YOOMURJAK'S RING

About

In YOOMURJAK'S RING, players explore a mysterious, word-based world as they attempt to solve puzzles and uncover the story's secrets. With its unique text-based gameplay and challenging riddles, this game offers a refreshing twist on the traditional adventure genre. The game features a dark and intriguing atmosphere, with a captivating narrative that will keep players engaged until the very end.

Genres & Tags

Adventure

Play Modes

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

+16

82%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

story12 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features a well-developed and engaging time travel story intertwined with political conspiracy, making it intriguing and immersive.
Players can explore a variety of interesting locations in Eger, Hungary, enhanced by well-acted performances from real actors and a pleasant soundtrack.
The puzzles are clever and complex, providing a satisfying challenge, and the game includes a rich historical context with well-written letters and books that enhance the narrative.

The game suffers from tedious pixel hunting and a frustrating labyrinth section, which can hinder progress and enjoyment.
Many puzzles are overly complex and lack sufficient hints, leading to confusion and reliance on walkthroughs, which detracts from the overall experience.
The game is limited by its outdated graphics and fixed resolution, which can make navigation clunky and visually unappealing.

story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is a well-crafted blend of time travel and political conspiracy, enriched by historical letters and books that enhance its depth. Players find the narrative engaging and intriguing, with a mix of real locations and fictional elements that create a seamless experience. While some aspects, like puzzle design, may frustrate players, the overall plot is described as long, twisty, and charming, featuring strong character performances and a captivating mystery to unravel.
- “A well-developed, intriguing, and engaging time travel story with some political conspiracy elements.”
- “The story is very long, twisty, and quite unusual; the visuals are breathtaking and realistic, and the actors' performances are excellent.”
- “It's an interesting story about messages from the past with a great mystery to unravel.”
- “Also, in the story there are some links which you need to follow; however, some of them are pretty stupid to go on.”
- “The game has a likable mood and gameplay; however, you will get frustrated later because of the badly developed puzzles and route in the story, which doesn't make sense.”
- “The city visit uses a time travel story as a background pretext for your investigations, but it never manages to become interesting.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The graphics in the game are generally considered dated, with low resolution and limited customizable settings, which detracts from the overall experience for some players. While the FMV cutscenes are praised for their quality and realism, the bright visuals and lack of gamma adjustment can be off-putting. Despite these issues, some players appreciate the nostalgic charm of the graphics, particularly those who grew up with older media formats.
- “Dated but still good-looking graphics and FMV cutscenes.”
- “The visuals are breathtaking and realistic, and the actors' performance is just excellent.”
- “Some nice cutscenes and at first I thought the Google Maps-like artwork was interesting.”
- “The game has low resolution and most of the graphics settings are not changeable.”
- “Yes, I understand this is an FMV game, which has fixed 'graphics', but the setting is still pretty poor.”
- “The game runs at a strange and unknown resolution, stretching the visuals to widescreen, which even causes the monitor to display a warning message.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
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The gameplay is characterized by a 360-degree point-and-click adventure style, featuring a variety of puzzles and an immersive atmosphere. While many players appreciate the charming setting and intriguing mysteries, some express frustration with poorly designed puzzles and a convoluted story that detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the game offers engaging content but suffers from significant gameplay flaws.
- “And then gameplay-wise, there is a lot of diligence put into this, with again and again new types of puzzles.”
- “I actually have played more than indicated here on Steam due to another and it is priced way too low in my opinion based on the footage, immersive, detailed content, and great gameplay.”
- “The game has a likable mood and gameplay; however, you will get frustrated later because of the badly developed puzzles and route in the story, which doesn't make sense.”
- “An intriguing mystery with a charming location and interesting characters marred by unbearably defective puzzles and mechanics that induce severe boredom.”
- “Coming to the gameplay, it is a 360-degree point-and-click adventure with some lovely mysteries.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The game features a pleasant and engaging soundtrack that enhances the overall experience, with users praising its light music and clever integration into the gameplay. A minor issue was noted regarding music looping when skipping splash screens, but this did not detract from the positive reception of the audio. Overall, the music is considered a strong aspect of the game's charm.
- “The game features a pleasant soundtrack of light music.”
- “I really liked the music of the game.”
- “Great, clever adventure game with great actors, music, and lovely scenery.”
- “The only small bug was if you tried to skip the splash screens, the music looped, but this did not occur if you let them play entirely.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
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Overall, the optimization of the game is commendable, with strong performances from the main cast and impressive visuals. However, some background characters may lack the same level of detail, which slightly detracts from the overall experience. The lengthy and intricate story adds depth, but may also impact pacing.
- “The performances by the cast are great, with all of them being interesting and memorable.”
- “The story is very long and twisty and quite unusual; the visuals are breathtaking and realistic, and the actors' performance is just excellent.”
- “The optimization in this game is severely lacking, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
- “I experienced constant lag and long loading times, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The game runs poorly on lower-end systems, making it nearly unplayable for many players.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be frustrating and tedious, particularly highlighting a labyrinth section that feels dull and overly repetitive.
- “This is incredibly tedious and dull to me.”
- “There is a frustrating and tedious labyrinth section.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is characterized by a cozy and immersive environment, enhanced by full-motion video scenes that showcase Hungarian surroundings and friendly citizens, allowing players to feel a strong sense of belonging. This inviting setting, combined with engaging storytelling and puzzles, draws players deeper into the experience.
- “The full-motion video scenes create a cozy atmosphere as the Hungarian surroundings and citizens provide a warm and accommodating environment for the playable character to assimilate.”
- “The full-motion video scenes create a cozy atmosphere, as the Hungarian surroundings and citizens provide a warm and accommodating environment for the playable character to assimilate.”
- “The story, atmosphere, and puzzles pulled us deeper and deeper into the experience.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The humor in the game often stems from the unintentional comedic effect of the main characters' poor acting, which can lead to amusing moments.
- “The acting of the main characters is sometimes so bad it's funny.”
- “The witty dialogue and clever puns had me laughing out loud.”
- “The absurd situations the characters find themselves in are pure comedic gold.”