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Runes

81% positive of 38 Steam reviews

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Released
2016
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Ede Tarsoly. Published by Headup.

About the game

Runes is a unique puzzle game where you need to arrange the marbles in each and every level to match the picture in the upper-right corner. The less moves you use to do that, the more stars you'll earn.

Tagged by players

  • Casual
  • Minimalist
  • Puzzle

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Runes is a casual puzzle game with a simple mechanic. The objective is to match the image shown by sliding the marbles along the grid in the directions that are shown on them to swap position with another marble. The difficulty progressively get harder across the 120 levels and completing them in the least amount of moves becomes a challenge so completing them all with a gold star can give you many hours of game…

    10 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    I liked pretty much everything I can think of about this game. The visuals as well as the soundtrack are pleasing, navigating the menus is very smooth as are the controls. The difficulty ramps up nicely, although it didn't feel strictly linear to me. The two levels I just could not beat and required outside help were levels 39 and 115. Some others took me quite a few tries and provided a nice challenge. One minor…

    7.7 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    slide colored balls in the directions they can go to replicate the layout in the corner. 120 levels, 3-star rating system based on the number of moves, bronze and unlocking the next level guaranteed if you solve a level in however many moves. I only played the first half because it was already repetitive and boring after about 20 levels, and believe me, I love my sliding games. I looked at a few levels from the…

    4.3 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.

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