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66%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
66% User Score Based on 65 reviews

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Rivage is a single player role playing game with mystery and science fiction themes. It was developed by Exnilo Studio and was released on September 22, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Rivage is an immersive sci-fi puzzle adventure set aboard the A.R.E.S. space station trapped in a space phenomenon. Wake up as Miranda, forced to explore, solve intricate puzzles to unravel the fate of your missing crew.

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66%Audience ScoreBased on 65 reviews
graphics7 positive mentions
character development1 negative mentions
  • Engaging and challenging puzzles that require observation and multiple steps, with some puzzle types being particularly satisfying (e.g. hacking minigames).
  • Beautiful and immersive art direction and visuals, with detailed interiors and a pleasing atmosphere.
  • Innovative time-loop mechanic that adds a learning and progression element, supported by a helpful in-game notebook/screenshot system to track clues.
  • Persistent graphic issues including blurriness, graininess, and readability problems especially on text and notes, negatively impacting immersion and puzzle-solving.
  • Several puzzles can feel unintuitive, overly reliant on trial and error, or poorly designed (notably the Rubik's cube puzzle), leading to frustration.
  • Characters and story writing are considered weak or unengaging by many, with cheesy voice acting and limited character development reducing emotional investment.

  • graphics

    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The game's graphics generally receive praise for their beautiful visuals and atmosphere, especially on medium settings, though many users report persistent issues such as blurriness, graininess, and poorly optimized or automated settings that revert unexpectedly. These graphical problems, particularly affecting text clarity and fine details, vary by hardware and detract from the experience, prompting hopes for future patches to improve stability and sharpness.

    • “In terms of graphics, it looks very good, and after turning down some settings I was able to get a reasonably stable 60fps.”
    • “As for the visuals, I'm playing on my backup laptop on medium graphics and the game is still beautiful.”
    • “The graphics and atmosphere are beautiful; I sometimes would just look around for the heck of it.”
    • “Poorly optimized, graphics are blurry and fuzzy, reading is a pain in the eyes.”
    • “The game looks terrible no matter what changes I make to my in-game graphics settings.”
    • “Settings look totally broken, cannot play a game where the basic graphic settings do not even label things correctly.”

  • story

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story offers a decent and intriguing sci-fi mystery that gradually unfolds with each puzzle, keeping players moving forward. However, character development is generally weak, with many finding the dialogue stilted and the characters unlikable or flat, which diminishes emotional engagement. While the plot has potential and fits the escape room format, the narrative delivery and world-building feel inconsistent and occasionally contrived, leaving some players wanting more depth and polish.

    • “Yes, you restart but every time you do you learn a little bit more which makes me feel like I can make progress and am learning more about the story and the puzzles as I go.”
    • “The setting of a mystery in space is grounded with a unique story, and innovative, interesting and creative puzzles.”
    • “Edit: amazing puzzle game with a great story, wish there was some more guidance at some parts besides listening to all audio tapes and reading every line of text.”
    • “There is no feeling of mystery to the story, the characters are flat and uninteresting, the world-building poor and inconsistent, the UI clunky, and the puzzles uninteresting.”
    • “The story seems a bit contrived, but I suspect there will be an explanation later for how everything ended up this way.”
    • “In addition, the writing of the story is not doing enough to get me hooked and wanting to know more.”

  • gameplay

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its interesting mechanics, well-designed puzzles, and innovative features like the screenshot system that aids puzzle-solving. However, the time-loop mechanic feels largely unnecessary and some friction points and polish issues hinder the overall experience. Technical problems and clunky inventory also detract from smooth gameplay.

    • “The puzzles were decently designed and the loop mechanic was well designed along with the K9-password re-entry.”
    • “I love the screenshot mechanic and how every audio log, video, password, and picture was saved into it.”
    • “I like the screenshot mechanic so I don’t need to take notes of everything, and the overall K9 system submenus provide most of the info needed for the puzzles.”
    • “The most baffling thing is that, as far as I can tell, the time-loop mechanic doesn't lead to any clever puzzles, but is instead completely unnecessary.”
    • “There are many friction points in the gameplay which should have been raised and fixed prior to release.”
    • “Gameplay unknown because I spent way too long trying to debug settings that are broken on the code side.”

  • optimization

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    Optimization reviews are mixed: some users report poor optimization with blurry graphics and performance issues, while others experience smooth gameplay without bugs or settings problems. Overall, performance may vary across systems, with hopes for future patches to improve stability.

    • “It does run smoothly and I have not encountered any bugs except a hinge of the fridge door suddenly changing direction.”
    • “I was slightly worried about the negative reviews prior to buying, but I've had no performance or settings problems at all.”
    • “The game runs smoothly.”
    • “Poorly optimized, graphics are blurry and fuzzy, reading is a pain on the eyes.”
    • “Hopefully they will patch the performance issues for PC players soon.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users praise the game's atmosphere for its intentional grainy visual style, which enhances the overall mood without revealing spoilers. The detailed graphics and immersive environment are frequently noted as beautiful and captivating, encouraging players to explore and appreciate the surroundings.

    • “From the context of the game, and what I witnessed in the story and map elements, I do actually believe the graininess to be on purpose for the added atmosphere without giving away spoilers.”
    • “The graphics and atmosphere are beautiful, I sometimes would just look around for the heck of it.”
    • “Everything looks absolutely gorgeous and the atmosphere is really nice.”

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional impact of the game is somewhat diminished by a confusing final cutscene, which undermines the moment's gravity for some players. However, the game excels in smoothly integrating emotional elements within its puzzle mechanics, creating a unique and heartfelt experience overall.

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users feel that character development is lacking or incomplete, possibly due to early progress in the game.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game currently exhibits several glitches and occasional issues with unclear progression, indicating it feels like a "day one" release with room for stability improvements.

    • “To be honest, the game feels like 'day one' with multiple glitches encountered and progression sometimes unclear.”
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Play Times

6h Median play time
6h Average play time
5-6h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs
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Rivage Celebrates PC and Console Launch With a Brand-New Trailer

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Rivage Gets a New Gameplay Trailer Showcasing its Puzzles and Story Ahead of September 22nd Launch

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Rivage is a role playing game with mystery and science fiction themes. Common tags for Rivage include first-person, indie, exploration, gaming, emotional and others.

Rivage is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 6 hours playing Rivage.

Rivage was released on September 22, 2026.

Rivage was developed by Exnilo Studio.

Rivage has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Rivage for its graphics but disliked it for its character development.

Rivage is a single player game.

Similar games include Dimhaven: The Lost Source, Quern: Undying Thoughts, The Inheritance of Crimson Manor, The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition, The Painscreek Killings and others.