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Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince
Developer Castle Pixel, LLC.
The Minotaur King has returned...and it's all your fault! Lily's back for a new "classic" action-adventure set hundreds of years after The Sleeping King! From the Steam store page
149 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
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130 positive · 14 negative
95% range 84–94%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
208 of 230 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 149 · most liked firstI was planning to wait until after I finished the game to write a review but I feel bad for the developer, so I will just write one after three hours. As a sequel, this is the type of game that improves on the original's base design without exploring new territory. Which is by no means a bad thing. If this is the type of gameplay style you want, it delivers while expanding on the novel idea of a grandfather telling his grandchildren a story. For those who don't know, sometimes the children…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you just want a simple Zelda romp, it's fine. But if you're looking to really explore and complete, it's honestly too much padding. Everything is just "too much." And the game is just too small. Too many letters, too many apples to collect, push the statue way too far, wait too long for the too many rolling spike bars, wait too long for the balloon to pick you up if you play your instrument, too many hits to kill things, too much waiting for fish and too many fish required to brew the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yooo, Castle Pixel, the guys behind Cattle Country have a game up for an award rn and it would be awesome if folks voted for it! 🫶 Blossom Tales II is nominated for Best RPG by Pocket Gamer! www.pocketgamer.com/pgawards2024...
unlabelledView post →Just finished the game. I kept the game open during 2 nights, so the actual hours played is quite a bit lower. Much as I would like to recommend the game, I cannot do so because it has one fatal flaw compared to the Zelda game A Link To The Past. The entire combat system is extremely poor. In Zelda, hitboxes and movement speed are tuned such that you can properly evade enemy attacks. You have to evade them because enemies have decent AI and shielding. You often need to find and exploit their…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the first one enough, but this was just too much like the first one, only this one was much easier. Yes, this game is larger than the first, but it's mainly drawn out by side quests that get boring. You have to delver 17 packages. It just feels like you end up going back and forth over and over again. Things like fishing get so tedious. You need to trade fish with a few people to get items, but it's so boring to do. Money is almost useless in the game, as so are all the blue gems…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is shaping up to be awesome, it doesn't hide its Zelda roots and wears them proudly This is perfect for gaming on the go with the Deck
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Worthy Successor Blossom Tales 2 is a great adventure worthy to be played by anbody, who is a fan of Linkt to the Past, A Link Between Worlds, Ocean's Heart or other RPG-style adventure games that focus on exploration. It does a lot of things right, but still has some minor flaws. Pros +Great art style that makes the most of what you can do with 16-Bit +Awesome soundtrack that is catchy and underlines what is happening in a great way +Interesting story and characters, that keep you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blossom Tales II is a throwback to the 2D Zelda games done really well. It’s often heavily discounted in the eshop ($7) I’m 9 hours in. Game moves at a quick pace. Boomerang, bow, bombs, block puzzles, dungeons, overworld, it’s all here, wrapped up in a charming story. Solid game to this point.
