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Rue Valley
Developer Emotion Spark Studio
Rue Valley is a 2025 role-playing video game developed by Serbia-based Emotion Spark Studio and published by Owlcat Games. It follows Eugene Harrow, who is stuck in a 47 minute time loop in the desert town Rue Valley. It was released on 11 November 2025 on PC via Steam, as well as on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The game received mixed reviews from critics. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
353 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
184 positive · 89 negative
95% range 62–73%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 184 | 89 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 3 | 51 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
546 of 830 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 178 yes, 90 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 268 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,556 of 2,201 positive).
Many reviewers say the game is not like Disco Elysium despite marketing. [1][2][3] Several players praise the story and emotional depth. [1][2][4] Some complain that choices do not matter and the game is linear. [5][6][7]
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- [5]
I was really hyped for this game but fell for it like a sucker. A warning to all prospective buyers, the author does not respect the player's agency, and the story of this game is as linear as can be. Any individual player choices in regards to dialogue are window-dressing at best, and very little of your choices actually even matter. And where they aught to matter, your ability to choose to retry (in a timeloop …
- [9]
I desperately wanted to love this. The demo hooked me completely, I was counting down to release. What Works: The art style is gorgeous, the initial mystery compelling, and the setup brilliant. When Rue Valley clicks, it really clicks. What Doesn't: Unfortunately, the full game reveals fundamental design issues that kill the experience: 1. Disrespects Your Time Half your playtime is watching unskippable travel …
- [1]
Still with me, mister Harrow? Firstly, it's not Disco Elysium; it has little in common with it. It's focused on dialogue, and that's it. Secondly, it's not a bad game, as some people say, nor is it a good game. There are no RPG elements, no progression, no fancy hats, no Frittte (three "T"s!) plastic bag for collecting bottles, and you can't even stick a finger up your arse. But... It's a great story. It's a great …
- [12]
Oh, I'm really torn on this one. Let me be clear - the majority of the negative reviews are valid. The game has many flaws and certainly greatly underdelivered on many promises. Specifically: 1) The game was clearly rushed and undercooked. Somewhere towards the middle they take away even the illusion of any agency from the player and all you could do from that point forward is to follow the script. It completely …
- [4]
This game is not Disco Elysium. What it is: Groundhog Day with greater emotional complexity, evoking feelings that are unusual in the computer game format, like stillness, acceptance, and knowing when it's time to be a grown up. I enjoyed it very much. Strongly recommend.
Summarised from 34 of the 341 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
66% of the 268 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Rue Valley. The complaint that keeps coming up: choices do not affect the story. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC version of Rue Valley received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 39% of critics. A review in Console Creatures praised the game's writing, time loop mechanics and graphics, although it noted performance issues on Steam Deck. Maddi Chilton in PC Gamer notes the similarities between Rue Valley and Disco Elysium and describes as an "extremely effective metaphor" the time loop as manifestation of depression and surreal happenings as literalization of mental state, but felt that the game failed in its execution and felt that the loop…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 353 · most liked firstI was really hyped for this game but fell for it like a sucker. A warning to all prospective buyers, the author does not respect the player's agency, and the story of this game is as linear as can be. Any individual player choices in regards to dialogue are window-dressing at best, and very little of your choices actually even matter. And where they aught to matter, your ability to choose to retry (in a timeloop game of all games), is simply taken away, because despite the fact that you get to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Accurately captures to feeling of being both too introverted and depressed to interrupt a motel clerk's phone call
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautiful, stylish game that starts as a 10/10 mystery but ends as a 4/10 linear disappointment that doesn't respect your time or your choices. The Good: * The art style is fantastic. * The story's initial setup is incredibly intriguing and pulls you in immediately. * While the voice acting is high-quality, it's jarringly inconsistent. Significant chunks of dialogue are suddenly unvoiced, even for main characters who are otherwise fully voiced. The Bad: * DOESN'T RESPECT YOUR TIME. This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game presents you with many choices, but all of them fail to progress the story except the one the writers deemed correct. There are no choices that lead to different outcomes, even superficially. And when you at least try to do something different, you’re forced to watch long travel animations in every single loop. In the end, this game succeeded in making me feel like I was stuck in a time loop without any