AdventureIs Gemlands worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy first-person 3D platformers with collectible hunts
- Fans of older console-era platforming who want a short adventure
- Completionists looking for compact zones with tracked items and optional challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long campaign; the game takes only a few hours to complete at 100%.
- Players looking for extensive, large-scale worlds; the zones are described as small biomes and pocket worlds.
- Players who prefer platformers presented from a third-person viewpoint
Our take on Gemlands
The description foregrounds a broad metroidvania-style journey, but also characterizes the zones as small and gives a completion time of only a few hours. That makes the compact scope a key part of the experience, alongside the collection and exploration focus.
What is Gemlands?
Gemlands is a short, first-person 3D platformer with a metroidvania-style structure.
A dimensional witch is transforming residents into animals, and progression involves talking with locals, acquiring tools, and moving up a central tower and through small pocket worlds. Each zone has its own characters and collectibles, including gems and items. A menu tracks collected items. Secret Isles offer a higher challenge and additional gems. The game draws on the style of older console-era 3D platformers, with collectathon play at its center. The vendor notes that completing the game to 100% takes only a few hours.
How Gemlands plays
- 01Zone-based exploration
- Small biomes contain their own local characters, gems, and items.
- 02Tool-based progression
- New tools support advancement through pocket worlds and toward the tower's top.
- 03Collection tracking
- An in-game menu keeps a record of collected items.
- 04Secret Isles
- These areas add a higher challenge and more gems to collect.
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Gemlands: platforms & release
Is Gemlands worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy first-person 3D platformers with collectible hunts. Skip it if: players seeking a long campaign; the game takes only a few hours to complete at 100%.
Where can I download Gemlands?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Gemlands's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Gemlands on?
Windows only.




