Runo

Runo

runogame · July 5, 2021 · Walking Simulator, Exploration, Atmospheric, First-Person, Story Rich

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About Runo

Story



A walking simulator about dear memories, overcoming obstacles, and finding your path.

Runo tells an original story about forgotten pasts and mysteries. At an age-old family cottage in rural Finland, lost myths, tales and ancient lore come to life. On the night of Midsummer’s Eve, something stirs the calm scene. What is going on at the cottage?

About the game



Runo is played with a mouse and keyboard, and one play-through takes roughly 1,5 hours. Runo does not have a save system, so it should be played through in one sitting - and preferably with headphones on!

About the project



Runo connects with stories and discussions about cultural heritage, myths and folklore. Inspiration is drawn from the Finnish national epic Kalevala among other sources. We have made use of our own childhood memories and paid homage to the traditions and stories passed on from generation to generation.

The idea to make a game based on folklore came from a group of like-minded people working together in free-form university meetings. Students, scholars and professionals from the humanities, game design and the arts came together to create Runo.

The game received funding from AVEK - The Promotion Center for Audiovisual Culture (2018) and The Finnish Cultural Foundation (2020). The project was also showcased in The Finnish Museum of Games exhibition “The Kalevala in games” in 2019-2020.

Runo — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Oct 9, 2026
A Very Cozy Story Game that I have replayed. This game is really fun and I would 100% give it a try if you like fun little stories! The graphics are great and I don't think you will be heavily disappointed. Overall I highly recommend giving this game a shot! (It's also free so there is no harm in trying it out.)
Recommended Sep 21, 2026
As a finnish person, playing this game greatly reminded me of the origins of finland. Everything felt whimsical, a bit weird and silly. But still, familiar. When i booted up the game, i thought, oh new finnish game about cottages, i was wrong. This was one of the best one-sitting playtrough games i have played. At the end, i was about to literally cry, but for the better, since, if a game makes a finn cry, its good. I won't spoli the whole game, jus play it for yourself and take a trip to finnish origins. Its good. Really good.
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
Love this game, just hoped it would be a bit longer
Recommended Sep 5, 2026
beautiful folklore game around choices & thoughts. solid!
Recommended Aug 26, 2026
Realism and Nature based yet has a bit of dark lore to it. It is mostly about going through relationship troubles and self reflect journey to see if you still wanna be with your boo or not. It mostly Main Lead based so there is no relationship story or what has happened so it is mostly player's reflection and decision from their player's own life. It is truly player's reflection on if you wanna still hold on to past, own up or let go. Either way you come out as a new person because you as a player reflected on what has happened and how it is going for you and you choose the decision without any regret. I really like the environment from the sunlight to river everything sets up the reflection environment. Music ahh the music at the beginning was nature based but afterwards it is some kind folk music in a different language so it is super good <3 it takes around 40 mins to complete and 1 hr to make sure you have all the achievement. <3 PLAY IT nawnaw out!
Recommended Aug 20, 2026
Nice little folklore game that explores life choices and family.

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