Skip to main content

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins Game Cover
95%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
95% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Platforms

PCWindows
View Game
Buy NowGet on Steam
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins Game Cover

About Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins is a single player casual platformer game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by RUKIMIN. and was released on September 17, 2022. It received very positive reviews from players.

Action game suitable for live game play and streaming, which looks cute but full of unreasonable traps! "RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!" series is a 2D side-scrolling action game in which you control Shobomi, a cute cat character, and aim for the goal!

Genres & Tags
Play Modes
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins screenshot
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins screenshot
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins screenshot
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins screenshot
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins screenshot
Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins screenshot
Skip Games Like Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins

Games Like Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins

Looking for games like Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins? Here are top casual platformer recommendations with a fantasy and anime focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cave Crawler 2, Cave Crawler or You Have to Win the Game.

Cave Crawler 2 Image
93%83reviews

Cave Crawler 2

2024Casual Platformer
PCWindows
Games like Cave Crawler 2
Cave Crawler Image
95%2kreviews

Cave Crawler

2022Casual Platformer
LinuxPCWeb Browser+5
Games like Cave Crawler
You Have to Win the Game Image
92%3.6kreviews

You Have to Win the Game

2014Open World Platformer
LinuxPCWeb Browser+3
Games like You Have to Win the Game
RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure! Image
95%180reviews

RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!

2022Action
PCWindows
Games like RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!
Creepy Tale Image
71%852reviews

Creepy Tale

2020Arcade Platformer
Nintendo SwitchLinuxXbox Series X|S+7
Games like Creepy Tale
Gun Devil Image
97%885reviews

Gun Devil

2022Platformer
PCXboxWindows+1
Games like Gun Devil
Pink Hour Image
93%596reviews

Pink Hour

2015Platformer
PCMac OSWindows
Games like Pink Hour
BirdGut Image
95%3kreviews

BirdGut

2019Casual Puzzle
PCMac OSWindows
Games like BirdGut
You Have 10 Seconds 2 Image
90%443reviews

You Have 10 Seconds 2

2016Casual Platformer
PCWindows
Games like You Have 10 Seconds 2
Alien Cat Image
86%185reviews

Alien Cat

2020Casual Platformer
PCWindows
Games like Alien Cat
More games like Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins
Skip User Reviews

Reviews

95%Audience ScoreBased on 77 reviews
gameplay2 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • The game is cute and funny, providing a lighthearted experience with charming visuals.
  • It offers a good balance of challenge and accessibility, making it easier than the first installment while still requiring skill.
  • As a free game, it provides entertainment value and encourages players to support future installments.
  • The game suffers from poor graphics and design, making it feel like a low-quality entry in a saturated genre.
  • Some mechanics and puzzles can be frustratingly vague or unclear, leading to confusion and potential rage quits.
  • Despite being free, the game has issues with bugs and inconsistent gameplay elements that detract from the overall experience.

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews; some users criticize the low-quality pixel art, suggesting a lack of skill or resources from the developer, while others appreciate the cute art style and find it fitting for the game's challenging nature. Overall, the visuals seem to evoke a polarized response, with some players feeling they detract from the experience, while others embrace them as part of the game's charm.

    • “A great game with a great art style, as difficult as every hard game like Dark Souls put together in one pot.”
    • “Graphics are very cute and the controls feel good.”
    • “The visuals and sound design are much like the former entry in this series.”
    • “This features really godawful pixel crap 'art' instead of real graphics.”
    • “It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to create 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter.”
    • “Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded despite the bad graphics, not because of them.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay is criticized for being a poorly executed 2D retro platformer that fails to stand out, offering nothing new and featuring frustrating mechanics. In contrast, another review highlights improvements over its predecessor, noting new mechanics and a challenging yet fair difficulty level that enhances the overall fun.

    • “The game is more fun than the first; there are new mechanics, and the difficulty is more challenging than unfair with the pranks.”
    • “The background music really gets you in the feels for the worst 20 minutes of your entire life, where you are constantly jebaited with terrible mechanics and excruciating rage.”

  • humor

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

    The game is praised for its humor, featuring adorable and funny moments that evoke genuine laughter. It is likened to titles like "I Wanna" and "Cat Mario," emphasizing its playful trolling nature within a cute platforming experience. Overall, players appreciate the blend of humor and challenge in the gameplay.

    • “The game had many moments that literally made me laugh out loud.”
    • “It's a funny trolling jump and run game.”
    • “Funny and cute little platformer that tries to trick you.”

  • grinding

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

    Players express that the grinding aspect of the game is excessively time-consuming, often requiring an unrealistic amount of effort akin to needing a second life to fully engage with it.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “The grinding feels endless and tedious.”
    • “I spent hours grinding, and it still feels like I'm nowhere.”

  • story

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

    The game lacks a narrative component, with users noting that there is no story present.

    • “There is no story.”
    • “The game lacks any narrative depth.”
    • “The storyline is completely absent.”

  • music

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

    The background music is noted for its emotional impact, enhancing the player's experience during frustrating gameplay moments, though it may also contribute to feelings of rage due to the game's mechanics.

    • “The background music really gets you in the feels for the worst 20 minutes of your entire life, where you are constantly jebaited with terrible mechanics and excruciating rage.”
Skip Game Offers

Buy Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins

Skip Videos

Videos

Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins is a casual platformer game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins include free to play, indie, precision platformer, 2d, linear and others.

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins is available on PC and Windows.

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins was released on September 17, 2022.

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins was developed by RUKIMIN..

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Rukimin's Disappointing Adventure!: Shobomi and the Phantom Ruins is a single player game.

Similar games include Cave Crawler 2, Cave Crawler, You Have to Win the Game, RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!, Creepy Tale and others.