RiME

Rime's superficial beauty and interesting mysteries provided enough enjoyment to make me willing to put up with its shallow and familiar elements under the hood. While nothing about Rime is necessarily bad, you can find more interesting versions of nearly every single element of it in other, better games.

Shallow puzzles and frustrating navigation mar an otherwise beautiful experience.

Tequila Works conjures a powerful spell from seemingly familiar elements.

Rime is a middling puzzle platformer with some genuine narrative depth, but the latter doesn't quite justify the former.

Rime's sweeping presentation fails to leave a lasting impression

An intoxicating, memorable journey, with smart puzzles and a resonant story.

Rime's puzzles rarely challenge, sometimes making you feel dumb for missing the obvious solution rather than smart for figuring them out, but the journey is a strong one with a satisfying ending

With timeless animated graphics and a brilliant orchestral score, indie puzzle adventure encapsulates the sensation of being lost in a dream

At its core, "Rime," is really nothing more and nothing less than an opportunity to roam around a beautiful environment and work through its strange logic.

I've had such a splendid time with Rime, so deeply enjoyed its expansive and sumptuous world, and found myself not missing the attack button at all. Not when there's a sing/shout button that does so many more interesting things.