free will, but that was not a fun or rewarding experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I was ten hours into the game, I was willing to give it a glowing review, and I was puzzled by its mixed reception. Two days later, and I get it. Rue Valley is an adventure game which evokes Disco Elysium in presenting a story in a small town, accompanied by an inner monologue speaking to 'you' and a set of eclectic character traits that you select. Where traditional RPGs have you select a trait for 'strength' or 'magic', here you must select negative personality traits. The unique…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please read all the long detailed reviews, they are honest. It is weird to write a not-recommend review for a game I finished, but here we are. I arrogantly thought "Some reviewers are definitely younger people with lower attention spans, I, being the sophisticated and patient person I am, will sure like this slow burn game!" but no, they were all correct... I wanted to like this game, I really did. The story, the artwork, some of the clever dialogues... But no. It really fell apart. I don't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was probably the most frustrating and disappointing experience I’ve had in a long time. This game REALLY needed whatever the equivalent of an editor is in game development. About 30-40% of it needed to be scrapped. That is not an exaggeration. There is a period in this game where you are forced to watch the main character walk for 3 minutes with no interaction whatsoever. There is a sequence where you spend minutes at a time watching a sunset that you cannot see due to the isometric…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the game start to finish and I don't think I can recomend this game. This review is mostly for people who see this game and think it will be like disco elysium. The beginning to middle of the game was really fun. There were so many places to go, so many things to do, so much to uncover. But at one point the game just railroads you. You have no choice but to do what it says, and there's no more side tasks to complete, not that there were many in the first place. I didn't feel…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games need to stop advertising themselves as “choices matter” simply because there are choices in them. The choices in this game are arbitrary and do not result in any real effects other than minor bits of flavor text. Simply put, they don’t *matter*. Some would argue the same for a game like Disco Elysium, but Disco Elysium has much, much more depth and reactivity to it. The writing is okay. It’s not bad but it’s not great. The dialogue tree is surprisingly limited. The art is beautiful…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I desperately wanted to love this. The demo hooked me completely, I was counting down to release. What Works: The art style is gorgeous, the initial mystery compelling, and the setup brilliant. When Rue Valley clicks, it really clicks. What Doesn't: Unfortunately, the full game reveals fundamental design issues that kill the experience: 1. Disrespects Your Time Half your playtime is watching unskippable travel animations. Drive to location -> wait -> interact with one thing -> wait for loop…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still with me, mister Harrow? Firstly, it's not Disco Elysium; it has little in common with it. It's focused on dialogue, and that's it. Secondly, it's not a bad game, as some people say, nor is it a good game. There are no RPG elements, no progression, no fancy hats, no Frittte (three "T"s!) plastic bag for collecting bottles, and you can't even stick a finger up your arse. But... It's a great story. It's a great story about love and loss, depression and hope. And, ultimately, acceptance.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It would be nice for choices matter game to have choices
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the biggest problem with Rue Valley is how it was marketed as “a game in the spirit of Disco Elysium”. In reality, the two have little in common. Rue Valley doesn’t have the same depth, the same defiantly strange setting, or the same humour. It isn’t even an RPG. Does that make Rue Valley a bad game? Not at all. It’s a solid adventure with a peculiar plot, likeable characters, and well-executed psychotherapy sessions. The game treats therapy and psychological hang-ups with striking…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rue Valley is a narrative-driven, Disco Elysium-inspired mystery game with very light RPG elements. If you love a good, intriguing mystery where your choices have consequences, you will enjoy this game. However, if reading a lot while playing isn’t your thing, this game might not be for you. The gameplay revolves around exploring, talking to characters, and completing Intentions (essentially quests) to learn more about people and events through the Mind Map (think Sherlock Holmes games), with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OMG! I honestly do not even know where to start. This was a very strange experience. Before buying the game, I saw a lot of negative reviews. Most of them said the same thing: the game starts strong and then completely falls apart. Unfortunately, I have to agree. While I genuinely loved some parts of it, overall this is a complete narrative mess. I have honestly never seen anything like this. The game has great art, an interesting core mechanic, and a strong central theme. But the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What was the point? I spent countless cycles in Rue Valley. I learned its layout, its timings and its workings. I learned about its people, its history and its misteries. The one thing I didn't learn is why. Why did I learn all that if by the end it was all meaningless. The people of rue valley, except like 3 of them, have nothing to do with you or the loop, and you (because of the nature of the loop) can have nothing to do with them. Why do I have a separate "mind palace" for my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh, I'm really torn on this one. Let me be clear - the majority of the negative reviews are valid. The game has many flaws and certainly greatly underdelivered on many promises. Specifically: 1) The game was clearly rushed and undercooked. Somewhere towards the middle they take away even the illusion of any agency from the player and all you could do from that point forward is to follow the script. It completely stops being a game and becomes a book with some visuals. 