Ruza
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
Ruza is a RPG where you lead a group of misfits to stop a monster, a vile reindeer.
Features
- Unique combat system that let's you create and use custom attacks/spells during combat
- Build meaningful platonic and/or romantic relationships between your party members
- Make tough moral decisions that will impact your party and the world around you
- No random encounters, explore the world at your own leisure
- Dark fantasy story
- Heart-pumping OST that features genres like: Heavy Metal, Acid, Techno, Trance, DnB, Industrial
- Animated cutscenes
- Customize your party's gear and stats
- Reindeers
WARNING: Ruza contains content that is not suitable for all audiences, such as: Violence, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Horror, Blood, Substance Abuse, Mild Language. Be careful, avoid reindeers at all costs!
With all that said, jump right in!
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Development log
- Shutdown40 days ago
- Ruza Chapter 2 ReleaseJul 22, 2024
- Ruza - Chapter 2 Release DateJul 19, 2024
- Ruza - Half Year DevlogApr 30, 2024
- Ruza - Summer DevlogSep 21, 2023
- Ruza - Chapter 1 Update and Spring DevlogJun 18, 2023
- Ruza - Winter DevlogMar 26, 2023
- Ruza - 1.0.1 BugfixDec 30, 2022
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It's a good game so far, and I'm only just starting. I'm gonna have fun with this!
Didn't finish this but from what I've played this game seems interesting in a good way. Can't wait for the full thing to come out tho. Made a vid on this if you're interested
Wow! Thank you so much for making a video about the game! Currently I'm a bit busy, but I'll watch it as soon as possible! Can I post it on my website when I will do an update?
Wow, Chapter 2 was a doozy! More than worth the wait and can't wait to see how everything turns out. Well done with this!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
fun game
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Can't wait for chapter 2 to release this year, hopefully...
I'm sorry for the intended and unintended delays. Sadly I have had an health accident and I was not able to work on the game for a few months. I'm a lot better now and have continued working on chapter 2. I'm nearing 90% completion. For now, I don't have a release date yet. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Thank you for working so hard and don't forget to rest
Thank you for the best wishes and thank you for playing Ruza!
Thank you for making it
Charming, fun systems, funny, strange - great work! It took me a while to get the hang of the battle/item/progression system - which is a good thing, I think.
Will be looking forward to ch. 2!
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. The next chapter should be out in the first quarter of 2024. There' still a lot of work to do, but I think it will be worth the wait.
it is weird heard someone say ружа as ruza
It is weird, but it is also fun to say! Thank you for playing!
do u have a release date for chapter 2? PD: i love your game, i finish it today and im very excited for more!
My goal is December 2023, but there is a chance it will be delayed a month or two to polish everything. However, I think it will be worth the wait! I'm glad you found the game fun and thank you for playing!
We Will wait excited and lovely ♥
Do you have any plan of putting updates/art you made somewhere else now that twitter is unusable? I refuse to get an account, but you also had some cool art on your twitter.
The social media landscape is a bit hectic at the moment. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure myself. So far I have a Twitter, Youtube and the official website. Do you have any preferences or recommendations for new sites?
Anywhere that doesn't require logging in to view?
Just checked a couple of alternatives and it seems that every popular site nowadays is restricted is some shape or form. Now that I think about it, I could set up a news blog on my own website, probably should have done that sooner as well. How does that sound?
what was updated?
Here is a list of changes:
If you want more detailed info about development, you can find a new development log entry right bellow the download buttons on the game's page.
Thanks
Is Gin sister can be romanceable like the rest in the future update?
Yes! You have great timing, I just announced it a few hours ago, ha ha! I make smaller but more frequent updates on twitter here: Official Twitter
I'll just comment, so that people give more a attention to this game and the developer.
Thank you for stopping by!
I like this game, I really do. It's got an interesting story, and it feels like it came straight out of the early 2000s in both spirit and art.
I do have one question though - you mention romantic relationships in the description, but how will that work? Is it an 'route' thing where you choose a single one or none at all? Is it an 'meter' thing where you just need to cross a threshold? Is it a complete thing where you have to choose all or none? Some light on this would be good.
The romances work as routes. Chapter 1 is where you get to know your team members and their personalities. You can flirt here and there, but nothing serious happens. Chapter 2 is where you get a bit more direct. Also this is the point where you "lock into" a route. In Chapter 3, the grand finale, the consequences of your choices will unfold.
This is just a basic explanation, however there are a few surprises to this system!
I'm glad you liked the game. Thank you for playing!
Thanks for the answer.
I have to ask about the routes, though. If it's not a spoiler, is it like, four routes, one for the romance of each character, or are there for example multiple choice routes?
One for each character and a few surprises. Can't say more than that otherwise it would ruin the fun of discovering it for yourself, ha ha! But don't worry, I will implement an in-game way of tracking all the secrets when the final chapter is done. That way if someone wants to 100% the game, it will be easy to know if you got every secret in the game. As always, thank you for the questions!
Thank you for playing!
Awesome game, well made characters, and a banger soundtrack! I just cant get enough of it even after I finished the current story, cant wait to see what is to come!
Thank you for playing!
Thank you for making this awesome game to play with!
I hope you will continue to pump out chapters even after they reach theyre end goal. This game has so much potential and such a good story line.
Thank you! The next chapter is already in development. I will post more news in the coming months.
I played and fell in love with the game, super fun.
Tho I did encounter a bug that I haven't managed to get a repeat of idk what I did to trigger it but all I know is that I died after 30min in the 1st fight (was farming knives and forgot to heal/save) throwing me back to the beginning. The bug was odd yet simple it simply didn't let me progress or move further after the 1st fight. The weirdest part the screen had 3-4 white dots doing a trail that leads to a big white feather.... That's it tbh I restarted the game then never saw it again.
I took the Ada/Ruza route. Lmao
I couldn't get a screenshot of the "www." At the end sadge.
Take my money Stroj xD
Hello! Thank you, I'm glad you like the game! I'll check into that bug you encountered, it could be a graphical glitch. The game will periodically autosave your progress during story events, but it's always a good idea to make a manual save once in a while. The "www" you mentioned at the end is just a link to the official website of the game which is "www.stroj.dev". I'm currently working on the next chapter which will be done in late 2023. Thank you for playing!
This game is amazing,it scores all the points i like - lovecraftian horror vibes? check. Cute tension? check. My heart flutters from dialogues as they are not cringy nor boring to read and every character is pretty nicely written and the story is very good so far,hope to see more^^
(Ruza best girl of the game x3)
Thank you, I'm glad you found the game fun!
thought this was like a porn game its not im confused now
There isn't any explicit content, but there are some suggestive themes.
Will ther be an android version
While it's technically possible, currently I'm focusing on finishing Chapter 2 as fast as possible.
Great game with a unique combat system. much love hope to see more
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Don't worry, Chapter 2 is already in development.