unlabelledView post →Played this game until the end. The first Blossom Tales was already a pretty decent Zelda-like, and this sequel has taken that game and improved it in every aspect. The story's pretty simple, but all the characters you meet along the way have a fun charm to them. The music is very pleasing and the graphics are good; not great, but definitely not medicore. The way potions were presented in this game is also an improvement, instead of stuffing your inventory with a fat stack of healing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly wanted to enjoy this one because I enjoyed the first game due to the rule of Sequel (where if you enjoyed the first one, you'll naturally enjoy the sequel because it's the first game but more of everything). I couldn't enjoy this one for the following reasons: 1. Instead of buying potions from shops, you have to gather ingredients, making gold almost worthless when you hit a big payload. 2. Save points in the Original Game also served as points to warp no longer do that in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025671-Missi-the-Achievement-Huntress/] Please see my curator page for more games that are well worth your time Approximate amount of time to 100%: 17h when using a map to mark collectibles down while playing, otherwise more around 19h Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10 Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 Is there a good guide available: No, there is a lot of info about this game, but at separate places, see the bottom of this review to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was not ready for this game to hit me the way it did. In fact, about five years ago, I played the first game in this series while on vacation and although I found it to be fun, clever and humorous, it did not make much of an impression beyond that (which is why I did not and will not review it separately). This year, I decided to play the sequel as a sort of anniversary, but while my impressions of the original carry over, this game is so much more heartfelt with a genuine message; to wit,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As fun as the first one
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's my first #NintendoSwitch #indiegame highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼 Game - Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince Developer - @castlepixel.bsky.social Publisher - @playtonicgames.com Release date - August 16, 2022
unlabelledView post →This was fantastic! Felt like an improvement over the first game. The composer stepped it up a notch too (same person?) and hooked me in right in the opening screen. You spend more time in the overworld (quite a lot) than in dungeons which i like. You could say this game feels slightly bloated in the overworld compared to something like Links Awakening which condenses everything in an impressive manner, but I liked the big areas in Blossom Tales 2 as well. Bosses are too easy, You could…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good 2D zelda-like that stays true to the roots
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An awesome Zelda-like, with solid puzzles, good sense of direction, solid combat (I especially enjoy the handful of horde battles), and charming pixel art.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blossom Tales 2 offers a very similar gameplay experience to the first part, including new items and mechanics, with a completionist playtime of approximately 17 hours. It is important to note that the game is not a direct sequel, but rather tells an entirely new story within the same framework. The inventory system remains a weak point and feels even more cluttered than in the predecessor. Since items are added chronologically, you often end up with a repetitive sequence like "Item | Bottle |…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game, tho too many grindy sidemissions. lore is meh, def. better than the first game. wish it had a more meaningful story and gameplay, it didnt really connect well together imo, i only did most of the sidequest stuff for achievements, but i bet i could've just rushed the mainpart... which wouldve turned this much much shorter. still fun and "polished" game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great if you need an easy Zelda-like game to satisfy the itch. The humor is still there, and it was just a good time. If you're wanting a challenge then this game isn't for you but if you just want to turn your brain off and chill then this isn't a bad choice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another game where the thumbs up or thumbs down rating system makes this rough. I feel like the first game was superior. In this sequel, the amount of times I have to pause to switch items is crazy. Some rooms need 3 or 4 items to progress, and if you have to fight that's another pause screen. I don't know, I feel like I didn't experience this nearly as much in the original game. The later level room layouts are infuriating when every room has respawning enemies. It's not a single hit to kill,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A zelda-ish type game with its own touch and twist, very fun to play with references here and there. Simple and good looking pixel art, good music (especially the title screen), easy to pick up and easy going. I had a pleasant experience with it. A good improvement from the first game though still with the same formula. Just like the previous game, I'm gonna be missing 1 piece of heart somewhere in the world...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although it will not surprise you if you have played the first Blossom Tales, it's a really fun game for the price. If you love Zelda: A Link to the Past, give it a go, it will not disappoint!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good zelda-like, better than the first game. Some positives... + Boss fights are better than in the first one + Items are fine, some are kinda useless + Difficulty scaling is good + Puzzles are interesting + Decent length for a zelda-like Some negatives... - Dungeons are just okay (some are worse than in the first game some are better) - Too much collectables (heartpieces, apples, gems, fish, flowers, ...) - Some mechanices are annoying - Last dungeon is boring
