Rym 9000

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"Rym 9000 is a single-player Science Fiction Shooter game, with good mechanics and pretty visuals inspired by Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Guxt. Players embark on a thrilling journey to the Moon to find the legendary Rym 9000 treasure, while unlocking achievements and logging world entries to learn about the game's unique world and history. The game features a fabulous music score that enhances the chaotic yet fun and stimulating experience."

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Play Modes

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

86%

Audience ScoreBased on 86 reviews

music18 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

The game features stunning visuals and a unique art style that creates a captivating sensory experience.
The soundtrack is highly praised, enhancing the overall atmosphere and enjoyment of the gameplay.
The gameplay is engaging with a variety of enemies and patterns to learn, providing a satisfying challenge for players.

The game suffers from significant technical issues, including poor resolution options and bugs that affect gameplay, such as a malfunctioning Steam overlay.
The intense visual effects can be overwhelming, making it difficult for players to track their position and the action on screen.
There is a lack of clear instructions or tutorials, which can lead to confusion and frustration for new players.

music
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
42%
8%
The music in Rym 9000 receives widespread acclaim for its energetic and fitting electronic soundtrack, which enhances the game's frenetic visuals and gameplay. While many reviewers praise the soundtrack as a standout feature, some note that it can become repetitive over time. Overall, the music is considered a significant asset, contributing to the game's unique atmosphere and appeal.
- “Rym 9000 is a game that wants to be experienced foremost, and the shooty part seems just a way to keep the player in a state of maximum alertness, while pouring the gritty and frenetic, flashing visuals and pulsating music onto them.”
- “The warm and droning, pulsing electric synths you'd expect from something like Möbius and Roedelius's 'Cluster' or 'Harmonia' with the heavy and bass-y old-school shmup beats akin to Manabu Namiki's 'Battle Garegga' soundtrack make Roex's audio backdrop an instant arcade soundtrack classic.”
- “Awesome art style, insane visuals, superb music!”
- “I love the soundtrack - but that's as far as it goes.”
- “If the business plan for a game is to compete with Spotify, which is free and has effectively unlimited music, all of which is better than the music here, it's failed before it even started.”
- “The music is praised but listen to the OST and it's just the same song the entire way through.”
graphics
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
48%
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12%
The graphics of Rym 9000 are a polarizing aspect, with some praising its unique and vibrant pixel art style that enhances the game's frenetic atmosphere, while others criticize it for being outdated and lacking customization options. Many reviewers highlight the game's striking visuals and how they complement the engaging soundtrack, creating an immersive experience, despite some finding the overall aesthetic overwhelming or unintuitive. Overall, the graphics are seen as a defining feature, with opinions varying widely on their quality and execution.
- “Rym 9000 is a game that wants to be experienced foremost, and the shooty part seems just a way to keep the player in a state of maximum alertness, while pouring the gritty and frenetic, flashing visuals and pulsating music onto them.”
- “Appart from the music, another outstanding thing in the game is its visuals; they're so great and unique, and really create an outstanding game.”
- “Awesome art style, insane visuals, superb music!”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel 'art' as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “How this game got a very positive review is beyond me. I love my shoot 'em ups, but this was awful. The graphics look like a ZX Spectrum puked all over it; it's not nice looking either. Good music though, has a lot of potential, but the graphics are bad!”
gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
41%
41%
18%
The gameplay is characterized as a classic shoot 'em up with five stages, featuring a variety of enemies and patterns that enhance engagement, despite some technical issues and a cramped play area. While some players find the intense visuals and difficulty overwhelming, others appreciate the unique mechanics and satisfying power-ups that contribute to a fun and fast-paced experience. Overall, the gameplay is a mix of chaotic challenge and rewarding mastery, appealing to fans of the genre.
- “The gameplay itself is a basic schmup composed of 5 stages that deliberately avoids any frills, though there is a good variety of enemies, bosses, and patterns to learn which keep the loop engaging and satisfying.”
