Underplayed Gems

Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun (2015)

Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun cover
Developer
Green Sauce Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 397 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A calm and colorful match-3 puzzle game with a relaxing historical atmosphere and gentle village-building progression.

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What players say

A simple match-3 with a rotatable board and three play modes that few later games from the same developer offer. Players praise the relaxing loop and town-building, but many warn of save-data loss and frame-rate issues that have persisted for years. Completionists call it a grind to 100%.

Screenshots

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