2) Almost non of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. The Demo had me hooked, I was literally counting the minutes until it released. I stayed up late experiencing the story, and then at the end, it was so flat? The game raises so many interesting questions... and then NEVER answers any of them. Firstly, the game is called Rue Valley. It's the name of the town you're in. Your character, Eugene, is in court appointed therapy... but the Doctor is named Dr Finck. The situation is surreal, you have to attend…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game's reception was hurt significantly by comparisons to Disco Elysium, which is undoubtedly a source of inspiration. Also, expectations were high since Owlcat Games were the publisher, they themselves boasting a stellar reputation among cRPG fans. Unfortunately, the game doesn't rise to the same standard as Kurvitz's creation and in my opinion, Owlcat mismanaged the promotional campaign for this title: long-running adverts going back months prior to the game's actual release and doing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so... this wasn't what I was expecting. like at all. why advertise your game as a disco elysium twin if it has nothing in common with it? disregarding of what you choose as your characteristics or dialogue options, whether you fail the checks (which are rare) or not NOTHING changes. you get everything despite failing. this just cancels out the sagnificance of your choice. it's just... unimportant. the characters and the dialogues are just... not good. they're mediocre at best. and pretty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Writing this right after finishing the game. It worths every second of your time. Really, give it a chance, don't read the comments and review, don't make any expectations, neither low nor high. Just play it through. Let the game play you more, than you play it. Also want to comment on some highlights from over reviews: - I agree, that it is more linear, than you expect. I agree, that 'choices matter' in this case might be misleading. But it doesn't make the game worse, it is just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: * Comic-book–style visuals are appealing * Music fits the game well * Strong, intriguing opening that hooks you Cons: * Massively overstays its welcome * The transition scenes you're forced to rewatch every day when the timeloop resets * Choices and character build barely matter * Game is an on-rails visual novel with very little agency It starts our strong and intriguing, you meet what feels like interesting characters, and you want to learn how they're connected and how they fit into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate leaving negative reviews. I wanted to love this game and was so excited after playing and loving the demo. I was actually preparing a very positive review until about halfway through when I was still playing it and it should have ended by then. But it kept going! This is just the demo over and over and over and over and over again with no real resolution nor purpose nor direction to the larger story, specifically Harrow's story. This was such a disappointment. It feels a bit like the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the first time I’ve written a review on Steam, but I have to warn other people. First, your build, traits, and stats don’t matter. They have no effect and carry no consequences. Second, your choices don’t matter — most of the time, there’s only ONE option to click. Third, the Willpower system is annoying. Gaining Willpower is a painfully slow process. Fourth, the story is disappointing, and the ending will betray you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really really wanted to like this. Openly stating making a game influenced by Disco Elysium obviously got my hopes up. But it's a shame to reference this masterpiece while releasing this game. Everything that made Disco a masterpiece they ♥♥♥♥ up in Rue. The first act was interesting but once you find out this game is linear af with no puzzles and no resolved story line you are just clicking forward hoping the game will end soon. When it ends and you find out almost all mysteries in it dont…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was good. I completed it, only mentioning that so people know this review is coming from someone who actually saw it through to the end. here are some thoughts to help you decide if you want to buy it - - First up, for anyone who is on this store page looking for something, anything to fill the void left by disco elysium (like I was), I think we are all going to have to accept that whatever magic was conjured in the making of that game will probably never be conjured again. As hard…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm proud to announce that todays stream will ALSO contain a #SPONSORED look at Rue Valley! See you guys there at twitch.tv/patstaresat ! You can check the game out here! bit.ly/4hJVdyS #RueValley It's live now!
