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Ori and the Will of the Wisps
game
E
March 10, 2020
Wokeometer Rating
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TL;DR Verdict
Ori and the Will of the Wisps: 0/10 woke. Pure, apolitical masterpiece of emotional storytelling, masterful gameplay, and universal themes like friendship and sacrifice—no DEI, identity politics, or social lectures.
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Detailed Analysis
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a pristine example of a video game focused purely on entertainment, emotional storytelling, and masterful gameplay without any progressive ideological influence.
The narrative centers on Ori, a gender-ambiguous spirit guardian, embarking on a journey of friendship, family bonds, sacrifice, and restoring a decaying fantasy world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals and spirits like the owl mother Ku and her chicks. There are no human characters, no race or gender swaps, no identity politics, no LGBTQ+ representation, no critiques of traditional norms, systemic oppression, or social justice lectures. Themes are universal and traditional: hope, loss, bravery, and environmental harmony in a mythical setting.
Developer Moon Studios, led by CEO Thomas Mahler, has explicitly rejected forced DEI as a 'perverted approach' and dunked on activist devs, showing no involvement with consultancy firms like Sweet Baby Inc. Publisher Xbox Game Studios' general pushes do not manifest here. No localization censorship, character design controversies, or pronoun normalization. Reception is overwhelmingly positive across critics (90+ Metacritic/OpenCritic) and audiences (97%+ Steam positive), with zero woke backlash or 'go woke go broke' sentiment on X or web searches.
Steam negatives cite bugs or unrelated AI concerns, not ideology. This is timeless, apolitical art that prioritizes beauty, challenge, and wonder.
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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We've run a full content analysis on Ori and the Will of the Wisps and scored it 0/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Ori and the Will of the Wisps's overall score.
Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps appropriate for kids?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Ori and the Will of the Wisps is rated E. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score video games?
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →