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REPOSE
Developer Bozó Attila Bertold
In the facility, each step, each shot, each mistake costs precious energy. Rendered entirely in black and white, this mystery can be unravelled. The puzzle can be solved. Don't ask who tried to solve it before. Do the job. Find oxygen and sleep. Go deeper. And don't ask about Aaron. From the Steam store page
178 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
LovedLoved
102 positive · 7 negative
95% range 87–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 102 | 7 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 14 | 2 | 51 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
112 of 119 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
93% recommend · 97 yes, 7 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 104 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (182 of 195 positive).
Players describe REPOSE as a short, atmospheric puzzle game with a unique energy-based movement system. [1][2][3] Many praise its 1-bit art style and haunting sound design, calling the experience memorable. [4][5][6] Some reviewers feel the game is too short and the trial-and-error gameplay can be frustrating. [7][8][9]
Liked
- Unique energy-based movement adds tension and puzzle-like strategy. [1][3][10]
- Atmospheric 1-bit art and sound design are widely praised. [4][5][6]
- Short length keeps the experience focused without overstaying its welcome. [1][5][11]
- Secret endings and codes reward exploration and replayability. [12][6][10]
Representative posts
- [8]
TLDR: The aesthetic is great but everything else is underbaked or bad. Its presented as a dungeoncrawler, but does not encourage exploration, combat, or much of anything besides going from point A to B so it can feed you some story. The Good: -Very cool graphics. If this game has anything going for it, its a strong sense of style. -The sounds. Sound design matches the graphics really well; its a mix of 1-bit noises …
- [1]
DO NOT GO INTO THIS GAME, THINKING IT'S A HORROR EXPLORATION/ DUNGEON CRAWLER. I think the game does itself a disservice with how it presents itself. I went into it, thinking it's a very aesthetic horror dungeon crawler. In reality, it's more a maze puzzle game, where you have to finish it in X moves, in a liminal horror setting. It's incredibly short, like 2 hours with all endings. But I think if it tried to make …
- [2]
At a Glance Review: I recommend REPOSE as a good afternoon game, and held my attention longer than the sandwich that I could've bought with the price take. Longer Review: REPOSE is definitely an interesting game to talk about. It feels like more of a puzzle game than a true dungeon crawler, which isn't a bad thing. With the intro and the ambience, I was expecting more dreadful horror. REPOSE is not an accident in …
- [5]
Excellent, compact, wonderfully crafted surreal trip. Just an absolutely gorgeous look and tone, but the sound design is also superb, I can't praise the music enough. This is a lovely short experience you can finish in two or so sittings, just perfectly avoiding overstaying its welcome or overexplaining itself or adding gimmicks. Wonderful work, I'm excited to see what the developer might do next. 8/10
- [3]
So far REPOSE is eerie and incredibly unique. Your character has energy which they use for each step, and actions like shooting the handgun. You have to navigate corridors and kill enemies using your limited energy, which gives the game a bit of a puzzle-like element. Enemies and positions of stuff seem to be fixed, so you're able to memorize layouts a bit. The enemy designs and overall art style are really unique. …
Summarised from 34 of the 173 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked REPOSE talk about unique energy-based movement adds tension and puzzle-like strategy; those who didn't talk about game is very short, often completed in about two hours. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 178 · most liked firstTLDR: The aesthetic is great but everything else is underbaked or bad. Its presented as a dungeoncrawler, but does not encourage exploration, combat, or much of anything besides going from point A to B so it can feed you some story. The Good: -Very cool graphics. If this game has anything going for it, its a strong sense of style. -The sounds. Sound design matches the graphics really well; its a mix of 1-bit noises and deep synths. Very atmospheric. The Bad: This game is trying to be a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not gonna lie, I'm pretty upset at this news. Say whatever you want on how CTR:NF stands nowadays, it brought me and many fans the most wonderful memories out of any game from this revival, and it was clear everyone involved in its making really cared, Wilson included. Repose en paix, mon ami. 🕊
neutral · AI labelView post →OUT OF THE BLUE, a small experimental game I made a couple years ago Might be worth checking out if you're excited for REPOSE, many ideas in it originate from this game. Also it's free. atis1.itch.io/out-of-the-b... #indiegame #pixelart #dungeoncrawler
neutral · AI labelView post →DO NOT GO INTO THIS GAME, THINKING IT'S A HORROR EXPLORATION/ DUNGEON CRAWLER. I think the game does itself a disservice with how it presents itself. I went into it, thinking it's a very aesthetic horror dungeon crawler. In reality, it's more a maze puzzle game, where you have to finish it in X moves, in a liminal horror setting. It's incredibly short, like 2 hours with all endings. But I think if it tried to make it longer, it would have overstayed its welcome. The story starts off cryptic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Night: Explore a Dream of Urban Decay in ‘Repose’ (Minus World Article) hard-drive.net/news-games/g...
neutral · AI labelView post →REPOSE Steam Attila Bertold Bozó / Akupara Games This cool game launches today! Every action drains energy, making every decision crucial for survival. Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3002510/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello, everyone! We are happy to announce that our new game "Promised Place - The Town of Somber Love and Repose" will be playable by October 12. Inspired by the works of David Lynch. kirinoyastudios.itch.io/promised-pla... #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #indiegame #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't think the game knows what its trying to be. It is incredibly repetitive and the payoff for all your trial and error just is not very satisfying. The art direction is stellar and I really like the vibe they were going for, if only there was an actual fun game to back its amazing atmosphere. Its not a very long game. I got the main and secret ending within two hours of playing. It really hurts that I can't recommend this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made a little video about @atis1.bsky.social's REPOSE. Such a coool little game, that I think went under everyone's radar 😶🌫️ but it shouldn't have 🫵 youtu.be/R8rMVCJDWts #indiegames #indiehorror #horrorgames #videogames
positive · AI labelView post →"Meditative? In a permadeath game?" Day 500. Repose en paix, Lily. #NotsodailyTLDscreenshot
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello there. Skye's Repose is coming to the #SteamNextFest starting Monday, I'm excited to see everyone try my Exploration/Farming game taking inspiration from Myst and Stardew Valley! #showMeSunday #IndieGame #GameDev #SoloDev
neutral · AI labelView post →my game REPOSE was nominated for a few categories in this event and that's already amazing, but I'm sharing this with you, you know, for your consideration.......
positive · AI labelView post →Fun and short. I think the best content was locked behind "secret" save codes, which was kind of a shame since most people wont get to them. There is a lot of potential with the mechanics of this game, I hope we see more of it in the future.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I swear, UX work is one of the hardest parts of game dev T_T I spent an hour trying to get this battle scene right for "Reverie's Repose" and it's still not 100% right :( #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Unique gameplay style that reminds of Maze War and the 1-bit horror sci-fi artstyle made me interested since demo release. Otherworldly panel houses, enemies and maze-like spaces combined with character's energy mechanic and text codes instead of checpoint save system(Did I told about this game's authentic 1970-s experience?) with a mysterious story plot on top of this game makes it a fresh new experience that challenges your memory and space orientation(Only a cup of tea makes visible your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now that my game jam entry is done, I can focus on Reverie's Repose now ^^ Can now zoom in and out at your leisure. RR is not meant to be a full-fledged title, it's more of a tech demo showcasing what I'd love to do for a future title :3 #indiegamedev #RPGMaker
neutral · AI labelView post →At a Glance Review: I recommend REPOSE as a good afternoon game, and held my attention longer than the sandwich that I could've bought with the price take. Longer Review: REPOSE is definitely an interesting game to talk about. It feels like more of a puzzle game than a true dungeon crawler, which isn't a bad thing. With the intro and the ambience, I was expecting more dreadful horror. REPOSE is not an accident in your pants game however, more flavored with dreadful ambiance which I pleasantly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A strangely middling puzzle game that pretends to be a horror game, REPOSE tries to rope you in with an interesting setting and then kinda gives up almost immediately; the story is bare-bones, the writing is amateur, there is zero reason to explore due to the amount of readable lore documents being counted on one hand and the energy system actively punishes you from doing anything but the EXACT solution to any given floor. Combat is non-existent; there is one enemy type in the entire game that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two different projects, two completely different art-styles (Tiranogg remake using #pixelart and REverie's Repose; a protoype for a much larger game) #indiegamedev #rpgmaker
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was really cool! I had a lot of fun puzzling out just which path to take and how many steps to take to make it to the end of some of the levels. We died... a lot. Like a whole lot but it was really rewarding to figure out how to get through it all. The game is short but it tells the story it wants to tell and leaves you wondering more about the world. It wasn't a game with jump scares but the atmosphere is tense and the sounds are really well done. Give this game a shot! Just... don't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My review of Repose by @atis1.bsky.social is now up, and it's a solid game for fans looking for an atmospheric time youtu.be/WIY7Y-63jCI
positive · AI labelView post →April 14th - Repose A stark, monochrome horror sci-fi dungeon crawler. Like a Virtual Boy game that somehow lay undetected at the back of a storage unit for decades.
neutral · AI labelView post →Small update for #screenshotsaturday for "Reverie's Repose". Busy creating new assets, polishing interiors, refining gameplay etc. until I have a polished demo ^^ And as every game dev knows, polish is 10% of the game but takes 90% of the effort. #indiegamedev #JRPG
neutral · AI labelView post →Something wicked this way comes... #DuinoIsLive #DuinoIsUndead REPOSE! A dungeon-crawler-styled horror game that features the scariest thing of all: going to work!! 😱 (also I think "work" in this case is ghost salvage, so) Live now, starting soon! C'mon and toOOOOoon in! 👻 www.twitch.tv/duinoduck
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello there. Come check out Skye's Repose, a cozy Exploration/Farming game. If you enjoy Stardew Valley's coziness or Myst's atmosphere and mysteries, this is the perfect game for you! And most importantly, you can pet the cat. #WishlistWednesday #IndieDev #SteamNextFest #CozyGames
neutral · AI labelView post →Killer exploration puzzle game. Amazing visuals. Eery atmospheric score. Short and punchy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually engaging, exploration and map usage great as well. HORRIBLE unresponsive melee combat and horribly timed crusher rooms and input delays turn this otherwise interesting art-house title into a frustrating exercise in repetition.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far REPOSE is eerie and incredibly unique. Your character has energy which they use for each step, and actions like shooting the handgun. You have to navigate corridors and kill enemies using your limited energy, which gives the game a bit of a puzzle-like element. Enemies and positions of stuff seem to be fixed, so you're able to memorize layouts a bit. The enemy designs and overall art style are really unique. Looking forward to spending more time in this world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are surviving Mondays and gathering oxygen for our corpo overlord in REPOSE thanks to @akuparagames.bsky.social ! Live at: www.twitch.tv/yeoden #vtuber #vsky #repose
neutral · AI labelView post →I missed Rina and "Reverie's Repose", so here's some screens (wrapping up my game jam entry then I'll get back into the swing of things again ^^) #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Skye's Repose is a cozy adventure game that blends exploration, farming, crafting, riddles, and puzzle solving in a mysterious world inspired by Stardew Valley, Myst and Slime Rancher. Gameplay 👇 youtu.be/aZcaU3taPCw @jimlad42.bsky.social #skyesrepose #cozygame #indiegame #adventuregame #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →The Micro Fiction Games Jam is running again! This year's theme is Absorb, Repose, Recursion. Can you write a recursive game about absorbing in just 280 characters? Now is the perfect time to find out! Go to the website and read/ create games microfictiongames.neocities.org #MFGJ #TTRPG
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello there. I'm finally doing some playtests for Skye's Repose on my Patreon, and it'll be ready to share in the next week or two! Keep an eye out for more to come in my game inspired by Myst and Stardew Valley! #Indiegame #cozygames #solodev #screenshotSaturday #ShowmeSunday
neutral · AI labelView post →Game is alright, very short. Main ending took me a little under 2 hours to beat. Very atmospheric and immersive, but not so much the "Horror" vibe I was hoping for. Enemy variety is very low and the game is much more of a puzzle game than it is a survivor horror/dungeon crawler(Which isn't a bad thing) Art style and sound design is on point. Story is very basic and felt kind of rushed, this game could have definitely used some more maps and exploration to help flesh out the world, I at no point…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Spotlight: Skye's Repose! Play the game and meet the dev at LexPlay on May 9th! www.LexPlay.games #lexingtonky #gamedevelopers #gamedev #indiegames #videogames #tabletopgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Also, I made a video on Repose, a ridiculously unique, horror puzzle game. Its my most popular video to date! 2025 ended so strongly. youtu.be/AROXXIwkqLc?...
positive · AI labelView post →12) REPOSE Amazing atmosphere and art style, set deep into a bleak future, REPOSE is part horror, part strategy. A fantastic game to spend an afternoon on. Go for the full ending! store.steampowered.com/app/3002510/...
positive · AI labelView post →▪️REPOSE by @atis1.bsky.social has been nominated for Best Hungarian Game in the (very first) Hungarian Game Awards! Thank you to PlayIT for the nomination 🖤 The Telekom PlayIT show will occur Nov 15-16!
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello there. Skye's Repose, my game inspired by Myst and Stardew Valley, is now available for playtesting with a public demo! Come check it out on Itch, I'm excited to finally have something playable to share! jimlad42.itch.io/skyes-repose #Indiegame #cozygames
neutral · AI labelView post →Excellent, compact, wonderfully crafted surreal trip. Just an absolutely gorgeous look and tone, but the sound design is also superb, I can't praise the music enough. This is a lovely short experience you can finish in two or so sittings, just perfectly avoiding overstaying its welcome or overexplaining itself or adding gimmicks. Wonderful work, I'm excited to see what the developer might do next. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 2025 Game #28: REPOSE Super dark and cryptic dungeon crawler that has some good ideas - like the energy system and the overall aesthetic - but brought down by its heavy backtracking and frustrating trial and error gameplay that felt like padding to an already short experience. 4/10 #IndieGames
negative · AI labelView post →Started with the basic mechanics for my game jam entry - this time it will be a cozy crafting alchemist simulator game ^^ Only downside is... I can't use any of the graphics shown in "Reverie's Repose". I gotta redraw EVERYTHING 😱👀I need to do all that in one month. Godspeed... #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Upcoming Game: REPOSE A black and white pixel horror dungeon crawler that takes you to a surreal world inside a dead internet. It currently doesn't have an official release date. It's developed and published by @atis1.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3002510/...
neutral · AI labelView post →3. The Caretaker's Repose Otome game fic styled Hermes/Reader, in which you take Hermes for a brief rest away from his work archiveofourown.org/works/67514786 4. (In) Another Life CAT FIC!!!! Featuring Themis and the other Ancients as cats :33 archiveofourown.org/works/74337831 #ffxiv #myfic
neutral · AI labelView post →Huge news! REPOSE soundtrack nominated for top 10 Bandcamp game soundtracks of 2025
neutral · AI labelView post →Atm I'm dividing my game-dev time between my personal project (Reverie's Repose) and the collab project with my good artist friend (Anamnesis: Memoria War) :3 Although I've been using RPGMaker since 2009, Anamnesis is my first real stab at making a 30+ hour jRPG epic! ^^ #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Went in with zero expectations or even knowledge about the game and found the experience pretty damn good. Art style, movement, and combat were all really fun and I loved learning and then optimising my routes or what I was doing. Story kept me interested throughout the whole game and while the ending wasn't mind blowing I still liked it. I think this game is best treated as a puzzle game and I found I had the most fun while attempting to speed run through sections after dying. Good game, I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello there. I'm developing Skye's Repose, an exploration game taking inspiration from Stardew Valley. My profile for Cole is now free for everyone, come check out the Mage of Stone and discover his tale before the game begins! #gamedev #solodev #gaming #cozygame www.patreon.com/posts/mage-p...
