Runnyk
lightUP · 2022 · Metroidvania, 2D Platformer, Vikings, Action RPG, Pixel Graphics
PC
5 user reviews100% · 5
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About Runnyk
Runnyk, is a 2D mini action RPG, which tells the story about a brave viking called Runnyk, who travels through cold lands inhabited by many evil creatures, trying to find the Four Magical Runes for the chance to save his beloved.
Play as Runnyk, who was a quite lonely viking, until he met a very special person. But suddenly one day, she gets sick from an unknown disease. Runnyk try everything but with no success, he prays to Odin everyday to help find the cure, but Odin does not respond. A sorceress then say to Runnyk that he needs be prepared to sacrifice his own life in order to find the Four Magical Runes, so he can met Odin himself in the Untouched Lands and ask for help.
During Runnyk's journey, he will face many powerful creatures and will find some friends too, who will help him on his quest. Also the more Runnyk face his enemies, the more he become strong so he can defeat the Ancient creatures who guards the Magical Runes!
FEATURES
- Visit four different winter themed scenarios;
- Some Norse Mythology References;
- Colorful 8-bit style graphics;
- Four Magical Rune Powers;
- Many useful Items to find;
- Simplified leveling system;
- Open World with many alternative paths.
Play as Runnyk, who was a quite lonely viking, until he met a very special person. But suddenly one day, she gets sick from an unknown disease. Runnyk try everything but with no success, he prays to Odin everyday to help find the cure, but Odin does not respond. A sorceress then say to Runnyk that he needs be prepared to sacrifice his own life in order to find the Four Magical Runes, so he can met Odin himself in the Untouched Lands and ask for help.
During Runnyk's journey, he will face many powerful creatures and will find some friends too, who will help him on his quest. Also the more Runnyk face his enemies, the more he become strong so he can defeat the Ancient creatures who guards the Magical Runes!
FEATURES
- Visit four different winter themed scenarios;
- Some Norse Mythology References;
- Colorful 8-bit style graphics;
- Four Magical Rune Powers;
- Many useful Items to find;
- Simplified leveling system;
- Open World with many alternative paths.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise Runnyk as a charming, bite-sized metroidvania with solid platforming, responsive combat, and sweet aesthetics that make it perfect for casual play, though some appreciate its family-friendly content and adorable presentation. Common complaints center on the game's short length (around 4 hours), awkward fixed keybindings that lack customization options, occasional bugs including character freezes, and overly loud sound effects that detract from the experience.
[b][i]It’s a bite-sized 2D side-scrolling metroidvania game in which the Viking Runnyk must find Four Magical Runes in order to cure his beloved.[/i][/b] Gameplay: https://youtu.be/G8EiB7_82Xc Runnyk is a thoroughly enjoyable and very sweet exploration game. The great part about that is that this game is not heavy in negative content such as violence, sexual themes and crude humor. This game falls in the category of cartoon style. There's no blood here. There are various enemies, bosses and four locations that have their own distinct look. The graphics, weather effects, sounds are well done and add to the charm of the game. Combat is responsive and enjoyable but doesn’t do anything unique. Viking uses an ax and magic against enemies. Four Magical Runes enable you to access new areas of the map. [u]You can read other reviews and subscribe to our curators. Welcome![/u] [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/25737869/] 5 minutes of game [/url]7 found this helpful
Runnyk is a fun little RPG that has good music and simple combat. For $4.99 you can do a lot worse. Some minor bugs need to be worked out but the save system is good enough that I never lost any real progress.5 found this helpful
Definitely the most advanced of this company's titles but still an evening of light gaming, Slight RPG element, and near the end an actually inovative tool is aquired, I LOVED IT! as always great job for these guys acheiving a light cheap game adventure on a budget!2 found this helpful
I really like this so far. It has solid gameplay mechanics and platforming. The challenge is the variety of enemies. I haven't encountered many glitches, except one that freeze the character. The mini-secrets are awesome. Like the optional upgrades are always a joy to go find. Only downside is that it has about 4hrs of gameplay. 8.0/102 found this helpful
the keybinds or lack of keybinding ability make the game unplayable. its a mixture of arrow keys and WASD it makes no sense to use these akward and frustrating binds, its no longer the 90's. The game seems okay from what little i played, some of the sounds were loud and annoying though.2 found this helpful
Runnyk is a platforming adventure game that will delight you from beginning to end with the adorable characters and enemies, the tight and effective combat, and it's ease. It's a very short game, even when attempting to 100% the whole deal, but it's the perfect game to take bites out of over time or to complete all in one go! Video review here: https://youtu.be/BsYgoelWEyw?t=72 [Timecode 1:13 for Runnyk Review]2 found this helpful
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