Reus

Reus: 2D Puzzle Game for Astronaut Guiding

A 2D puzzle game where you control and manipulate different platforms to guide astronauts to their space capsules, offering imaginative puzzles that flex your spatial reasoning skills.

What is Reus?

Reus is an indie puzzle game developed by Abbey Games and released in 2013. In Reus, players must manipulate the layout and terrain of planetoids to guide astronauts scattered across the surfaces to their space capsules for pick up.

Gameplay revolves around spinning planetoids and activating environmental effects like oceans, forests, and minerals to create suitable paths for the tiny astronauts. Each planetoid has its own visual theme, from lava worlds to frozen ice lands to verdant forests. Players can also trigger extinction events like meteors and storms to reshape the terrain.

With bright, blocky graphics and a serene soundtrack, Reus has a relaxed, casual atmosphere. The puzzles begin simply but increase in complexity, challenging players to utilize spatial reasoning and plan ahead. Balancing the needs of each planetoid adds strategy. The open-ended nature of the puzzles means there are always multiple solutions too.

While fully playable alone, Reus also integrates online features like achievement tracking and leaderboards. Its abstract worlds and imaginative concept help make Reus an accessible, stimulating brain teaser.

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