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Rheum

Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your…

22 May 2018

Rheum is an adventure developed by SpaceMyFriend, released 22 May 2018 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rheum is

Rheum is an adventure game developed by SpaceMyFriend and released in 2018. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Aseprite.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A mass of muscle and teeth lay dormant before you. As you inch your way closer, it comes alive. A sphincter crying for help, beckons you to descend. Your only option is down. Travel through a fleshly vessel, as an eyeball, collecting rheum [eyeball crusties] to grow stronger in your fight against the infection plaguing this.......body. Upgrade your pupils, dodge bullets, and clear the screen of projectiles with cornea crushing blasts!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rheum launched on 22 May 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr.

Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Rheum come out?
Rheum was released on 22 May 2018 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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