Rue cover
Rue screenshot
Linux PC Steam
Genre: Puzzle, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game

Rue

v1.5.7 - Names for opponents and improved end game menu
In this update, names are added for each opponent, which are randomised at the beginning of the game.

Also ending the game now has a better experience, showing the user why someone won, and giving them the option to observe the game before quitting.

v1.5.5 - Improved settings
The following improvements were applied in this version:


  • Language can now be changed from the settings.
  • Settings are saved and loaded when the game is launched again.
  • Game is now set to 60 FPS, which is configurable from the settings.
  • There was a bug causing the game's guide cards to appear every time, which is now fixed to appear only the first time.
  • Updated credits

v1.5.3 - German, Japanese and minor improvements

  • Add german language
  • Add japanese language
  • Minor improvements in the animations while menuing

v1.4.1 - Greek localisation and more

  • Added new functionaltiy to render fonts with Unicode characters through UTF-8.
  • First pass of Greek localisations added. It will either pick Steam's default language, or you can select a custom language through the game's properties before launching it.
  • New icons are added in the text effect of all cards. They show which special icon is needed to activate the effect of a card.
  • Copy in the game was revisited and improved, both on how it looks and how clear it is.

v1.0.7 - Release

A new Virtual Reality version is now available!



I’ve finally added VR support on avdl - my programming language - allowing me to compile projects for the Oculus machines.

At the time, only the Quest 2 is officially supported, but given that this is a free and open-source game, feel free to try it out on any other oculus hardware. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Here’s a new video showing the VR gameplay:



You can also check out Rue on Oculus App Lab

Get Rue - the physical card game



A new link is added in the main menu, allowing users that enjoy the game to purchase the physical card game, so they can play live with friends.

You can find it on my etsy shop: Afloofdev - Etsy Shop

Performance improvements



General improvements on performance, should mean the game can now run on even weaker hardware. I’ve tested this with a very old laptop of mine and the game runs without error or lag!

Update v0.4.0
New build uploaded, that organised the game a bit better. It also added a variety of features:


  • 15 completed cards with artwork.
  • 1 new background environment.
  • 5 different AI opponents.





  • 15 different stages to complete, each with increasing difficulty.
  • The game now features Steam achievements! Can you get them all?
  • Implemented “Optional effects”, which allow the user to discard another card, to increase the effect of their current card.







  • The first few levels now show less cards, making it easier for the user to get used to the game, before introducing cards with more complex effects.
  • Despite all the new features, the new binaries for Linux and Windows are almost half the size of the previous version, thanks to some optimisations (from ~40MB to ~20MB).


New text rendering for "Rue"


From rendering 3D meshes as text, the game "Rue" will now be using 2D fonts, which are easier to read, and allow a bigger selection of characters.




This is also the first step to make translating the game into multiple other languages.