Rue Valley

Console CreaturesMatt Sowinski

8/10

Rue Valley is a brilliant adventure from start to finish, with great characters and a captivating story. It employs a time loop to create interesting moments and solutions to problems, allowing the player to explore the 47 minutes and chase leads.

TheGamerMeg Pelliccio

Still with me, Mister Harrow?

Playstation UniverseJohn-Paul Jones

7/10

Much like its primary protagonist then, Rue Valley certainly has no shortage of faults or shortcomings and it's also practically impossible for Rue Valley to escape the vast, looming shadow of ZA/UM's epic adventure, Disco Elysium. Taking all of that into account however, Rue Valley's Disco Elysium meets Groundhog Day concept is a compelling one that finds itself ably anchored by a great art style, good writing and interesting characters and it's one that will surely tide over Disco Elysium fans looking for their next existential adventure fix.

GameBlastJoão Pedro Boaventura

7/10

Clearly inspired by Disco Elysium, the release uses the relativity of time to present an erratic plot.

Loot Level ChillKieran Singh

6.5/10

A twisting, turning tale told over a repeating 47-minute timeloop, Rue Valley unfortunately crumbles under the weight of its narrative ambition.

PC GamerMaddi Chilton

62/100

There are some good ideas in Rue Valley's depressioncore time loop, but the execution makes it feel more like a chore than a charm.

Nintendo World ReportJordan Rudek

6/10

There are some tense and memorable character interactions, such as when you break into your therapist's room to learn more about another motel guest. When you have multiple objectives on the go, Rue Valley has a genuine sense of momentum that means almost everything you do will lead to a new insight or twist. However, the way in which your create-a-character's mental profile gates off certain interactions and dialogue trees is frustrating and made me feel often like I had just rolled a bad character; I can't see myself returning to a narrative experience like this one after seeing the story th...

Metro GameCentralNick Gillett

5/10

A time loop adventure with an interesting premise and characters, but a frustratingly rigid structure that fails to resolve most of the stories it sets up.