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Ruya – Puzzle Game Review
Ruya is a Puzzle/Family/Entertainment game from MIRACLE TEA STUDIOS LTD, first launched in 2nd November 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 218+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Ruya Stand Out
A game of tranquillity through the art of matching cute characters in Ruya’s world of dreams.
Visit surrealist landscapes, decorate yourself in flowers and introspect. A calming minimal experience with juicy interactions and cool colour combinations to make you feel at ease.
The ethereal dreamlike soundtrack will tickle your senses and pull you into a state of peaceful flow.
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"Ruya is full of love. Every little detail in the game, each animation, all of the meanings behind everything shows this. Its a relaxing puzzle game I love playing when I want to unwind." – Jupiter Hadley
"Ruya is different. Ruya is calm and quiet and meditative. Ruya might be a game about matching things, but it's something more than that." 8/10 – Pocket Gamer
"Ruya is a fantastic gem of a puzzle game for those seeking a zen like experience." 9.1/10 – AppAdvice
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FEATURES
◆ Challenge yourself with 64 handcrafted puzzles.
◆ Swipe, slide, pop and release cute characters to progress and unfold Ruya's memories.
BEAUTIFUL & HEARTFELT
◆ Decorate Ruya in flowers as you play, and shake them off at the end of each level to purify Ruya's mind.
◆ A heartwarming illustrated visual narrative that will have you smiling.
SOUND
◆ Tweak binaural beats, allowing you to sink into a state of deep relaxation.
◆ The sound of rain, falling snow and whistling wind will help you to immerse in 8 surrealist dreamscapes.
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Tranzfuser Winner 2016
Game of The Show, Game Anglia 2017
They Delivered, UK Games Fund Awards 2019
Best Visual Art, UK Games Fund Awards 2019 – Nominee
Causal Connect Europe 2018 – Official Selection
Causal Connect USA 2018 – Official Selection
14th IMGA Global – Nominee
Causal Connect Europe 2018 – Official Selection
Causal Connect USA 2018 – Official Selection
Causal Connect Asia 2017 – Official Selection
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Ruya is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 18th July 2024
Recent improvements include:
◆ Improved compatibility with new devices and operating systems
◆ Game Engine updates to improve overall performance
Download & Availability
Ruya is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Fun puzzles and we like the concept. Its nice to a simple cool looking puzzle game that doesnt bombard you with ads and make you angry instead of chilled out.
This game is one of the best puzzle games we ever played. We wonder why not many people knows it. It is VERY VERY GOOD.
Many improvements, bugs fixed, and more difficult.
We absolutely love this game. We actually found it on a game website (itch.io, maybe?) and loved the idea and bought on our computer. When we saw that it was available in the App store as well, we immediately downloaded it. Id recommend it to anyone who loves relaxing puzzle games.
This quirky little game engages our mind and senses in bite size bits perfect for a relaxing break. What happens next.
Thanks for making this free during the COVID 19 lockdown.
The mechanics are simple and the complexity grows but doesnt feel out of our grasp. A solid and lovely little game.
The graphics and music are soothing.
A quiet, engaging, and beautiful match three, with enough variation and challenge to make it worth the price and time. It reminds us a bit of Calming Lia, but less annoying, and since it has no ads or micro transactions, its just.. Pleasant. Thank you for this, its a rare find in the App Store.
From the cute art style to the music. We cant get enough of it. This is pretty much the best puzzle game Ive seen so far.
Some of the levels are virtually impossible to win. Then, when you win after multiple attempts, the game locks up, and you end up having to reboot the app and start the level all over again.
When we try to reset a level, the game wont let us interact with any of the game pieces, which means Ive got to close down the app completely and reopen it before we can retry. Very frustrating.
Super calming and relaxing to play. Great for anxiety or just trying to relax before bed. Great work.
We wish the developers made this longer to enjoy. It was a beautifully made game – the visuals/sound/compositions were very relaxing. We liked the little storyline about Ruya as well. The puzzles were fun to figure out! Once you got the hang of it, it wasnt hard to get 3 flowers on each level. Please make more games or expand this one! We were so impressed with the quality and thought put into making this one.
We recommend this app to anyone who has stress it will definitely calm you down.
We have to say that we greatly enjoyed our experience with Ruya. The visuals were gorgeous, the music was soothing and catchy, and the gameplay was very straightforward. We found the game to be very easy to pick up and stick with. We found the story to be endearing. We look forward to seeing more.
True to the tag line, this game is absolutely a wonderfully calming experience. A great soundtrack and solid gameplay make it a standout puzzler; and the number of worlds + levels for the price makes this a must have for puzzle fans.
We really enjoy the visual style and the sounds/music of this game. Its very calming and meditative, and gameplay is simple and straightforward. One thing that traditionalist/conservative Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and anyone else from a traditional/conservative culture should be aware of is that the game does feature a cute little cartoon lesbian couple and their adopted children. This fact is not essential to the gameplay, but it is clearly emphasized on start-up each time you play. If that is objectionable to you, you may wish to skip this one. Otherwise, it is a beautifully designed game.
Very calming and fun until you get to level VI…after that forget it. Ive been stuck for days.
We like hubs game but Ive beat the last level of the 6th planet like 5 times and every time we do it just sits on happy screen and doesnt register that the level is over. We can still tap things but it just wont move on. IPhone 7 iOS 11.1.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.8
- Size: 95.97 MB
- iOS: 12.1 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: MIRACLE TEA STUDIOS LTD
Last updated: 18th July 2024 | Genre: Puzzle, Family | Developer: MIRACLE TEA STUDIOS LTD