A colorful game about ships… friendships.
I hate when narratives come down to the power of friendship being what saves the day. It usually makes me groan, but Rainbow Billy does it in a charming way. Throughout the journey here, Billy runs into various creatures each with insecurities and works to befriend them. Each enemy gathered allows them to be used in a large deck of all the creatures found so far. This sounds sappy, but actually it’s well done. The art style as well is gorgeous and shines, plus the way the color of the world is made to be part of the story is a nice touch.
The combat in Rainbow Billy is a bit simple. Every attack has a mini game to execute like the Mario RPGs. None of them are that hard. There’s no direct combat, but more a focus on pattern matching and strategy of using the right characters at the right time. It’s also a bit of a silly game, but the writing kept it light hearted for the most part. Finally the UI could use a little work, and a way to delete saves would be appreciated or even better multiple profiles so you can start over.
PIck this up if you like unique games. The odd combat really works, and the designs here are fun, but this is unlike anything else. The game is a little cutesy and might be too sweet for some people since it’s mostly about really silly problems but I kind of like that.
Also… honestly I shouldn’t have to say this, but if you’re the type of person who isn’t adult enough to deal with a game called Rainbow Billy, and what type of story that might bring, well this game isn’t for you, and honestly, this channel isn’t for you. Sorry, my videos are for adults, perhaps you stumbled on it incorrectly.
To be clear, that doesn’t mean you can’t hate this game, but there are some people leaving negative reviews on this game for the wrong reasons, and it’s ok if this game wasn’t for you, but what I’ve personally seen is too far.
I covered this game as part of the Game Pass for December 2022, if you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games on Game Pass, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/zMUphOC2gMI
I hate when narratives come down to the power of friendship being what saves the day. It usually makes me groan, but Rainbow Billy does it in a charming way. Throughout the journey here, Billy runs into various creatures each with insecurities and works to befriend them. Each enemy gathered allows them to be used in a large deck of all the creatures found so far. This sounds sappy, but actually it’s well done. The art style as well is gorgeous and shines, plus the way the color of the world is made to be part of the story is a nice touch.
The combat in Rainbow Billy is a bit simple. Every attack has a mini game to execute like the Mario RPGs. None of them are that hard. There’s no direct combat, but more a focus on pattern matching and strategy of using the right characters at the right time. It’s also a bit of a silly game, but the writing kept it light hearted for the most part. Finally the UI could use a little work, and a way to delete saves would be appreciated or even better multiple profiles so you can start over.
PIck this up if you like unique games. The odd combat really works, and the designs here are fun, but this is unlike anything else. The game is a little cutesy and might be too sweet for some people since it’s mostly about really silly problems but I kind of like that.
Also… honestly I shouldn’t have to say this, but if you’re the type of person who isn’t adult enough to deal with a game called Rainbow Billy, and what type of story that might bring, well this game isn’t for you, and honestly, this channel isn’t for you. Sorry, my videos are for adults, perhaps you stumbled on it incorrectly.
To be clear, that doesn’t mean you can’t hate this game, but there are some people leaving negative reviews on this game for the wrong reasons, and it’s ok if this game wasn’t for you, but what I’ve personally seen is too far.
I covered this game as part of the Game Pass for December 2022, if you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games on Game Pass, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/zMUphOC2gMI