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good sequel Solid Zelda-like gameplay. There's more of everything that made the first game fun. More gadgets. More side quests. More collectibles. The humor is clean and appropriate for kids. It also looks like they toned down the difficulty of the memory puzzles as well as the amount of them that you have to do. The puzzles were insanely difficult in the 1st game but are much more tolerable in this sequel. It's also easier to obtain health potions in this game and money is much more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ll start by saying if you liked the first Blossom Tales game, you’ll probably like this one. However, like its predecessor, if you’re looking for something new, this might not be what you’re looking for. That being said, if you’re looking for a short, sweet game that applies the classic Zelda formula of exploration, puzzles, collectibles, and dungeon crawling, this might be right up your alley. The game features a cute frame story, with a grandfather telling the story of the Minotaur Prince…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're a fan of old 2-D Zelda games, this is the closest thing you're likely to find. There's a ton to love here! While Blossom Tales 2 shares a lot with its predecessor, it's a more polished and ultimately satisfying experience. It has all the monster-fighting, puzzle-solving goodness of a Zelda classic. While I enjoyed the game a lot, and am grateful for such a polished Zelda alike, I do have a bunch of small nits to pick: Story The story of the game is probably its weakest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A competent Zelda clone. Better than the first. Music was ok, but would be a much better game with more work on some super catchy tunes. Would have liked more achievements and less useless coins.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just as cute and nostalgic as the first, They made some gameplay changes, but so does every Zelda game. Not sure why some people would complain about that. I do wish the combat was more difficult, but I still had fun. Hope they make Blossom Tales 3.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little Zelda-like game. It does a good job and is a good copycat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Experience I enjoyed the first game in this series quite a bit. It was similar to A Link to the Past, but was more streamlined and less tedious. I didn't find The Sleeping King to be Game of the Year-quality or anything, but I liked it enough to have no hesitation when it came to picking up and playing the sequel. My initial roadblock came when attempting to get a bow from the Blacksmith, who needed things to be sorted first in Anchortown. I learned that pirates were disrupting shipments…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For other game reviews, please [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40640212/]follow us at What The Game? Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a retro-styled action game that will draw a lot of comparisons to classic Zelda titles. I honestly reviewed this game with a bit of reluctance. It's not that I have an issue as a guy with playing a female character, but a little girl? It seemed a bit much. I'm glad I was able to put my biases aside, however, because this is just an amazingly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic action-adventure game that warms the heart! Check out the full review! https://youtu.be/8NbNFEqzCLU
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beat Blossom Tales II last night. I have been struggling with finding interest in video games lately and this cute, Zelda-like indie game was exactly what I needed. Highly recommend!
unlabelledView post →7.5/10 scratches that retro legend of zelda itch - god awful fishing minigame you NEEED to do - shield is a little bit janky. if you swing sword and press/hold shield after before the sword swing if its to soon your shield wont ever come out. need to press the button again + art syle + story
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Blossom Tales games are both really solid Zelda clones with great combat and fantastic music. This one in particular has some killer tunes that were in my head long after I stopped playing. They are a lot easier than the games that inspired them, mostly because you can carry a ton of healing items on you at all times, but most people don't play Zelda for the challenge. They play it for the adventure, and there is plenty of that here. Dungeons, puzzles, boss fights, it's all here in spades…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good, fun, easy Zelda-like. Probably aimed at kids. Storyline reminds me of the Labyrinth movie, and a little of the Princess Bride, as it is a bedtime tale told to kids who occasionally interrupt. Feels a bit short, the world map is a bit small, there are 3 main dungeons, plus a final dungeon. No need to manage ammunition: all the tools, be they bombs, bow & arrows, yo-yo's, whathaveyou, they're all based on an energy or stamina bar which auto-recovers pretty fast. Once you get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →9/10 A very well-refined modern take on the OG Zelda games. I thought I was in for a mediocre LoZ clone or, at best, passion project. I was way off. Blossom Tales 2 sports great gameplay, visuals, skill/item loadout, music, even silly story choices. Lots of thoughtful finishing touches. Even the storytelling setting is a great hat tip to old favorites. It's not easy to stand tall and proud on the shoulders of giants. Blossom Tales 2 pulls it off. Notes: - Difficulty: kid-friendly -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute and comfy just like the first game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, but the puzzles are really confusing. A lot of them are not very intuitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's short, cute, lots of pop culture references. More or a less a Link to the Past clone. Nothing too original but I'd recommend if you enjoy the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just like the first game, a blast. It's super Zelda-y. It would've been a very good game, like the first one, had it not been for the drastically decreased walking speed, which is sheer torture.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a great game. Excellent pixel art and some 10/10 dungeons. One of the better zelda likes out there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lame and boring
