Ruk is a top down fantasy adventure game in which you play as the enigmatic Ruk,  a mystical small creature who takes upon himself to fight against the evil he encounters on his voyage.

The game is set in a fantastic, calm, beautiful but merciless world filled with strange natural elements, puzzles and epic enemies that will make  you carefully manage your resources. Ruk balances combat with a breathtaking environment and a mysterious, ancient and unexplored past that ties in with Ruk’s origins.

One of our main inspirations when developing the exotic world of Ruk was Hayao Miyazaki’s movies. We wanted the same calm, beautiful but harsh universe combined with the visual storytelling and memorable encounters from Arnt Jensen’s work.

Gameplay-wize we are big fans of Hidetaka Miyazaki’s Souls Series, so expect keyboard smashing boss fights and unforgivable combat. We also want to encourage the player  to explore the lore filled world and discover hidden secrets in our intricate levels.

We aimed to make Ruk a delightful and unique experience with an emphasis on atmosphere, story and combat. Coming up with the art style of Ruk wasn’t an easy task, as we went through several iterations, from medieval to sci fi , depending on each one’s background and preferences. However, we decided the best way to express ourselves would be to approach the whole game as a story based fantastic journey. This approach opened the flood gates for all sorts for crazy ideas, that had to be somehow contained and translated intro a visual form. It wasn’t the easiest approach but it gave us the freedom to make every level, dungeon and encounter an unforgettable experience.

•EXPLORATION

Wander around a surreal and ethereal world trying to piece together your meaning and your origins.

•CHARACTER PROGRESSION

You start out as a seemingly frail creature with little to no powers, but as you progress
through the levels, you begin to discover your strengths and abilities

•RUK’S POWER

Ruk has the power to steal the souls of his defeated enemies and spawn them whenever
needed, he can assimilate and mimic his foes’ attacks and use those attacks against them.  Defeating other creatures and stealing their souls will grant you more power but you will be faced with a moral challenge. Managing your resources is essential to the progress in the game.

•ENGINE

As artists, developing a visual story or cinematic experience a few years ago would have been a painfully long process of rendering and iteration. Real-time rendering and artist friendly coding gives us the power to do exactly what we want, fast and with the added feature of integrating game mechanics we never dreamed toying with. The obvious choice for our project was Unreal Engine.

•PLATFORMS

If we succeed in reaching our initial goal, we will launch Ruk on Pc, Mac, and Linux

We are a team of four 3D artists based in Iasi, Romania, with experience in 3D  animation, modeling, rendering and with a strong passion for game engines and game design and obviously gaming.

Where is the money going ?
 

3 $

•Thank you for your support

10$

•Digital copy of the game

20$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access

30$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack

55$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack
•Digital art book

100$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack
•Digital art book
•Your name in the credits
 

250$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack
•Digital art book
•Your name in the credits
•Name an enemy character

500$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack
•Digital art book
•Your name in the credits
•Art direct an enemy design

1000$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack
•Digital art book
•Your name in the credits
•Become an NPC in the game

2000$

•Digital copy of the game
•Early beta access
•Digital wallpaper pack
•Digital art book
•Your name in the credits
•Become an NPC in the game
•Your name in the splash screen as executive producer

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Contact us at:

Gmail: rukthegame@gmail.com