchez

85/10

Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is the most beautiful game you will play. The hand-drawn art is ethereal and whimsical and captures the beautiful mythology in which the game is grounded.

WayTooManyGamesOliver Shellding

9/10

There’s a quote by T.S. Eliot that almost no one uses: “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” That’s because it’s a bit clunky and heavy-handed, and sometimes takes a bit to extrapolate the meaning. Steve Jobs, meanwhile, then took that quote, changed it, and misattributed it to Pablo Picasso: “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” It’s a solid approach: you see someone else’s idea and, instead of trying to copy it, take the whole damn thing and tweak it to make ...

Steam Deck HQNoah Kupetsky

9/10

Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is a phenomenal and beautiful metroidvania that is a must have to play on the Steam Deck.

Playstation UniverseJames Davie

8.5/10

As long as you don't expect anything genre-defining, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is a breathtaking Metroidvania experience. The art style is gorgeous, the action-platforming is fast and satisfying, and the sweet modesty of its tale is though-provoking and gentle. Path of the Teal Lotus is a little heavy with the tutorials at the beginning, boss battles later on get frustrating, and it doesn't do anything remarkably new, but fans of Hollow Knight will find this a gratifying curio that's well worth diving into, even if the pool here is a little bit shallow.

The Punished BacklogDonovan Harrell

8.3/10

In our Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus review, read about the game's gorgeous art, great aerial combat, and troubled publishing at Humble Games.

NoobFeedAhnaf Tajwar Shayan

80/100

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a beautifully crafted Metroidvania with hand-drawn animation that pops with its vibrant colors, based heavily on Japanese folklore and culture.

Twisted VoxelAli Haider

7/10

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is an enjoyable Metroidvania game, though it is marred by a lack of clear direction and frustrating platforming sections.

Checkpoint GamingPedro Cooray

7/10

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus looks like a classic side-scrolling Metroidvania, and it is, except that description belies the game’s true focus. Realistically, this is a demanding, at-times brutal platformer with Metroidvania elements, set in a gorgeous world inspired by Japanese watercolour art. It has a beautiful art style and animations, an intriguing narrative, and an excellent soundtrack, but the precision-perfect platforming required basically from the outset is jarring if you came in s...

TheGamerRebecca Phillips

Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is a gorgeous 2D Metroidvania drawing from Japanese myths.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

6/10

A metroidvania with beautiful visuals, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus unfortunately just isn't all that exciting to play. It's a hodge-podge of ideas and mechanics, many of which have been done better elsewhere, and its airborne antics often simply lead to frustration.

GameLusterSarim Irfan

5/10

From Squid Shock Studios, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a stunning metroidvania with a large platforming focus. Bō displays impressive potential throughout its runtime, combining smooth traversal with unique combat mechanics to such a degree that I can describe it as a true romp. Unfortunately, that potential is never fully realised, leading to a path most haphazard.

GameSpotJordan Ramée

5/10

Though it features some of the best parts of modern metroidvania games, too often Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is waylaid by its lack of direction and poor platforming.