Pretty game
The controls are slightly too simple, as sometimes you need to create quite intricate flow paths but can’t quite do it because there’s something in the foreground. The ability to rotate the view somehow in these cases would be useful. But it doesn’t take away the enjoyment of the game; beautiful, relaxing, and thought provoking!
Why?
Frustrating at times
The kayakers were a bit excruciating in terms of how I often I had to reset, but then I got to the cars/highway level and there was no resetting even when numerous cars fell off (at one point I was unsure if the actual objective of the level was to be as chaotic as possible and deliberately knock cars off!). The resetting would’ve helped to indicate what the purpose of the level was (I think it was to water the trees? Even this was a bit obscure as it seemed impossible to water all of them).
At times the screen would jam and I had no idea why - I couldn’t seem to follow the bird or do anything. The leave with the sheep and campers was painful to scroll.
The bird itself wasn’t very useful as a guide. It started out useful in the first level, but as the game progressed the mechanics taught in the first level seemed to lose their meaning a bit.
Overall enjoyable, but the frustration at times took away from this. I think the game is seeking to be minimalistic, and to have players discover the rules/objectives as they go, but I think a BIT more direction would make the game more pleasant (even if there’s a “hint” button to make this optional).
Very cool game, worth your ~$5.
Restart too painful/too slow.
The tutorial leads you off the mountain and that’s it.
Restart is too painful to try more than once.
A gem for sure
Highly recommended.
An Excellent Game
From sculpting the land to watching the water break into tiny blue strands, this game has become one of my favorites.
Roia is easy to understand and all you need is two fingers.
This game gives you the chance to appreciate the land we stand on.
Great work!
Nice and peaceful game
Was hoping I would be able to explore the entire stream after reaching the end or see an overview of what we accomplished. I think that would be a nice ending touch
Response from developer
Thank you for your nice review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the game! A zoom out at the end to see the whole river is a great idea! We are collecting input from our players to include in a potential update so thank you for that!
10/10
Response from developer
Thank you for your great review! We're so happy to hear that you liked Roia and that you found it engaging! Maybe you'd like to try our other game, Lynx, which is more of a puzzle game but also in a minimalistic and very beautiful style.
Thoroughly enjoyed
Response from developer
Thanks for your great review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed Roia!
Hidden gem
Response from developer
Thank you so much for your review! We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed Roia!
To quick to beat.
Response from developer
We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the game but sorry to hear that you found it too short! While it's true that you can play it through quickly, you can also take your time and explore the landscape or try to finish all the mini games (like collect the sheep or water the plants). If there is enough interest, we will think about adding new levels.
Nice. Aber warum kann ich nicht mehr weiterspielen?
Response from developer
Hallo! Vielleicht findest du den Weg nicht? Es sollte eigentlich das ganze Spiel spielbar sein. Du kannst uns gerne unter hi@sturn.com kontaktieren, dann können wir dir besser weiterhelfen.
Beautiful chilled out game.
Response from developer
Thanks for your nice feedback! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the game!
Okay
Response from developer
Thanks for your feedback! We are collecting input and ideas from our players and if there is enough interest, we will do an update. We have heard from a few players that the controls are difficult so that's definitely something we will look into.
Unable to proceed beyond level 8
Super Spiel, schnell durchgespielt.
Response from developer
Danke für das Lob! Es freut uns sehr, dass es dir gefallen hat! Wenn genug Interesse besteht, wird es vielleicht ein Update geben - wenn du Ideen für neue Level hast, kannst du uns gerne schreiben! :)
Ein bisschen zu wenig
Response from developer
Es tut uns Leid, das zu hören! Wir wollten ein Spiel machen, das gut nebenbei zu spielen ist und für den Spieler entspannend ist. Wir haben versucht, das durch Grafik und Musik zu vermitteln. Wenn es für dich langweilig war, tut uns das Leid! Du könntest unser vorheriges Spiel, Lyxo, ausprobieren, in dem du Lichtstrahlen lenken musst, um Hindernisse zu umgehen - vielleicht gefällt dir das besser!
Wunderschön
Response from developer
Danke für dein nettes Feedback! Es freut uns sehr, dass dir Roia gefallen hat!
Tolle Reise
Response from developer
Es freut uns sehr, dass es dir gefallen hat! Danke für dein Lob!
