Ruby and The Lost Crystals

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Ruby and The Lost Crystals is a single player action game. It was developed by Ruby's Team and was released on July 20, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Ruby and The Lost Crystals is a serene third-person puzzle adventure where you switch between Ruby, a physically adept girl, and Sapphire, a magical stone fairy, to solve intricate puzzles. Use their unique abilities to illuminate crystals, manipulate objects, and activate mechanisms while exploring ancient ruins. The game blends logic, timing, and magical interactions in a captivating dual-character experience.

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Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

The game features charming graphics and a relaxing atmosphere, making it enjoyable to play.
The puzzle mechanics are interesting and provide a good balance of challenge, leading to satisfying 'aha!' moments.
Despite being a prototype, the game shows great potential and has a solid foundation for future development.

There is no save feature, which can be frustrating as players must restart from the beginning after quitting.
The game ends abruptly, leaving players wanting more and feeling like it is incomplete.
Dialogue text often appears too quickly, making it difficult for players to read and enjoy the story.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by engaging puzzle mechanics that balance challenge and accessibility, featuring interesting object interactions and cooperative elements between the main character and her alien partner. While the visuals and music enhance the experience, some players feel the game ends just as it begins to explore more complex possibilities, leading to mixed feelings about its overall depth and replayability.
- “I adore, adore, adore the main mechanic of this game.”
- “The object interaction mechanics are pretty interesting, and the puzzles strike a great balance—not too easy, not too hard.”
- “It's beautiful to look at, the music is peaceful, and the gameplay isn't very demanding.”
- “So I'm a bit confused as to how people have over an hour of gameplay when I completed the first big crystal then couldn't play past that... I can't really say that I'm for or against it despite it being pretty easy gameplay.”
- “The main character Ruby and her alien partner Sapphire can jointly activate remote switches and exchange items to reroute light beams, open doorways, activate elevators, etc. The mechanics reminded me of a mixture of Portal and The Talos Principle, including 'screens' that stop Ruby and Sapphire from targeting objects outside their immediate area.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story has garnered mixed reviews, with some players finding it intriguing and full of potential, while others feel it lacks depth and coherence. The narrative revolves around activating crystals to power an intergalactic gate, but many criticize it as generic and underdeveloped, especially in its current prototype state. Overall, there is hope for improvement as the game progresses.
- “Overall, it seems interesting and the story also has potential; I'm curious to see where it goes from here.”
- “It's got a cute, simple story and two characters at the moment.”
- “I can't fully judge the story yet since this is just a prototype, but it seems promising so far.”
- “I feel like the story is empty, thrown together to try to say there even is a story.”
- “I think a lot of the dialogue could be cut shorter, and the story itself is a fairly generic puzzle mystery so far.”
- “The game story is to locate and activate four large crystals to power up an intergalactic 'gate', but this prototype suddenly announces that it has ended after the second crystal is powered up.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally praised for their cute and solid art style, which fits the game's theme well and contributes to a relaxing atmosphere. However, some users noted that the game is not fully optimized, and there are instances of over-explanatory writing that detract from the overall experience.
- “The graphics are really solid and adorable; I absolutely love the art style—it's cute and fits the theme perfectly.”
- “I like the art style, and the puzzles are enjoyable and relaxing.”
- “The game's art style is truly quite relaxing and the music has such a serene feel to it; it nails the calm and relaxing puzzle game without causing your mind to wander.”
- “The graphics are cute, but the writing is a little too over-explanatory, and it's not 100% optimized.”
- “Not graphics, controls, or music.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally praised for its serene and peaceful quality, enhancing the relaxing atmosphere of the gameplay. However, some users found the music to be too loud at times, and there are distracting ambient noises that can detract from the overall experience. Overall, it effectively complements the game's calming art style and puzzle mechanics.
- “It's beautiful to look at, the music is peaceful, and the gameplay isn't very demanding.”
- “The game's art style is truly quite relaxing and the music has such a serene feel to it; it nails the calm and relaxing puzzle game but not to the point your mind wanders.”
- “Music was too loud.”
- “Obnoxious ambient noises associated with some puzzles threaten to occlude the music that was so much a part of this.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its excellent background music, which fosters a relaxing and engaging environment ideal for puzzle-solving. Players find the overall ambiance to be calm and peaceful, enhancing their experience without causing frustration.
- “The background music is excellent; it creates a relaxing yet engaging atmosphere that's perfect for puzzle-solving.”
- “This world has such an atmosphere that it just grabs you for some reason.”
- “The atmosphere is calm and peaceful, and the puzzles are never frustrating.”
- “This world has such an atmosphere to it where it just grabs you for some reason.”
- “The atmosphere is calm and peaceful and the puzzles are never frustrating.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is generally stable, with smooth performance throughout, though some users note it is not fully optimized and that the writing can be overly explanatory. The graphics are described as cute, contributing positively to the overall experience.
- “Performance: stable overall; it ran fine all the way through without major issues.”
- “The graphics are cute, the writing is a little too over-explanatory, and it's not 100% optimized.”

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Ruby and The Lost Crystals is a action game.

Ruby and The Lost Crystals is available on PC and Windows.

Ruby and The Lost Crystals was released on July 20, 2025.

Ruby and The Lost Crystals was developed by Ruby's Team.

Ruby and The Lost Crystals has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Ruby and The Lost Crystals is a single player game.

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