Trove
Your dogs have been dognapped by a beaked lunatic named Glorkon who stuffed them into his eye holes and is using their life essence to destroy the universe. You're partnered with Trover, a little purple eye-hole monster who isn’t a huge fan of working or being put in the position of having to save the universe. He’s also not that big a fan of you quite frankly, and neither am I. (Jk, you’re great) Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure, created by Justin Roiland! A comedy adventure filled with combat, platforming, puzzles, and morally questionable choices. See how the best intentions can go horribly awry. You control Trover's movements, but not his mouth. He’s got a lot to say about what’s going on in the game. Travel the cosmos to experience a variety of weird alien planets and bizarre characters with big personalities. Upgrade Trover AND YOURSELF with new abilities to (hopefully) defeat Glorkon while evading awkward situations. You'll be immersed in weirdness, no matter which display you use — play on TV, monitor or VR headset displays.
Game Discussion
Steam User 14
I had this one in my wishlist for a long time before finally pulling the trigger during a sale, and even then it sat in my backlog for many months before I finally got around to playing it. I had lots of concerns: a game intended for VR (which I don't have) that relies heavily on the "Rick & Morty" flavor and with dubious support on the Steam Deck. I loved High on Life, which gave me hope here.
I can say all of my fears were unfounded. The game runs perfectly well on the Steam Deck so ignore that the store page says it is unsupported. The game play itself is fairly weak as you are faced with fairly simple hack and slash action against a limited variety of enemies across several worlds. You gradually receive upgrades which you use to solve some fairly light puzzles. There is also a collecting element to the game as you try to find all of the power babies hidden around a world. That said, the game play is really just the framework needed to present the humor. If you enjoy the humor of High on Life or Rick and Morty you will likely enjoy the game. If you find that style of humor irritating then skip this one. I loved it, and found myself literally laughing out loud at some of the dialog from the characters. Yes, the game is intended for VR and that shows in the unusual way you use Trover to reposition your chair to view a portion of the world. That said, it plays just fine on the small screen and I don't think it loses anything for it.
Steam User 7
This is a legitimately funny game. If you're into Rick and Morty's sense of humor at all then I recommend it. It's the same but concentrated and uncut.
Steam User 7
Gameplay is way more innovative than the typical first person in VR concept. The whole idea of a sort of third person platformer, played by an observer who is also in the same world is pure genius and works so well. The writing and voice work is great, The visuals are incredibly well done. Everything about this game is brilliant.
Steam User 4
I’m a gamer who has never watched Rick and Morty even once, though I know of the show.
I found Trover Saves the Universe to be a hilarious puzzle platformer that I couldn’t put down once I started playing.
The voice acting and dialogue are superb. It feels like you’re watching a TV series or movie. The banter between characters made me laugh out loud many times.
The gameplay is OK, it’s at least unique for the fact you control two playable characters at once, with one of them being unable to move without teleporting to the spot where the other guy is standing.
There is also a bit of hidden object puzzle game here as you need to look around the game world to collect hidden “power babies” for upgrades.
It’s listed as unsupported but runs perfectly on steam deck as I completed the entire game on deck no problem.
Overall I enjoyed my time with Trover, it’s more of a game to play for the story and characters instead of the gameplay but still worth your time,
Steam User 4
Game works great without VR headset and was surprisingly fun. If it goes on sale, pick it up!
Steam User 2
Great art style, funny platformer. If you love the rick and morty humour you will love this game.
Steam User 2
If you like Rick and Morty's humour and dynamics then this game is a MUST have. There's a lot of fun just listening to the characters. Many times it's worth just waiting out on dialogues to see how far they take the jokes or scenarios they are playing out. I had a riot with it!
I can also see how it's gonna be hard to sell the game to fans who never seen or dislike Rick and Morty. If it doesn't seem funny or interesting from trailers and reviews, just don't bother. The humour is the core, not the gameplay.
The game itself is simplistic, with basic platformer and combat elements. It basically consists of slashing a small variety of enemies, moving objects to solve puzzles and making decent double-jumps. This is all executed very well, so it never feels like a chore or a slog.
I don't have VR so I can't comment on that experience, but I had zero problems on the technical side on win10. One thing to note is that there's a DLC ad or graphic in the menu, which made me think I'm missing out on something. It leads to a dead link, but long story short - the DLC is in the game under the "Important Cosmic Jobs" option.