Faye Falling

Genre: RPG

Players: 1

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Review:

Faye Falling is an RPG released in 2024 on PC and ported in 2025 to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. This game places players in the role of an unnamed spirit in an afterlife that has apparently been abandoned by its deities, leaving the spiritual realm to crumble to ruin. Guided by an unknown voice, you set out to seek the one calling you, and in doing so possibly set things right.

Or at least… that’s the best I can gather about this game’s narrative, which isn’t really clear about a lot of this stuff. The game treats its story with a grand sense of self-seriousness, but is so vague that it becomes difficult to feel very invested in any of it.

The rest of this game’s presentation uses 2D pixel art visuals that make good use of color to make for some striking imagery, though the simplicity of these visuals detracts somewhat from this splendor as well. This is backed by a somber synthesized soundtrack that fits this game’s serious tone.

I keep mentioning this game’s serious tone, but oddly the game it seems most similar to in my mind is Undertale, in part due to its somewhat linear nature, in part due to its odd approach to storytelling, but also because of its battle system, which similarly has enemy attacks kick you into a minigame where you need to dodge stylized depictions of those attacks in a restrictive box. However, this game lacks Undertale’s ability to spare enemies, and it is largely devoid of Undertale’s humor and its heart.

In the end, I suppose I liked Faye Falling, but I also felt like it was a game copying elements from Undertale and replacing the lighter elements of that game with moody vibes that didn’t have nearly the same depth. Still an interesting and enjoyable experience, especially for fans of Undertale looking for something similar but less comedic. But I don’t think it reaches nearly the same heights as that game.

tl;dr – Faye Falling is an RPG about a spirit wandering a broken afterlife, and despite the moody, serious tone, it actually resembles Undertale in quite a few ways, such as its hybrid battle system. However, this game does little to truly draw the player into its world or get you to care about its characters, and this and its dour demeanor make for a game that doesn’t succeed on early the same level as its inspiration. However, if you’re up for “something like Undertale, but more serious”, you may want to give this a look.

Grade: B-

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