Kingdom of Rhea

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Kingdom of Rhea is a single player open world role playing game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Eluhims Studio and was released on October 3, 2019. It received negative reviews from players.

Save the world or save life? During your adventure in Rhea, you will have to make a choice. Will you launch into the adventure and deciphering the riddles of Rhea. Would you be able to face the ancient gods?

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36%

Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

stability7 negative mentions

The game features impressive and attractive graphics with a nicely designed open world environment.
It offers an experience similar to Dark Souls with challenging combat mechanics and a boss that has multiple phases.
The game is free to play with no microtransactions, providing an opportunity to explore the concept without financial risk.

Controls and camera are poorly designed and unintuitive, including unusual default keybindings and lack of mouse sensitivity options, which cause a frustrating gameplay experience.
The game is unfinished, buggy, and lacks essential features such as save functionality, story elements, map, subtitles, and polish in combat and AI behavior.
The content is very limited with a short playtime, repetitive enemies, lack of meaningful exploration rewards, and no post-boss gameplay, making the overall experience feel incomplete and unengaging.

graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
42%
16%
The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with many praising their quality and visual appeal, especially for a free-to-play title, while others find them mediocre or in need of major improvements. Some users highlight impressive character designs and overall aesthetics, but issues like low frame rates, default max settings ignoring hardware, and inconsistent environment visuals detract from the experience. Overall, graphics are seen as a strong point but not without flaws that impact player enjoyment.
- “Graphically it looks stellar, I only wish I could've explored more.”
- “First of gorgeous game, for being free-to-play the graphics are beyond expectations.”
- “The graphics and the music are amazing, still need improvements but it has great potential.”
- “The game defaults every graphics setting to maximum, regardless of user's hardware capability.”
- “There's also graphical issues, most of them relating to it being at 30 fps, so just don't.”
- “Game requires a major update on graphics, controls, combat, gear, map, enemies and everything else that needs a major update :/ this is all....disappointed :/”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
54%
23%
The gameplay is criticized for being simplistic, clunky, and unrefined, with issues such as poor hit detection and lack of proper mechanic integration, making it feel like an uninspired Dark Souls clone. While the core concept shows potential, the experience is hindered by bugs and a disparity between promotional materials and actual gameplay. Significant improvements and optimization are needed for it to reach its full potential.
- “The tutorial is supposed to show you simple mechanics, but you can just swing your sword at the three enemies to win, not following the prompts.”
- “Focus on the mechanics that players start with and how to properly apply them, instead of focusing on aesthetics.”
- “The game then asks you to kill one more enemy, but this time by incorporating the dodge mechanic.”
- “The gameplay is quite boring and it's a bad copy of a souls-like.”
- “The mechanics are very clunky; the game's trying to mimic Dark Souls, but for now the hit detection feels very off.”
- “The gameplay itself is fine, but it definitely needs to be optimized, otherwise it will never succeed.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
Users note that the game’s music is pleasant and has good potential, but it is often missing or not immediately noticeable due to muted or absent sound effects during key moments. Many suggest turning on all sound and music settings to fully experience the soundtrack, though some criticize the current audio quality and lack of sounds as detracting from the overall experience.
- “Upon starting the game, you should turn on all sound effects and music to make sure you don’t miss out on the soundtrack.”
- “I got through the whole game and didn’t realize there was a soundtrack, but it’s very nice; so, make sure to turn on sound and music!”
- “The graphics and the music are amazing, still need improvements but it has great potential.”
- “The game is still in its development stage and I don't think it should be on Steam in its current state because they haven't even added music and every sound effect in this game sounds very cheap.”
- “The tutorial sound quality is asinine with no background music and no effects when you swing a sword, only when it collides with something.”
- “The music is annoying.”
stability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
78%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs and glitches that detract from the experience and have persisted since 2019. While some users find it playable and appreciate its low storage demands, many describe it as unpolished and frustrating, with core mechanics often affected by these bugs.
- “Going to stick it out for a while. It runs great and does not take up much hard drive space, so I can keep it there for a while.”
- “The game is very nearly unplayably buggy.”
- “Game is super buggy; dodging is worthless, blocking is also worthless because the stronger enemies damage you anyway.”
- “However, you have just gotten the exact opposite by presenting a buggy, unpolished, not ready game.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The game currently lacks a developed story or in-game narrative, leaving players reliant on external sources for background information. Many users feel the lack of lore and context makes the experience feel abrupt and incomplete, expressing a desire for more quests, story elements, and world-building to complement the visuals.
- “I feel like I was thrown into the fray a little too quickly without much of an explanation for the tutorial. I would love to see some lore and a story fleshed out to match the stunning visuals.”
- “I am waiting for the new updates with map and small dungeons and more chain quests before reaching to Hades.”
- “There is no story told in the game; it relies on the Steam page for the background information.”
- “I feel like I was thrown into the fray a little too quickly without much of an explanation during the tutorial. I would love to see some lore and a story fleshed out to match the stunning visuals.”
- “Story elements like text or dialogue with NPCs would help the player understand what is going on.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
Users appreciate that the game is free and does not include microtransactions, highlighting this as a key positive. However, despite the absence of monetization pressures, the game is criticized for being bland and unpolished.
- “The only three positives of this game are the graphics, the fact that it doesn't revolve around microtransactions, and that the game is free.”
- “I only give a thumbs up because this game is free and doesn't have microtransactions.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
67%
The game currently suffers from poor optimization, even on high-end PCs, which hampers its performance. While the gameplay is enjoyable, improving optimization is crucial for the game’s success and future potential.
- “The gameplay itself is fine, but it definitely needs to be optimized, otherwise it will never succeed.”
- “This game has a lot of potential to be a great game as long as it gets optimized to run more efficiently, and I hope to see future updates of this game.”
- “Nah, I don't recommend this; I am on a very good PC and it has bad optimization.”
- “Nah, I don't recommend this. I am on a very good PC and it has bad optimization.”
- “The gameplay itself is fine, but it definitely needs to be optimized; otherwise, it will never succeed.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is subtle and situational, with amusing details like the quirky observations about the river water adding a lighthearted touch.