A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.
| App ID | 1561890 |
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| App type | Game |
| Developer | Bit Rot |
| Publisher | Iceberg Interactive |
| Homepage | https://www.recursiveruin.com/ |
| Release date | 2022-05-18 13:02 UTC |
| Release state | released |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/1561890 |
| Last store refresh | 2 hours ago |
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| 0 | Recursive Ruin.exe | windows |
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| public | 8620768 | 2022-04-25 19:00 UTC |
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| 1561891 | 3.10 GB | 1.76 GB | 1270529548537791637 |
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Hi everyone! If you can't get enough of the intensely trippy puzzles and melancholy story Recursive Ruin has to offer, we've got good news for you! Every game in the Iceberg Puzzle Pack is on sale right now! Up to 70% off on five other games offering some amazing puzzling. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/2e3888f6032bedf7276a9d5a79f3e330268e3d27.png
Join us as we play through the demo of Recursive Ruin, an kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game about a search for meaning. Want to know what inspired us to make these infinitely repeating worlds? Tune in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin Twitter Instagram TikTok Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Twitch Steam Publisher Page
Hey everyone! Do you love kicking your cerebral cortex into overdrive? Do you long for those 'aha!' moments when you finally solve a pesky puzzle? Well, look no further than the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/078fabc87a8c2bd13ec3a7d51b6204bede9cbd8b.png There's a bunch of sales, demos, and streams to check out, and as the newest puzzle kid on the block, we wanted to make sure we're a part of it! We highly recommend you check out the event page. What is Recursive Ruin? And if you came here from the event page, welcome! Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic puzzle game where y
It's happening! It is our distinct pleasure to announce that Recursive Ruin is now available! We still can't quite believe the game is out, but it is! Wow! If you're new here and want to learn more, check out the trailer below. Manipulate an infinitely recursive landscape to solve a series of environmental puzzles as you work through your own struggles with grief and a creative crisis. With Behemoth, The Cat at your side — or at least somewhere nearby — unlock an introspective journey through your past and discover new meaning in a chaotic world. https://media.giphy.com/media/xdgymcXESOkkUENTK
Hey everyone! We are beyond excited to announce that Recursive Ruin is releasing on May 18th! In just over a week's time, you can experience all the mind-bending puzzles and touching story moments that Recursive Ruin has to offer. Check out the brand new trailer and get a taste for the full release. If that trailer left you with more questions than answers — mission accomplished. New here, or need a quick refresher on Recursive Ruin? We've got you covered. A beautiful, infinitely repeating world consisting of seven hypnotic landscapes. Mind-bending puzzles that require out-of-the-box thinking
Happy Steam Next Fest! Join us as we play through the demo of Recursive Ruin, an kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game about a search for meaning. Want to know what inspired us to make these infinitely repeating worlds? Tune in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin Twitter Instagram TikTok Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Twitch Steam Publisher Page
Happy Steam Next Fest! Join us as we play through the demo of Recursive Ruin, an kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game about a search for meaning. Want to know what inspired us to make these infinitely repeating worlds? Tune in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin Twitter Instagram TikTok Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Twitch Steam Publisher Page
Hey everyone! If you've stumbled upon our trippy little corner of the internet through the Steam Next Fest, welcome! Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game in which you explore an infinitely repeating world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics. The demo includes the first chapter of the game, which sets the tone of the story and has you flexing your problem-solving muscles as you get a taste of the Infinite Realms. We can't say too much more without going into spoiler territory, so go experience the demo for yourself! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Rec
Hey everyone! We're very excited to announce that you can now experience a bit of Recursive Ruin in the official demo! It'll give you a brief but sweet taste of what the game is all about; a bit of insight into the story, and two early puzzles to solve to get a sense of the gameplay. We'll leave it at that cryptic description so you can experience the demo all by yourself! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/ And if one demo isn't enough to satiate you, we have some more good news! The Big Adventure Event features over 100 demos, and lasts from now until Monday the 24th!
Hey everyone! We're super excited to be a part of The Big Adventure Event, an event on Steam celebrating the beauty of adventure games. There's going to be tons of demos and special streams, so make sure you take a look! We've also got a very special developer playthrough of Recursive Ruin planned for the event. Tune in on Sunday at 2PM GMT to catch it on The Big Adventure Event page, or just on our very own Steam page. You can see the start time converted to your timezone in the sidebar to the right! We'll be playing through the first hour or so of Recursive Ruin, while talking about our jour
Hi folks! After finally getting to announce Recursive Ruin about a month ago, we wanted to give you all a bit of a look behind the scenes of the game. But first, a question. Do you like sales? Of course you do. We'd like to point you in the direction of the Iceberg Interactive Publisher Sale, where you can get up to 90% off on Iceberg Interactive titles for the coming week! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/716e7990339faeb270f5a9e487a4f9c8fc4b89cc.png Now, without further ado, let's get into Recursive Ruin. Music Music is incredibly important to us. In fact, both of us have PhDs in Music Informatics
Hello everyone, We are thrilled to finally share our game, Recursive Ruin, with the world! Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic first-person puzzle adventure game. That might not mean much to you, so here’s another way of phrasing it: Recursive Ruin is a puzzle game in which the world is constantly on loop, repeating itself infinitely. You play as a despondent artist in search for meaning, sitting alone in his dark apartment, finding an escape through video games. You’ll embark on a bittersweet journey that cascades into the surreal. Features Beautiful, unique, infinitely fractal worlds to discov
Hello denizens of the internet, If you somehow stumbled upon this page randomly, welcome! We’re excited to have our game be properly revealed at The Escapist today at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 8 PM CEST Make sure you tune in!
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