Rive
This is a 2D shooter / platformer with old school gaming values in a decidedly new school execution. During the intense 360 degree shooting and platforming action, players learn to alter the behavior of their…
Rive is an indie developed by Two Tribes, released 13 September 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One. It currently starts at $1.04 at Steam.
What Rive is
Rive is an indie game developed by Two Tribes and released in 2016. It was published by Two Tribes Publishing. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
When space scavenger Roughshot gets trapped on a mysterious starship, he has to form a surprising alliance. Don't care about the story? Just shoot the messenger. Literally.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 44 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Rive holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual Core, 2.5Ghz or better, 4 GB RAM and Geforce 8000 series (discrete). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.04 at Steam, 93% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Rive launched on 13 September 2016, within three weeks of Persona 5, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Persona 5, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rive yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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