neutral · AI labelView post →I do think a lot of the initial backlash that Rue Valley recieved was due to the comparisons to Disco Elysium, where it falls well behind in any category you care to name (except for having a time loop, score one for Rue Valley there) But putting that aside and taking it as a point and click game, rather than an RPG (the stats are truly not relevant, aside from the insight they display when you get to see another persons stats impacting how they interact with the world) it's... alright.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished Rue Valley with mixed feelings. It started off strong with its time-loop concept, and the Thought Cabinet is clearly heavily inspired by Disco Elysium. Unfortunately, that's where most of the positives end. The writing felt dull and rarely managed to keep me engaged. Several loops became frustrating because repeating the same sections just to complete certain quests felt more tedious than interesting. The game also feels unfinished, with almost no explanation or background for why…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What matters most in reviews is sincerity and consistency. At the moment of me writing this review, the game sits at 62% of positive reviews, which I see as a real disgrace. Some of them address real issues you can experience with the game like a lack of use of the time loop concept, for instance, but a lot of them are just, basically, "It's not Disco Elysium". I want to do this game justice with this review. MOST IMPORTANT THING - THIS GAME IS WORTH YOUR TIME. If you have doubts, Rue…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm proud to announce that todays 11am pacific stream will ALSO contain a #SPONSORED look at Rue Valley! See you guys there at twitch.tv/patstaresat ! You can check the game out here! bit.ly/4hJVdyS
neutral · AI labelView post →TL;DR: Rue Valley would have made a passable graphic novel... but instead it is a kernel of conflicting good intentions which have ultimately resulted in a dreary, unimaginative, and utterly forgettable game. My first impressions of the game were very positive. It opens interesting opening character hooks, a promising sandbox for role-play, and some great depictions of therapy and mental health issues. But I bought it because I wanted a "Choices Matter" role-playing experience... and boy was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Linear, non-timeloop puzzles, no exploration, no choices, no RPG, wastes your time, shallow characters & unfinished story Sadly I can't recommend it. Not for this price, not with the state of QOL and resolution of the story. Gameplay It's EXTREMELY linear and has basically no choices and no role-play, which is really at odds with a time-loop game. You can't really "try things out", you have to do everything and in order. You can very rarely skip a step here and there in a chain if you have the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an intimate experience, like talking to someone who understands and accepts you for who you are better than you ever did. Someone you initially avoid because you feel exposed and vulnerable in their presence, then you end up openly hating them because their kindness and consideration make your identity rebellion seem petty and unjustified when you direct it at them. Finally, you begin to open up, slowly, little by little, and you might even consider becoming their friend. A phrase I dug…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm giving this one a thumbs up because I got a fair amount of enjoyment out of it and don't regret buying it. But really, it's more of a thumbs sideways. Very much mixed feelings. It's not what I thought it was going to be. It isn't a "Disco Elysium-like". It is clearly inspired by DE, but it is not the same kind of experience at all. It's not an RPG. It's not even a point-and-click adventure game with light RPG elements. I wouldn't even call it a "game" per se. What it is, is an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm aware of the negative and mixed reviews for this game, and personally I wish I'd waited a few weeks or months for a handful of tweaks to come out. I think for now I will review this positively, though that's not without quite a few caveats. Rue Valley is a beautifully written, but flawed game. I was ready for it to end after my (12 hour?) runtime - but I do feel like much of it will stay with me long after I'm done. It's an interesting take on the genre - with obvious comparisons to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not Disco Elysium. What it is: Groundhog Day with greater emotional complexity, evoking feelings that are unusual in the computer game format, like stillness, acceptance, and knowing when it's time to be a grown up. I enjoyed it very much. Strongly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like Rue Valley so bad. I was excited for it in the months leading up and what it ended up being is a mass of contradictions interweaving in on itself. What starts as a good time-loop mystery with an undercurrent of tackling mental health and latent trauma, turns into a complete slog that rids the player of any real