Myths of Rules (2023)

- Developer
- Sugarcane Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 1,037 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You navigate a node-based world, piecing together fragmented rules and item interactions to outsmart ghosts in a quiet, tense puzzle hunt.
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What players say
Players describe it as a casual text-based horror game that feels like reading a novel, with strong atmospheric writing. It is short, about 20 minutes for the first chapter, and relies on the workshop for longevity, but few players create content. The game lacks a save feature, so one wrong step forces a restart, which some find tedious.
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