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just love 2D ARPG. Calm, soothing, not too exciting. All good and well. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a lovingly crafted top-down action-adventure that embraces the spirit of classic 16-bit era games while confidently refining its own identity. Developed by Castle Pixel, LLC. and published by Playtonic Friends, the game continues the series’ playful framing device of a story being told by a grandfather to his grandchildren, blending whimsical narration with a heroic quest full of danger, discovery, and charm. From the very beginning, it establishes a tone…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have yet to finish the game but this game is of a genre that I always look for but fail to find, I really love this top-down non-turn based rpg style, and blossom tales is one of the best I've found on pc.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just like BT1 the sequel is another wonderful adventure game in the series that takes elements from the first and continues them without them getting stale. Gameplay, controls, music, and the humor in a few of the sections are all solid and enjoyable plus if you play your cards right you get to ride on a mighty piggy steed. Would I recommend it, very much yes to anyone and everyone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My honorable mentions go to Beacon Pines which almost made my top 5 (the story is so good!), and to Blossom Tales II which was somehow even better than the first game! (3/3)
unlabelledView post →A pretty good zelda like There's quite a decent amount of content The extra puzzles are really well done and l liked a artstyle quite a lot A big step up from the prequel Looking forward to whatever the devs do next
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short, simple, fun and light hearted 2D Zelda inspired game. I personally think this game is way better than the first game. The story told like a different bedtime story so you don't have to play the first game if you don't want to. You have your standard Zelda like items like sword, shield, bow, bomb, boomerang, etc. Besides the sword, the items uses an energy system that regenerates over time. In addition to heart/energy pieces, there are miscellaneous of materials to collect that can be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Sorry...gotta trash your house or i can't afford that empty bottle..." More Blossom Tales time. And this one should really be called "Blossom Tales II: Destroy Other's Possessions for Money". Seriously, the best way to make money is to walk in and out of someones house and just become a destructive cyclone (which makes it even more fun to do in the shop when trying to save up to buy from after on their dime). But yes it is more Blossom Tales. The first one was a lot of fun, and this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →these games are incredible, i am obsessed. I need a Blossom Tales 3 please !!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate to have to leave this review, but the warning needs to be here. The game looks, feels, and sounds so nice with the music being especially good, but the dungeons and bosses are bland and some of the puzzles feel just pure evil, breaking previously established rules or randomly going off the rails into what I'd call romhack difficulty. What really breaks the game for me though is that there's just no answers to be found anywhere if you get stuck. There's no solutions in the guides…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I already liked the first game, but this is an improvement on it that resolves nearly all of my complaints about it. The only obvious remaining flaw from the first game being that the items appear in the menu in the order you acquire them rather than being organized in any way, which makes it kind of a unintuitive mess to find what you actually need amongst all the random potions dispersed throughout.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the simpler (and shorter) Zelda-likes. A few more tools and fun things compared to the first. Felt a bit easier, but both blossom tales aren't really difficult by any means. Nice fun storytime backstory where a grandpa is telling his grandkids the tale of Blossom. Not really anything unique about what tools you get, just the versions of them (hookshot is a yoyo for example), though there is one that's a bit different than other Zelda games. All in all worth a playthrough, but nothing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blossom Tales 2, much like the first game, could best be described as a "zelda-like". This is not a negative - in a time where top-down Zelda has largely been neglected, it is nice to have indie games that fill the gap left behind. For anyone familiar with this format, the gameplay of Blossom Tales 2 is close to what one would expect. You traverse an overworld while collecting items and completing the occasional dungeon to advance the plot and open up more areas of the world. Exploration is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's basically an improved version of the first game. A story independent of the first game, a different map, new mechanics and new items. It does everything the previous game does but better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i will keep this simple. if u love Zelda games... the older ones with varied dungeons, u will love this! if u loved the 1st blossom tales... u NEED to buy this one asap cause they both look and play the same. and the game runs great!...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite Fun. Has Charm. Care obviously went into this game. If you`re a 2D Zelda fan you`ll like this game. Pick it up. Story isin`t mind-blowing or anything, but it doesn`t need to be.
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