Curyeux

About Curyeux

Curyeux is a single player platformer game. It was developed by Campus ADN 2024-2025 and was released on July 18, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Curyeux is a dreamlike puzzle-platformer where Lucienne Grégoire, the protagonist, embarks on a personal quest for meaning. Journey through fragmented memories drawn from her artistic world, as she dives deep into a period of intense introspection. Each level is a piece of memory, where logic gives way to perception. You’ll need to run, jump, solve, circumvent, and understand in order to move f…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

story3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Beautiful and striking art style complemented by strong sound direction that enhances the narrative tone.
Engaging and meaningful story focused on personal growth, expectations, and choosing one's path in life.
Well-balanced, straightforward platforming and puzzle mechanics that progressively increase in difficulty without being overwhelming.

Technical issues including subtitle formatting problems, occasional visual glitches, and abrupt scene transitions.
Some players experienced performance issues such as lag, especially on lower settings affecting visibility in certain areas.
Limited control support as the game is designed primarily for controllers, causing inconvenience for keyboard and mouse users.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions
The gameplay combines simple, straightforward platforming and puzzles with a strong narrative focus, using mechanics primarily to advance the story. While generally smooth and enjoyable, some players note rough transitions between gameplay and cutscenes and occasional minor glitches. Overall, the gameplay is accessible and meaningful, complementing the game's emotional and artistic presentation.
- “It blends simple mechanics with a narrative-driven structure, using gameplay as the main way to move the story forward.”
- “The gameplay sits in a middle ground: platforming and puzzles are straightforward but necessary to progress, while the story plays a central role in giving meaning to the experience.”
- “The shift between cutscenes and gameplay can also feel rough at times.”
- “I was a bit underwhelmed by the gameplay at first, even though the visuals are stunning, because it was just jumping with no challenge, but as soon as the first real puzzle bit started, I was hooked.”
- “There are issues like misaligned subtitles, some visual glitches, and rough transitions between scenes and gameplay.”
story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21% positive mentions, 79% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The story in Curyeux is well-crafted and central to the gameplay, unfolding through progressively challenging levels and subtle background details. It tells the compelling journey of an artist overcoming obstacles, with a well-translated narrative that enhances the overall experience. While the gameplay is straightforward, the story gives meaningful depth and emotional resonance.
- “Curyeux is a short platformer-puzzle game where you progress through increasingly challenging levels while a story unfolds in parallel.”
- “It blends simple mechanics with a narrative-driven structure, using gameplay as the main way to move the story forward.”
- “I enjoyed all the little details in the background hinting at the larger story at play.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 29% negative mentions
The graphics feature a striking and appealing art style that enhances immersion, though some users noted graphical errors and occasional lag, requiring lower settings that affected visual clarity. Scene transitions could be smoother, but overall the visuals are praised for their quality and contribution to the gameplay experience.
- “The visuals are stunning, especially as soon as the first real puzzle bit starts.”
- “The art style in the game is striking and the gameplay is enjoyable.”
- “The art style was wonderful and the music really helped to immerse you in the game.”
- “I wish the transitions were a bit smoother from scene to scene, and there were a few graphical errors along the way.”
- “The only thing I didn't like was that despite its simplicity in graphics, it lags, which is why I had to set it to the lowest, resulting in complete darkness at the end of Gala and the beginning of the forest.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game experiences minor stability issues including subtitle formatting errors, occasional visual glitches, and abrupt scene transitions, which can slightly disrupt the overall experience.
- “There are small but noticeable problems such as subtitle formatting issues, occasional visual glitches, and abrupt scene transitions.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game delivers a short yet meaningful emotional experience, standing out for its heartfelt impact and presentation rather than gameplay mechanics. Players find it to be one of the most wholesome games they've recently encountered.
- “Overall, it’s a short but meaningful experience that stands out more for its emotional impact and presentation than for its mechanics.”
- “This was, by far, one of the most wholesome games I played in a while.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The optimization is generally very good, with only minor areas causing brief slowdowns that last less than a minute in total. Overall, performance is smooth and well-managed.
- “It is not 100% well optimized, but it is pretty damn optimized except for a few little areas that take no more than a minute in grand total to be honest.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users find the grinding aspect highly time-consuming and demanding, often requiring a significant investment of effort or "a second life" to progress effectively.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game playfully embraces French stereotypes, which users found amusing and enjoyable.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music greatly enhances immersion, complementing the game's art style and creating an engaging atmosphere.
- “The art style was wonderful and the music really helped to immerse you in the game.”