Rudra: A Tale of Time

Rudra: A Tale of Time

Third Eye Interactive · April 26, 2023 · Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Souls-like, Lore-Rich, Fantasy

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Mostly Positive76% · 25
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About Rudra: A Tale of Time

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Rudra: A Tale of Time is an action RPG where you unlock chakras and harness mantras to battle evil forces and restore cosmic balance. Its Hindu mythology-inspired setting and focus on spiritual powers distinguish it from typical fantasy adventures.

Rudra: A Tale of Time is an action RPG inspired by Hindu scriptures. Embark on a journey of self-discovery by unlocking chakras and using mantras to save the universe from the forces of evil. Are you ready to unleash your inner warrior and restore balance to the universe?

Rudra: A Tale of Time — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Rudra: A Tale of Time is a free student project that impresses with its Hindu mythology theme, visual design, and creative concept, but struggles significantly with combat mechanics, control optimization, and performance issues like low frame rates. Players appreciate the artistic direction and unique setting enough to recommend trying it for free, though most agree the clunky combat and technical rough edges prevent it from being a polished finished product.

Recommended Jul 25, 2024
Its a good concept but game is optimised very poorly. 20 FPS in this day and age is not acceptable as well. And Unreal Engine has better control optimisation tools, you can even buy it from their marketplace. University of Utah needs to give you guys better resources. Color scheme is beautiful and stunning !
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Recommended Sep 20, 2026
Honestly, pretty good, especially considering it was made as a student project. The combat is simple but fun, and I liked the whole Hindu mythology setting with the different eras, mantras and weapons. It gave the game a little personality instead of feeling like another generic action RPG. It looks pretty nice too, while some of the controls can feel a little rough. It’s also free, so definitely worth giving it a shot.
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Recommended May 17, 2025
Kudos to the guys that made this. The concept & the graphics are good enough, the only thing that is lacking, compared to the level of everything else in this game, is the combat. I am not complaining since it is a free game and for what it is, it is a plenty good showcase. If it is polished well, it will sell decently
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Dec 20, 2024
"Rudra: A Tale of Time" is a student project from the University of Utah. It's a third person brawler with lightweight RPG elements, and borrows from Indian religion for a theme. The game looks pretty good even for a student project, but the control and handling make this look like it was designed for consoles, and for that we must blame the instructors... this is Steam, for PC games. Developers must be aware which platform they are developing for, and the instructors should have made sure of that. The instructors failure becomes that of the student, unfortunately. The graphics in this game are really quite good, which at least makes the game look more appealing. And while it's vital for any game to have impressive visuals (gaming is a visual medium, after all), there's more to a game than just the graphics. To be worth a gamers time, the game must match top tier visuals with top tier gameplay, and that's not happening here. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. …
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Not recommended Mar 21, 2025
i fully support student projects and this is definitely something to be proud of but I'm glad it's free. the ideas are there, the environment is cool, the weapon changes are cool, the shrines are cool, so much lore to pull from which is cool...BUT the combat feels forced and is really clunky and the animations are awkward. I expect a bit of jank, but this is mostly unplayable. I would love to see this fleshed out, but as it sits it's a hard pass.
Recommended Sep 16, 2024
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