Rue Valley
A highly emotional RPG with Personality System and Mind Map Mechanics. Survive the unjust psychotherapy, lift yourself from rock bottom and uncover the mystery of the time anomaly that keeps the world stuck in…
Rue Valley is an adventure developed by Emotion Spark Studio, released 11 November 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $6.75 at Gamesplanet.
What Rue Valley is
Rue Valley is an adventure game developed by Emotion Spark Studio and released in 2025. It was published by Owlcat Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A narrative adventure about Eugene Harrow, a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, Harrow must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 24 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Rue Valley holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 16 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM and DirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 512MB memory). 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 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.75 at Gamesplanet, 55% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Rue Valley launched on 11 November 2025, within three weeks of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Dispatch. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Dispatch.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rue Valley yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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