interactivity. For a span of over 2 hours in the last leg of the game, the player has nothing to do but to repeat montage story beats over and over. Talk to the whole…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't usually leave reviews... However, this game seems to be a bit polarizing, so I'll just add my comments in case it helps anyone decide whether to buy it or not. As many have already said, this is NOT Disco Elysium. Yes, they kinda look similar (isometric, excellent art - though quite different aesthetic as Rue Valley is of course nothing like Revachol), they are both story-driven, dialogue focused - yes both have TONS of dialogue, though the style of writing is very very different (DE…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are some roleplaying aspects to this, but this is closer to an adventure game than to an RPG, the point system is just vibes based. Overall pretty cool!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is cool! Tbh, wasn’t really my cup of tea, though my partner had been waiting for the release for months now, so I just tagged along to see it for myself. For some reason, It's me now who's way ahead and excited, so failed successfully! Maybe it will ease me to try and tackle Disco Elysium, too. I love the visuals and sounds. Also, made the most guilt-ridden extrovert and relate to them heavily Controls could be better, though. Sometimes I have to readjust several times to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game that turns from a fun, engaging experience into a perfect metaphor for itself. A dull, frustrating slog from point to point where progress is measured in inches and the repetition of it all sours quickly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While all the critics of this game are valid (choices don't actually matter, very linear gameplay, and some unskippable elements are polluting the experience at some stages), I would still recommend it if you are not looking for a Disco Elysium clone but instead for a nice story driven adventure
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, it’s not a Disco Elysium, and that’s good. (Actually, stop looking for "Disco Elysium", it’s time to admit the fact that disco is dead and it won’t come back, sadly) I didn’t want to play the second DE, instead I was given an entirely different, complete and highly emotional story that resonated with me, unfortunately or fortunately:( Maybe the game needs to be polished here and there, but I liked it, I had fun. So yeah, I recommended it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First things, first this isn't in a great state. A lot of the of the lines aren't voices, other's writing doesn't match the voice acting, and I ran into one that is even voiced twice. If you're interested in this game it might do you well to wait for a patch to fix some of these issues if that's the kind of thing that bothers you. I played this game mostly in one session right when it came out I noticed on their site they claimed 20+ hours of game play which doesn't seem quite right to me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry to devs. You can tell this game had higher ambitions that were cut short for whatever reasons. I was all in at the start. When the illusion of choice was still strong. I must have been going with the devs on some choices. But as it went on, the cracks started to show. Stuff like after a some loops I wanted to try getting "tipsy" again, it was no longer an option. Thinking you had heard a solution, like hearing how to unlock the bike and it being meaningless etc. There is no real…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So let me get to this game's two chief problems, before I get around to why i'm recommending it, anyway. First, in advance of its release, many referred to this as an RPG. IT IS NOT. This is an old school point and click adventure game, that just happens to use an isometric perspective, found in many CRPGs. While you do do a kind of stat allotment, there is no advancement system of any kind. You're simply defining personality traits for your character. Second, it was cited that Disco…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting premise, some heavy themes, and cool visuals. The game starts of well, but the time-loop mechanic quickly becomes a drag. After the first couple of hours, you're no longer exploring and there's no experimentation - you're simply doing whatever the next objective is and resetting, with lots of running, walking and driving scenes in between. The game stops being fun, which unfortunately starts to detract from the generally good story, and the last few hours felt like a slog to just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It ain’t disco, and it ain’t an RPG, but it’s a nice little narrative adventure with likeable characters and a beautiful art style. You can have a couple of good evenings with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can see why so many people hate this game with a passion. The majority of the games mechanics is pure fumble play. You fumble and stumble until something happens and pretend that the game makes sense. It doesn't. Everything bottlenecks