I just beat the game an hour ago as I got it for free with the ps plus this month. I DID NOT see the end coming. When the little boy lost the robot at the last door I was like “ah man this is so sad”. Then I finished it and my mind was blown. I was not ready for the emotions that hit me like a ton of bricks. I’m turning 36 this year and just had my first child who is about to turn two and man did the ending hit me so hard. I started trying to fight back the tears and mumbling “no, no, no” then I just couldn’t fight it anymore and it all came out. My poor little girl didn’t have any idea why her daddy was crying and she just climbed up into my lap to hug me about the time the father turned around to see the boy and hug him and I lost it. I’ve never been one that gets too emotionally invested in games but this one knocked me for a loop. An hour later and I’m still fighting off the tears.

I only played once. But I find memories of it coming back to me every few weeks...
The strange red hooded figure in the distance, who I can never reach.
The never-ending forest corridor that when you turn around after a few solid minutes of walking, the door is right behind you.
The last 'walker' sacrificing itself to open the door for you, in the pouring rain.

A few other games have been like this too.
What remains of Edith Finch, Inside, Limbo, to name a few.

I found this game on a sale at GameStop many years ago, it has seriously changed my life. I've completed the game at least 10 times over and introduced it to countless friends but this game never received the recognition it deserved. I already have this tattoo done and dedicate my whole thigh to this game, with my lower leg taking on my other favorite game. If anyone has any screenshots or original art pertaining to the game, I would love to see and possibly add to my tattoo

I had no idea what I was getting into when I DLd it. It was just another PS+ game added to the list that I would "get around" to playing eventually.

Holy shit should I have played it sooner. At first I thought it was gonna be a corny game with how it starts out, but the puzzle portion kept me engaged. However, I grew fond of that cheeky fox and when I picked up on how he was getting weaker and I'M the one causing it. Killed me when that CS played out. Actual tears, bro. No game has ever had such an effect. And when you switch characters and I saw that toy fox on the bed. It got me again dude! Like, damn. How did this game do that!?

I mean, I get it how. The music and atmosphere. The mystery in having to decipher the story through actions and collectibles instead of dialogue. It hits different. A rarity indeed.

Anyways. Just wanted to share my love for it

I was shocked to read this game got like a 6.5 from IGN. This is easily one of the most beautiful and emotional gaming experiences I've ever had. The art style, music, gently challenging puzzles, intriguing story...

But I think mostly it is helping me work through the loss of my father and what it was like growing up with that painful hole. I didnt even know I needed the go thru the stages of grief myself. But when I got to that statue of the little prince himself crying in the Grief chapter... I lost it. Utterly lost it. Like curled up in the fetal position and cried in a way I've never cried. This game hits home so hard and no game has ever done this to me.

I'm still in the 4 th chapter so no spoilers plz :p just needed to share this somewhere.

Difficult times for gaming. Tequila Works has filed for insolvency. No more hope for Rime 2. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rime-developer-tequila-works-files-for-insolvency

Heard good things about this game and it has been sitting in my library on PS4 since it came out. Wife at work, baby asleep, time for a complete play through.

Well... it’s 3am and I’m out of tears. Took me 10mins to finally release the red piece of jacket out the window and into the wind

Great game.

I have finished the game just now!!

And WTF it was a great experience.

I am going to be honest here. When I got into the game, my expectations weren't high. I saw many comments say that it is a lazy copycat of Journey. But I told myself that I will try it myself and be the judged.

I can say that I am very happy that I have given this game a chance ... Yes true. It is easy to see that Rime was influenced by Journey. But I believe Rime offered enough creativity to have an identity of its own.

From the beginning to the end, I was constantly amazed by how well the music and level designs are ...

My favorite part is Dark Labyrinths. It is a place that I didn't want to leave it. My least favorite part is the chasing sequence.

And finally the ENDING ... OMG what the game is all about, I started crying like baby :'( I completely didn't expect this ...

Rime isn't only a video game, it is a work of art and an emotional experience. I am happy to repeat the game again to get all keyholes, shells, toys ...etc. I also want to understand the story better and get my own conclusion of the story to compare it with others.

Overall, Rime isn't a masterpiece, but not far from it. It has some minor issues, like simple puzzles and a boring chasing sequence (to me at least)

9/10 </3

I am so sorry for waiting so long to play your game. It was an amazing experience, and I'm so glad that I finally did.

Thank you guys for giving such a beautiful work of art to the world.

