
Eventually reaching the top of the tower and exploring the area representing depression, the boy is forced to let the fox go as it disperses before him. The figure in red represents his father, leading him across the island to the far tower.Īs the boy climbs the tower, he comes to additional areas, each individually represents the five stages of grief. The boy tried to save him but could only grab hold of part of the red cloak his father was wearing before the sea took him. He and his father were at sea when a storm struck and his father fell overboard. During the progress of the game, the boy has recollections about how he came to the island. As the boy explores the island, guided by a magical fox, he encounters a mysterious man in a red cape on several occasions but never reaches him. Rime begins with a boy washed ashore on a mysterious island, with a giant tower at its far end. Some of the puzzles are based on the use of perspective, using a special turret-like feature to align several disparate objects to create a doorway on a surface they project onto, or trigger other events in a similar way. Through these commands, the player solves various environmental puzzles. The player can have the boy shout or sing, which can trigger certain events tied to nearby statues, such as causing a door to open for a limited length of time. The player can make the boy run, climb, carry objects, and push or pull larger objects across the island's landscapes. Rime is played with a third-person view as the player controls a young boy who has washed ashore on an abandoned island. Tequila Works re-acquired the rights to the intellectual property in 2016. Funding of the game was eventually obtained from Sony for a PlayStation 4 release, with the first trailer released at Gamescom 2013. The player guides the boy in solving environmental puzzles across five large levels.Įarly concept work was undertaken under the working title Echoes of Siren when the game was green-lit by Microsoft, but later rejected. The game follows a boy arriving at and searching a mysterious island with a fox-like spirit as a guide. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2017, for Nintendo Switch in November 2017, and for Amazon Luna in October 2020. Rime (stylized as RiME) is an adventure puzzle video game developed by Tequila Works.
