The game features a save system called 'Soul Links', which allows players to save their progress at will with limited resources, and an upgrade system that gives players the ability to strengthen Ori's skills and abilities. Players are tasked to move between platforms and solve puzzles. Players assume control of Ori, a small white guardian spirit, and Sein, the 'light and eyes' of the Forest's Spirit Tree. The game was released for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows on Maand for Nintendo Switch on September 27, 2019. Ori and the Blind Forest is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios.