Recursive Ruin news & patch notes

It's happening! It is our distinct pleasure to announce that Recursive Ruin is now available! We still can't quite believe the game is out, but it is! Wow! If you're new here and want to learn more, check out the trailer below. Manipulate an infinitely recursive landscape to solve a series of environmental puzzles as you work through your own struggles with grief and a creative crisis. With Behemoth, The Cat at your side — or at least somewhere nearby — unlock an introspective journey through your past and discover new meaning in a chaotic world. https://media.giphy.com/media/xdgymcXESOkkUENTKF/giphy.gif Lose yourself in the Infinite Realms, a dying, fractal world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics that repeats eternally inward and outward. Uncover the secrets of seven hypnotizing landscapes filled with hidden spaces and bizarre celestial denizens. Overcome the impossible and use circular logic to manipulate recursive physics and solve challenging self-referential puzzles. https://media.giphy.com/media/98gCf6T15MpgOy385F/giphy.gif Begin an introspective search for meaning and experience a bittersweet story that cascades into the surreal. Use your unique abilities and shape the world to beat back the scourge known as Ichor, a malevolent substance eating away at the fabric of reality. https://media.giphy.com/media/67AvLlcX2cl4Js7E8F/giphy.gif Through the fight against the Ichor, and the satisfying completion of peculiar puzzles, balance out the chaos of the Infinite Realms and reconcile your own inner turmoil. https://media.giphy.com/media/YdTwD8587j41AUUhXt/giphy.gif You can pick up Recursive Ruin for $14.99 (USD) / £12.99 / €13.99 with a 10% discount during its launch week! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/ And if you're in need of some tunes, we've got you covered. You can also pick up the Recursive Ruin Official Soundtrack, consisting of 18 trippy, brain-melting tracks! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1961290/Recursive_Ruin_Soundtrack/ "You could, of course, quit any time you like. But where's the fun in that?" --- If this seems like your cup of infinitely repeating tea, then consider picking up Recursive Ruin today! Let us know what you think on the Steam forums, or on Discord. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hey everyone! We are beyond excited to announce that Recursive Ruin is releasing on May 18th! In just over a week's time, you can experience all the mind-bending puzzles and touching story moments that Recursive Ruin has to offer. Check out the brand new trailer and get a taste for the full release. If that trailer left you with more questions than answers — mission accomplished. New here, or need a quick refresher on Recursive Ruin? We've got you covered.

• A beautiful, infinitely repeating world consisting of seven hypnotic landscapes.
• Mind-bending puzzles that require out-of-the-box thinking to solve.
• A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack to go with the trippy aesthetics.
• A touching story about grief, meaning, and hope.
• Behemoth, The Cat.

A Beautiful, Dying World

Lose yourself in the Infinite Realms, a dying, fractal world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics that repeats eternally inward and outward. To progress, you'll have to think outside of the box as you shift the world, turning walls into passageways as the world collapses and expands. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/43b1ca4f4de75666a9b10fe6158f7e4c54f0b058.gif Accompanying the beautiful and weird visuals, is an equally trippy and brain-melting soundtrack. Just listen to the trailer above to get a sense of the OST's vibe.

A Deeply Personal Journey

It's not just puzzles. Begin an introspective search for meaning and experience a bittersweet story that cascades into the surreal. Use your unique abilities and shape the world to beat back the scourge known as Ichor, a malevolent substance eating away at the fabric of reality. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/45615415c84d1e7349676da2d928a192e04e46ca.gif

Behemoth, The Cat

Enough said. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/5c0c03166efe6e733d4b3b5c9c5df375c775923e.gif If Recursive Ruin sounds like it's up your strange alley, make sure you wishlist the game! You can also check out the demo until May 18th, so if you want to give it a try, now's the time. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Happy Steam Next Fest! Join us as we play through the demo of Recursive Ruin, an kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game about a search for meaning. Want to know what inspired us to make these infinitely repeating worlds? Tune in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Happy Steam Next Fest! Join us as we play through the demo of Recursive Ruin, an kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game about a search for meaning. Want to know what inspired us to make these infinitely repeating worlds? Tune in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hey everyone! If you've stumbled upon our trippy little corner of the internet through the Steam Next Fest, welcome! Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic narrative-driven puzzle game in which you explore an infinitely repeating world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics. The demo includes the first chapter of the game, which sets the tone of the story and has you flexing your problem-solving muscles as you get a taste of the Infinite Realms. We can't say too much more without going into spoiler territory, so go experience the demo for yourself! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/8af1d780e1f078205a8a37febd322c048ddf11e4.gif For those who tried the demo earlier, we've changed some things based on your feedback, such as the ability to skip through dialogue, which is something a few people requested. Give the updated demo a try, and let us know what you think! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hey everyone! We're very excited to announce that you can now experience a bit of Recursive Ruin in the official demo! It'll give you a brief but sweet taste of what the game is all about; a bit of insight into the story, and two early puzzles to solve to get a sense of the gameplay. We'll leave it at that cryptic description so you can experience the demo all by yourself! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/ And if one demo isn't enough to satiate you, we have some more good news! The Big Adventure Event features over 100 demos, and lasts from now until Monday the 24th! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hey everyone! We're super excited to be a part of The Big Adventure Event, an event on Steam celebrating the beauty of adventure games. There's going to be tons of demos and special streams, so make sure you take a look! We've also got a very special developer playthrough of Recursive Ruin planned for the event. Tune in on Sunday at 2PM GMT to catch it on The Big Adventure Event page, or just on our very own Steam page. You can see the start time converted to your timezone in the sidebar to the right! We'll be playing through the first hour or so of Recursive Ruin, while talking about our journey and inspirations for the game. It's gonna be a good time, so make sure you catch it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/b2b4584cdee0ded2bbcd31163bf51457c78e7c70.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hi folks! After finally getting to announce Recursive Ruin about a month ago, we wanted to give you all a bit of a look behind the scenes of the game. But first, a question. Do you like sales? Of course you do. We'd like to point you in the direction of the Iceberg Interactive Publisher Sale, where you can get up to 90% off on Iceberg Interactive titles for the coming week! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/716e7990339faeb270f5a9e487a4f9c8fc4b89cc.png Now, without further ado, let's get into Recursive Ruin.

Music

Music is incredibly important to us. In fact, both of us have PhDs in Music Informatics (an interdisciplinary field between computer science and music). We especially love weird music, which translates into the soundtrack of Recursive Ruin. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/021e7117c273832f8a173ddd140f4c45f602dcc5.jpg A look under the hood of how it all starts. We usually start by scribbling things on paper, then experimenting. And yes, "Piano thing" is an industry term. Trust us, we're doctors. If you haven't yet, listen to the music in our trailer to get a feel for the vibe we're going for.

Síoraíocht

A quick introduction to an important character in Recursive Ruin: Síoraócht. Síoraócht (affectionately nicknamed Bismuth Head by us) is the deity of the Infinite Realms. That black goo you see drooping from her head? Yeah, that's not good. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/ff052228b8d9353382c8404a300daba0aeffe156.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/00f8b98d3c8cdd5293acd0e181742c34e8aa4dbc.jpg We can't go into much detail about Síoraócht without getting into spoiler territory, so we'll leave it at this for now. Hopefully you enjoyed a quick little look under the hood! We may drop some more nuggets in the future. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hello everyone, We are thrilled to finally share our game, Recursive Ruin, with the world! Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic first-person puzzle adventure game. That might not mean much to you, so here’s another way of phrasing it: Recursive Ruin is a puzzle game in which the world is constantly on loop, repeating itself infinitely. You play as a despondent artist in search for meaning, sitting alone in his dark apartment, finding an escape through video games. You’ll embark on a bittersweet journey that cascades into the surreal. Features

• Beautiful, unique, infinitely fractal worlds to discover
• Challenging, mind-bending puzzles that require circular logic to solve
• A bittersweet story about life and the search for meaning
• A hauntingly beautiful, trippy soundtrack

Sounds good, right? Together with Iceberg Interactive, we’ll be bringing Recursive Ruin to you in 2022! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/ If you have any questions, feel free to ask them on Discord! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/82613840e165385270bb8a71e2bf9693a37e51de.png Recursive Ruin

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Hello denizens of the internet, If you somehow stumbled upon this page randomly, welcome! We’re excited to have our game be properly revealed at The Escapist today at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 8 PM CEST Make sure you tune in!