Project RyME

About

In Project RyME, play as Mira and investigate your father's disappearance using a mysterious old computer, navigating a simulated desktop, hacking into various systems, and exploring a network, all while experiencing multiple game genres. Solve puzzles and uncover clues through terminal commands and cybersecurity techniques. Collaborate with intriguing allies to delve deeper into the investigation.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

92%

Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

emotional4 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Project RyME offers a diverse gameplay experience with various mini-games and engaging puzzles that keep players entertained.
The writing and character interactions are heartfelt and humorous, making the narrative memorable and relatable.
The game features a solid tutorial and hint system, which helps players navigate its complexities and enhances the overall experience.

The game suffers from pacing issues and can be tedious at times, particularly with certain mini-games that feel underdeveloped or overly long.
Character dialogue is presented in a way that can be frustrating to read, with delays and auto-scrolling that make it difficult to follow important information.
There are several bugs and typos throughout the game, which detract from the overall polish and experience.

gameplay
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The gameplay in Project Rhyme offers a mix of terminal puzzles and unexpected mechanics, providing a variety of experiences that keep players engaged. While some found the inclusion of older mechanics disappointing, many praised the clever puzzles and rewarding gameplay that unfolds throughout the story's twists. Overall, it is considered worth a playthrough for its innovative approach and engaging challenges.
- “Well worth a playthrough - the story takes several twists and turns, and while the core gameplay is the terminal puzzle aspect, there are several deviations that were not at all unwelcome and very well realized.”
- “Really clever puzzles, just great gameplay and really rewarding when you figure things out.”
- “A nice try, but ultimately it failed for me, due to the inclusion of old mechanics I wasn't expecting.”
- “I got to 'day 5' and just had to put it down (this was after maybe 20 hours of gameplay though).”
- “While at the beginning it may seem like one of the several games where you just snoop inside another person's device, Project Rhyme has much more gameplay variety.”
story
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The story is engaging and features several unexpected twists, enhancing the overall experience beyond the core terminal puzzle gameplay. Despite its distinctly Gen-Z characters and dialogue, the narrative successfully balances humor with heartfelt moments, making it a compelling and worthwhile playthrough.
- “Well worth a playthrough - the story takes several twists and turns, and while the core gameplay is the terminal puzzle aspect, there are several deviations that were not at all unwelcome and very well realized.”
- “The over-arching story was interesting, and I'll probably go and watch someone's playthrough.”
- “The story takes several twists and turns, and while the core gameplay is the terminal puzzle aspect, there are several deviations that were not at all unwelcome and very well realized.”
- “With the distinctly Gen-Z characters and dialogue, the narrative could have easily felt irony-poisoned, but the story is very heartfelt and serious when it needs to be.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its memorable writing and engaging chat interactions, which blend humor and warmth. Despite the distinctly Gen-Z characters and dialogue, the narrative successfully balances lightheartedness with heartfelt moments, avoiding irony and delivering a serious tone when necessary.
- “The writing is what keeps it all together and makes the game memorable. I loved the chat interactions with your friends; they are really funny and heartwarming.”
- “With the distinctly Gen-Z characters and dialogue, the narrative could have easily felt irony-poisoned, but the story is very heartfelt and serious when it needs to be.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by its clever writing, which enhances the overall experience and makes it memorable. Players particularly enjoy the funny and heartwarming chat interactions with friends, as well as the engaging character writing and amusing easter eggs that add to the game's charm.
- “The writing is what keeps it all together and makes the game memorable; I loved the chat interactions with your friends, really funny and heartwarming.”
- “The mystery is engaging, the puzzles are novel, the character writing and easter eggs are hilarious.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding in the game to be tedious, particularly due to sections that require repetitive actions, such as following a fast-moving orb to navigate paths. Additionally, the default resolution hampers readability, further contributing to the frustration during these grinding segments.
- “The game's default resolution isn't big enough to fit all the text from the RPG on screen at once, and it has a couple of sections that feel more tedious than anything else. At one point, you have to follow a path through a screen by running a hack that spawns an orb which shows you the path but moves so quickly that you'll almost certainly have to run it multiple times.”