neutral · AI labelView post →Review Repose is defined as a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility... There is not a better word I could use to describe this game. It's main save mechanics even revolve around that very concept. Every step you take drains what little energy you have left to go on, and caffeine can only take you so far. The only respite You'll find from the waking nightmare being the beds scattered throughout the monolithic facility. However, do not fret, for you are not alone... A lonely few seem to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You should play REPOSE. Excellent wee game.
positive · AI labelView post →Lovebrush Chronicles : Half Awake Life 【 EN / JP / TW 】 ❤️ Ayn CV: KENN SSR - Late Night Repose "Which side of me do you like best?" ★ Game: Lovebrush Chronicles ★ Time: December 11 to December 18 ★ Server: EN Global / Japan / Taiwan #ForAllTime #时空中的绘旅人 #EnglishVersion #LovebrushChronicles
neutral · AI labelView post →Think of this as a turn-based horror game. You have limited energy and need to think ahead. The story builds up into a puzzle, and you are more than likely to be surprised by the very last ending (00 0000 0000 0000 0000). Overall, it's quite unique and fun, so give it a go.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Indie Horror Wednesday: REPOSE. Cool Pixel Art Alert ✨ 🐸 twitch.tv/valkyrieshep... #vtuber #twitch #game #indie #indiehorror #repose
neutral · AI labelView post →Repose is a black and white horror-ish game with some great pixel art. Each step forward costs energy so you must think about every step carefully as you navigate each level. The soundtrack is haunting, the characters are mysterious, and the story is intriguing with some clever twists. It also has secret ending! I really loved my time with this game, and I look forward to whatever this dev does next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely good. I'd say 8 bucks for 3 hours max is bit too much, but i enjoyed it, and in this economy i'd say it's a fair price. Dungeon crawlers aren't that hard once you understand how they work, so give it a try. The lore is good overall, the devs told a good story. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →REPOSE Review By Thom Stone on GameCritics.com HIGH Clever level design. Throwback one-bit style. Unsettling sci-fi and horror elements. LOW Missed opportunities for world-building, wonky controls, tedious trial and error gameplay. WTF No mouse controls whatsoever? At first glance, REPOSE could be mistaken for an untouched classic CRPG, as it’s rendered in starkly monochromatic one-bit graphics with a square aspect ratio. Upon further observation, there’s a lot more going on than one would…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A spooky little cyberpunk/cosmic/space horror game. Took me about two hours to finish the game seeing both the main ending and the secret ending. Loving the 1-bit aesthetic and the spooky sound effects. There is a lot of trial and error and you need a good memory to remember the correct road/path you need to walk. I wouldnt call this an action game, although there are some action/timing elements in it, I still consider this more of a first person adventure game. If you enjoy the cyberpunk…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very short game but very worthwhile for the story. Developers packed a serious amount of story into a short time window and the existential horror is *chefs kiss* Puzzles are well thought out and satisfying. There were moments when (for example) a perfect path through an area would leave me with just enough to kill an enemy before refilling my energy, which showed me the devs knew exactly what a 'perfect' run looked like and the satisfaction of knowing you found it is immense.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought it for the art direction, horror elements and mystery. Well it delivered on most of it. Major gripe is that it's very short. The shortness of the game made the story feel really eerie and ambiguous(which is good oho), if only it left it's ending more of a guess than rushing to explain itself after 2 hours of game play. Gameplay with it's limited movement system forced very good tension and made for decent planning of your steps ahead. BUT trial and error grind was real issue. For the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall score: 9.5 / 10 I'm digging it! Played a few dungeon crawlers, and definitely enjoying this one so far. The art style and sound are really solid. I also like how progress is saved at intervals without being too punishing. It's definitely still challenging to get the timing down for combat, but it wouldn't be a true crawler without that. Looks like this is the first title for this dev too, congrats on a first launch! Keep on keepin' on.
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