Project RyME
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Six months had passed since Mira’s father disappeared and was presumed dead. The other day an old computer of his showed up mysteriously. It’s unlike any computer she had seen before and convinced her the answer to his disappearance could be found on it. As the last person with any hope of her father’s survival, she eagerly began investigating.
Project RyME is a puzzle adventure game where you investigate a strange, old computer to get to the bottom of Mira’s father’s disappearance. With the help of some interesting allies, use a variety of techniques to hack your way into systems that might have clues. Over the course of the investigation you’ll experience at least a dozen different game genres.
- Navigate a simulated desktop computer’s windowing system
- Use the command terminal to access other computers, run advanced operations and explore the network.
- Hack into various systems using techniques inspired by real cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
- Chat with your allies to discuss strategies, review clues and talk about your favorite anime.
- Play through a variety of digital worlds and minigames that are tightly woven into the story.
- An interactive tutorial and extensive in-game resources make Project RyME accessible even for those without much knowledge about computers.
Game Discussion
Steam User 1
Went in expecting terminal-based hacking adventure, got that and a bunch of other cool stuff too. Fun, lots of variety, fair amount of bugs but that's kind of to be expected with the breadth of systems and a single dev.
Steam User 0
its fun i can use the terminal without fearing of completely bricking my system :D
Steam User 0
I really liked this game, it's fun, interesting and full of heart.
While at the beginning it may seems like one of the several games where you just snoop inside another's person device, Project RyME has much more gameplay variety. The "hacking" parts are quite elaborate (or at least they are for someone like me who doesn't know anything about this stuff) and you have to learn using console commands to do most things. Luckily it's not hard because there's a good tutorial and also an in-game hint system and a walkthrough you can use anytime from the options menu.
But that's not it, since there are also several games within the game you have to get through to continue: at first you have a platform and a 2D space shooter, and later you have (among the others) an old school jrpg with text adventure segments, a tower defense, even a small metroidvania!
The writing is what keeps it all together and makes the game memorable, I loved the chat interactions with your friends, really funny and heartwarming.
Steam User 0
I've always been a sucker for any kind of puzzle game based around an old-timey desktop computer or command-line hacking interface, and this one definitely stands out from the pack. There's admittedly a fair number of bugs (particularly one on day 2 where I somehow broke the chat program scripting in a way that prevented any new messages from coming through and forced me to restart the day), and a few of the puzzle mechanics could be better explained (it took me way longer than it really should have to figure out how to work the auth_timer command on day 4), but the writing, atmosphere, and overall enjoyable and engaging gameplay all kept me hooked through the few minor issues that cropped up during my playthrough. Definitely going on my list of small super-obscure indie games I'm going to be constantly recommending to friends.
Steam User 0
I'm a sucker for a good in-game terminal. Also loved the Trails references <3
Steam User 0
Pretty good and while I struggle a bit with figuring it out, I have enjoyed it so far.