Just finished the game, and was it ever beautiful in every way, and heart breaking. Crying in my room right now. It’s worth the money/download. That’s all I have to say

I got this game for free on PS+ in 2018 and I fell in love with it! I'm not a hardcore gamer and usually like playing smaller games that may fall through the cracks. I platinumed the game approximately eight months before my elderly father unexpectedly passed away after I was his caregiver for five years. I played through it several times after his death and have listened to the soundtrack to help the grieving process. It's a beautiful game and I recommend it to everyone!

Enu from RiME 🕹️🌻

My son is 5 years old and is a huge little gamer. And this game really just captivated him, and made his imagination spin. I was a little worried when this game started up because it felt like Ico and I didn’t know if he would be able to comprehend a game like this. Usually he plays LEGO games and titles that really hold your hand.

This game gave no explanations and just said go. I was so proud to watch him problem solve and figure this out. Eventually he needed help so we started playing it together. Man what a ride! He named the little boy Rime, the fox “Foxy”, and the machine “fluffy” (don’t ask me why on that one lol). But he was emotionally invested in this game and was always trying to find foxy. Then when he made “Fluffy” that was his new “best friend”. He was sad when the machine found its other dead machine and I could see it on his face. Then when Flufft sacrificed himself so RiME could go through the door. He lost it, he was balling. He has such a great heart, and there I was trying to comfort him..

Then the ending happened, and I was ugly crying with my son in my lap. We were both crying there and he’s trying to ask me “Why did he let his sons cape go”. I honestly couldn’t get the words out for a few minutes. Truly a masterful ending, I was expecting the generic “you are the red cloaked figure”.

1. Thank you

2. Fuck you guys lmao. Breaking my heart...

I played this game a few years back, and I 100%'ed it, earning the Platinum Trophy on PS4. Unfortunately, my hard drive was corrupted and I lost all my game data, but it was okay with RiME because I had finished everything there was to do and didn't plan on coming back to it any time soon.

But yesterday, my 13 year old dog who grew up with me (my Dad brought him home when I was 4, and it's my earliest memory), Snoopy, passed away. It was really hard for all of us, especially because my brother and I had to dig his grave and all that, it was just so surreal.

Since he died, I've felt myself starting the journey through the stages of grief, starting with denial and anger. I didn't really know how I was going to be able to function without him and with the weight of my sorrow; I literally cannot remember a time when he was not a part of my life, and I loved him more than I did myself.

This morning, however, RiME came into my mind, as it, too, is a story about grief, sorrow, and loss. I thought about how much I loved it the first time around, and figured that it would be a proper way to help myself cope with Snoopy's passing, not only because of my love for the game, but also because of the subject matter.

Sorry for the sob story, but I felt I should let the community know how much this game means to me, and how it will be able to help me through my first encounter with the death of a loved one.

I love this game. The more I think about it, the more it all ties together in such beautiful ways. I have some thoughts and connections I'd like to convey, and I'd love to see what you guys think.

• To me, the game is about two different journeys that end in the same place - the final goodbye at the end between the father and son.

• In order for them to get to say goodbye to each other, they needed to earn it by going on their own personal journey through grief.

• The son's journey was a sort of "purgatory" where he needed to understand exactly what his father was going through. The father's journey was gathering the courage to simply get out of his chair, walk down the hallway, and face his son's empty bedroom and unlock the door. Both of them couldn't truly "let go" until they did these things.

• The key part of the son's learning of what his father was going through was during the course of chapter 3; the boy creates life, teaches his new "son" to walk, accompanies him on his journey to find purpose, and loses him suddenly.

• Just like the automaton "son" literally opens the door to the final stage of grief (depression) and thus acceptance, so does the father open the door to his sons empty bedroom and face the same.

• The most emotionally striking part of this game is that you are.... for lack of a better word.... forced to take the final steps in both the son's and the father's journeys. The final step for the son is taking the leap off the building. The final step for the father was letting go of the red cloth, the last remaining symbol of his son's life (that was the moment that made me cry uncontrollably, all three times I've played it).

• I love that, while the boy is standing on the precipice, about to take his final leap into the unknown, the beyond, whatever comes after death, he is surrounded by countless other beings leaping before him... the countless generations of people who have already died. In a way, it's comforting - even though death is solitary and by definition alone, you are experiencing something that literally every single human ever will experience. It's almost as if they're saying, "you're not alone".

• I love that the toys laying about the son's room are present throughout his journey - the wooden fox lying on his bed is the magical fox that acts as a guide... the pinwheel in the windowsill is present in chapter 2 (Anger) as the giant pinwheel towers. I'm sure the rest are present as well, I haven't found them yet lol.

All in all this game is, to me, no less than a masterpiece in visual storytelling. No game has ever had such an emotional impact on me.