- “Now, the gameplay, it's great, every power-up is well thought for the level it's part of (there are 5 levels).”
- “The single button mechanics are a familiar and accessible formula, but it doesn't take away from the chaos and overwhelming pace of your surroundings which make the game so hard and satisfying to master.”
- “Very bad at a technical level, unoptimized, glitchy, and they are aware of it because crashing is an achievement, which I got after barely playing in the middle of gameplay.”
- “In short, the awesome visual style becomes so intense and distorting that it gets in the way of gameplay, which is only made so much worse by a teeny tiny play area.”
- “It's the schmuppiest schmup there ever was with no mechanical variety that makes itself remotely evident, and it is stupid and obnoxiously hard in a totally unsatisfying way.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The story is characterized by an intriguing, albeit cryptic narrative that draws inspiration from iconic sci-fi anime like "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Akira." Players can unlock lore through achievements, adding depth to the experience, though some reviewers feel the overall story is lacking and overshadowed by gameplay elements. While the lore is engaging, the absence of a comprehensive tutorial and a more developed narrative leaves some players wanting more.
- “The latter is compounded by unlocking log entries evoking an over-the-top story full of absurd clans, characters, and cosmic entities inspired by sci-fi anime and manga.”
- “I haven't gotten all the lore fragments yet, but the story is intriguing, and I love that the lore is tied to the achievements.”
- “The story is a bit cryptic and very good, and requires you to unlock logs with different achievements, which is a really nice reward.”
- “The latter is compounded by unlocking log entries evoking an over-the-top story full of absurd clans, characters, and cosmic entities inspired by sci-fi anime/manga.”
- “Still, the price is too high for something without a proper tutorial nor a real story but pew pew guns and spaceships.”
- “[i]rym 9000[/i] states that it draws its inspiration from the likes of [i]Neon Genesis Evangelion[/i] and Katsuhiro Otomo's [i]Akira[/i], but with little story and bits of cryptic lore to speak of how exactly does this arcade shooter live up to those gritty sci-fi and post-apocalyptic anime epics?”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users report that the game suffers from stability issues, including bugs and poor controls, which can lead to frustrating gameplay. However, switching to windowed mode appears to alleviate some performance problems, such as FPS drops and glitches with the Steam overlay. Overall, the game's stability is a significant concern for many players.
- “In my experience, the game is buggy, the controls feel bad, and the difficulty is insane.”
- “Tinkering a bit and going windowed mode fixes both the FPS issue and Steam overlay glitches.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is noted for its chaotic and psychedelic humor, delivering a fast-paced shooting experience that can be both amusing and overwhelming, particularly due to its intense light effects. Players have found humor in unexpected moments, such as receiving achievements for game crashes, adding to the overall comedic experience. However, the visual intensity may not be suitable for everyone, especially those prone to epilepsy.
- “Quite funny and psychedelic fast-paced shooter, but one must not suffer from epilepsy with all the light effects on the screen; it is pure chaos.”
- “I had the game crash a few times, which was annoying, but it gave me an achievement that is hilarious.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's optimization is severely lacking, with users reporting numerous glitches and crashes, to the point where achieving a crash is considered a notable accomplishment.
- “Very bad at a technical level; unoptimized, glitchy, and they are aware of it because crashing is an achievement, which I got after barely playing in the middle of gameplay.”
- “The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent frame drops and crashes that ruin the experience.”
- “Despite its potential, the lack of proper optimization makes it nearly unplayable on lower-end systems.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is characterized by a striking blend of dystopian and cyberpunk elements, featuring smooth animations and a retro-futuristic aesthetic that enhances its heavy audio-visual experience.
- “It's a heavy audio/visual shmup affair with a dystopic, eccentric, and smooth art style, featuring animations that create a serious retro-future and cyberpunk atmosphere in its presentation.”
- “It's a heavy audio/visual shmup affair with a dystopic, eccentric, and smooth art style, but the atmosphere feels lacking and fails to immerse the player.”
- “The game presents a retro/future and cyberpunk atmosphere, but it ultimately feels superficial and doesn't draw you into its world.”
- “While the art and animations are impressive, the overall atmosphere is inconsistent and doesn't create the engaging experience I was hoping for.”