repeatedly through inobvious scenarios that made sense to the designers but clearly not to a large majoirty of the players. Hence the frustration and poor review scores. The game is dialogue heavy, and pointlessly so. The reason I clocked 19 plus hours is that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As many others, I came here looking for a "spiritual successor to Disco Elysium", and as someone who genuinely enjoyed absorbing the writing of that game I ended up not being able to last more than an hour and a half in this one I then promptly forgot about this game, and honestly would have completely forgotten to even write a review, if a demo for yet another “spiritual successor to Disco Elysium” hadn’t recently been dropped. I even had to spend some time remembering the name of this game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm really torn whether to recommend this. This is one game where I really wish Steam had a so-so rating. There are certainly things to like about this game. It's pretty, The characters are good and the narration can be quite witty. The first hours are very strong. Unfortunately, once you pass the point of no return at Kay's Ranch, the game becomes a graphic novel. You lose the multiple avenues of investigation to be railroaded into a set path, and there are stretches of the game that barely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disco Elysium meets Palm Springs with some added mental wellness hang-ups. Seriously, the writing here really nails it on the head. This is exactly the kind of output I was hoping for in a post-Disco Elysium world. Not just aping the original, but still maintaining that magical realism vibe, with a fun sense of humor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been waiting for this game since the demo became available! I was eager to see how the story unfolds - I haven't finished it yet, but for sure, I can say that it meets my expectations. That is a story with deep narrative and well-designed reactivity. And a remarkable chargen system! You can determine mr. Harrow's personality and the selected features really matter. He will act according to what you selected. When I played the demo, he was super shy and it was a challenge for him even to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This "would recommend" comes because I think this game contains many incredible elements: some of the characters are incredibly well fleshed out (I could really feel the dynamics of a real family between Maxine, Alex and Walter) , the writing surprised me in some points for its poignancy and quality, the premise of the time loop is definitely tickling my brain in the right spot, but above all the visual style: that feels absolutely elevated while delivering everything it has to bring to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game a lot. But you should know a few things going in. It is a narrative heavy time loop game. Although there are many things you can do In whatever order you like, there are certain gameplay mechanics in place that result in an overall linear experience. How it works is you gain inspiration from talking or interacting with people, and you can use this inspiration to unlock ideas that open new dialog and interaction options. I actually really like this a lot and it helped the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes, Rue Valley is NOT Disco Elysium. And YES, Rue Valley is a good game. I spent 100+ loops in Rue Valley, got bugged/stuck after 2/3 of the walkthrough, and I’m still waiting for help from 'Discussions'... And I liked this game! Yep, I do. TL;DR The game is good Most negative reviews are from Disco Elysium fans Ads in 2025 brought it too many players from other genres If you ever had long-term depression, then you will understand the game better The reason why Rue Valley is getting so many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The ending really drags on and feels like it's literally just stealing your time. Absolutely ruined the game that was good before that part
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was pleasantly surprised by this game. After reading too many negative comments about it, I was expecting to be somewhat disappointed. But I had really liked playing the demo, so I decided to give the game a try during a sale. And I actually really enjoyed it! I got completely engrossed in the explorative gameplay. And I quite liked the game humor and aesthetic. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3785632428 I don't understand why the game has been compared to Disco…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It seems many people have shared the same experience as I have with this game. Chiefly, that it plays moreso as a point-and-click visual novel rather than the 'Disco Elysium' style RPG it marketed itself as. This would not be an issue (other than some dashed expectations) if the narrative was more effective. A linear narrative, as this amounts to, should be less prone to the forgivable issues that can occur in branching narrative RPGs, yet 'Rue Valley' stumbles into the flaws of amateur RPG…
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