One of the most unique games I've ever played. There really isn't anything out there that comes close to what this game does.

It's far from a perfect game. I'm not gonna say things like "Oh? You dislike it? Skill issue!" or "People who don't like this game just never gave it a chance!", because to be honest, this game doesn't give the player much of a chance itself. You have to be patient. You have to deal with incredibly BS scenarios. It's not just a difficult game. It's an unfair game. Because that's just nature. You will get better at dealing with that unfair aspect, but it never goes away. You will die to things completely out of your control.

Once you do get to the top of that hill of frustration though, and finally begin to manage to make serious progress - that is when it starts to click. That's when you can finally begin to appreciate what this game is. When you finally have a chance to not focus on dying every few seconds.

I love this game not for any one significant reason (though there are many) but because it simply is what it is. It isn't made for you. You are the one choosing to interact with it. It's one of those games where you play it for a bit, give up due to its insane learning curve, and then pick up again a few months later and fall in love with it. Is that a flaw? Maybe. I don't care. I love it. And nobody is forcing you to love it either. It's all a matter of what you are looking for in a game.

Oh and, yeah... The art and music? No amount of unfairness changes that. It's all gorgeous.

10/10 for me, ?/10 for you.

Rain World is a very unique game which Im glad I gave the chance. My first time playing I will be honest, I quit. I came back a few months later and wanted to try again, and Im so happy I did.

Survivior - Survivor should be the first one you try, if you see it as too difficult, try monk, however for the full game-play experience for your first time Survivor is the ideal choice. You are a lone slugcat, separated from your family and forced to survive alone in the harsh environment of "Rain World". This game however, is unique. There is a living ecosystem, and world off screen, creatures will interact, move, hunt and interfere with each other no matter where you are. There are no power ups or strengths that make you "stronger" . The only strength you have is the knowledge you accumulate the more and more you die, suffer, starve and drown. To me that is the beauty of rain world, you don't learn to win, you learn to survive. You will use the tools at your disposal to make it farther and farther, you will learn the weaknesses and strengths of the predators as you slowly explore the regions and lands that you will come across. Maybe you choose to be friendly, maybe you choose to kill, maybe you choose to run, you are given any of the options but they have their own causes and effects, but on what? What else are beyond those walls and regions that you should be afraid of. This game isn't for the light-hearted, but its not because its difficult, for me, I dont view rain world a hard game, its a unfair game, it takes in the elements of a harsh world, sometimes it wont matter how perfectly you played, you will die. It makes you paranoid about the next room, the next region and everything else to come, it keeps you on your toes as anything could come and ruin your leisurely stroll. But you learn from the harshness, from dying and from those unfair situations and if you truly enjoy this game, you'll start to enjoy it like I did. Because unlike other games, there isnt a set outcome, and to me thats the beauty of rain world. The game feels alive, in almost any other game I've played there is almost always a set value, a certain way to play to WIN the game, I have never felt like I won this game no matter how many times I beat it. to me, I simply survived. And who knows, maybe there is more to this world that meets the eye, what stories are hidden in these regions, and what can you uncover in this world.

A must-play for those drawn to the cryptic and the challenging. Few will endure this journey, but those who do will carry its memories forever.