Mr. Rainer’s Solve-It Service
On HJÖ, where hjörians live in symbiosis with raincoats,
you’ll find Mr. Rainer’s Solve-It Service.
„You’ve got a problem — we solve it.“
Info
Mr. Rainer’s Solve-It Service is a Twine-based post-horror cartoon text adventure. Main features include exploration through point-and-click sections, making choices to advance the story, unlockable lore collectibles and 8-bit minigames. The game features original soundtrack by Kai Engel and is fully illustrated by etherane with more than one thousand unique drawings.
The story has multiple endings.
Story
Mr. Rainer’s Solve-It Service follows the story of ÜLAR, a newly recruited Solver with an empty stomach in a world without hunger.
As his inner emptiness grows and Termination looms over the twelve Domes, the silent voices echoing in the minds of hjöriankind begin to take over.
Key features
- Fully hand-drawn story: More than 1200 illustrations.
- Futuristic ambience: An original soundrack written by Kai Engel.
- Text adventure: Progress by reading and making choices.
- Hidden collectibles: Examine the images to find out more about the world of HJÖ.
- Multiple endings: Piece together the story by examining different outcomes.
- Minigames: Do mental arithmetics to restore your VALUE.
- Celebration of life: Follow ÜLAR on the path to successful self-improvement and life fulfillment.
Game Discussion
Steam User 3
Another surreal and gripping experience from etherene. It has intriguing world-building and plotline, although I must admit I only understood some pieces of story events and could hardly combine the pieces to have a bigger understanding. Both the art style and soundtrack are also great additions to the game.
This game also runs well on my Linux device. But since I used a 1440p monitor, the text and image looked small by default. I tried using zoom-in feature, but it barely zoomed image while it zoomed text normally. So you may find image, text or both too small if you use a monitor with high resolution.
I enjoyed Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service. But if you haven't played any of etherane games, you may want to play Hello Charlotte trilogy first. It has a longer duration, but IMO it's more accessible and better for those who usually don't play surreal or obscure games.
Steam User 2
Like all Etherane Games, utterly incomprehensible yet left me with a feeling of sadness that I cannot explain, 10/10
Steam User 1
Etherane's games are really the best. Etherane knows how to creat a game with depth and a lore to never forget and that is something i love about her games.
Steam User 0
Beautiful art and a charming story, but unlike the other Etherane titles, this game is ACTUALLY a visual novel; there is very little gameplay.
Steam User 0
A quite fascinating game.
The gameplay, art, and design are very unique and interesting.
It has an excellent and apt soundtrack.
And a very weird and seemingly chaotic, but pretty well thought-through and enticing story.
There are still characters and concepts whose meaning I didn't fully understand, but I enjoyed it very much.
Athough, I'd like to grasp the deeper purpose of many of its themes and subjects.
Playing the game was kinda like watching Kaiba.
"How am I supposed to learn if I'm not allowed to make mistakes?"
Steam User 0
Another fantastic game. Thanks Etherane
Steam User 0
Any game where you have to translate text is peak