- Publisher: Wadjet Eye Games
- Release Date: Feb 24, 2011
- Also On: iPhone/iPad
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Mar 2, 2011Gemini Rue is equal parts tense, thoughtful, and surprising; it's the single best, most compelling adventure game I've played in years.
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Feb 24, 2011If you're an adventure game fan or simply like the themes, setting, and story presented, you owe it to yourself to look into Gemini Rue!
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Mar 1, 2011Gemini Rue is a brilliant lesson. It shows that the genre has room to keep growing and innovating, and at the same time it is an homage to classic games made by someone who feels a deep passion for this world.
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Nov 9, 2011Despite some minor glitches, Gemini Rue delivers one of the best point and click adventures of recent years. We wanted to play this since the end of Beneath A Steel Sky. Now the wait is over.
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Apr 1, 2011Having done all the writing, animation and programming himself, Gemini Rue took Josh Nuernberger a total of three years to make-the same amount of time it takes some triple-A titles to hit the shelves. If only more triple-A games turned out this well.
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Mar 4, 2011Something more reminiscent of a gripping, page-turning bestseller than what adventure gaming has come to represent.
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Nov 16, 2011With its charming atmosphere and its great storytelling, there is no doubt that Gemini Rue is one of the most elegant point-and-click adventures of the year, probably the flagship in the Wadjeteye Games' portfolio and one of the best games made with Adventure Game Studio.
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May 11, 2012For better and worse, Gemini Rue might best be described as a "neat little game." For whatever reason, the game feels short of its potential, and every facet seems sullied by flaws both minor and moderate. Still, the cyberpunk tone, engaging story, and varied gameplay make more of an impression than those flaws.
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Apr 3, 2011Developer Joshua Nuernberger has crafted a smart, thoughtful tale that keeps introducing fascinating new ideas and characters.
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Jan 9, 2012Overall, Gemini Rue is a solid effort. The story is excellent, the puzzles are good enough, and while the graphics aren't anything to write home about, they score high marks in nostalgia, and they do a reasonable job in setting the mood.
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Mar 1, 2011An exciting, surprising and thought-provoking adventure rendered in a beautiful art style. Gemini Rue earns respect.
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PC PowerPlayMay 22, 2011Clever storytelling makes this an essential addition to the collection of any sci-fi or adventure gaming fans. [June 2011, p.64]
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games(TM)Apr 25, 2011It may be a little rough around the edges, but it's still better than most contemporaries that are polished to a shine. [Issue#108, p.130]
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Apr 4, 2011Stands out among the throng of generic point-and-click adventure games. The atmosphere remains tense and dark throughout the entire game, and when you finally plow through the story's last couple of twists, you'll be glad you played the whole thing.
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Apr 4, 2011It doesn't have a great design and the puzzles feel sometimes even too easy, yet it's a deep and interesting experience, more suited to the old style oriented gamers.
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Mar 17, 2011Provides the thinking gamer with a satisfying adventure experience.
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Mar 4, 2011Gemini Rue gets things right from the off by virtue of set piece intrigue, inclement weather, sharp writing and half-decent voice acting. And unlike most modern day point and clickers, it doesn't hold your hand at every opportunity.
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Feb 24, 2011Gemini Rue is an imperfect adventure game, but a triumph of DIY adventure development and a marvelous feat of interactive storytelling.
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Oct 9, 2011This is a brandnew adventure game in the style of old school games in the tradition of Sierra. It doesn't matter how pixilated the graphics or how complicated the controls are once the story and atmosphere managed to captivate you.
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CD-ActionJul 1, 2011Despite some flaws Gemini Rue is an extraordinary game that will offer good times not only to point'n'click fans but also to those gamers who lost track of the genre around the Beneath the Steel Sky era. [June 2011, p. 71]
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Mar 1, 2011Gemini Rue is a truly great adventure game, with its clever mix of puzzles, logic and action, marred only by a convoluted aura.
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Jun 22, 2011Gemini Rue is an intriguing adventure game with an excellent story that outshines its basic puzzle-solving.
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Apr 7, 2011Gemini Rue is yet more proof that you don't need expensive budgets to make good games. This retro-styled adventure delivers a great story and fun point & click-based gameplay. It's probably not for everyone, but adventure fans will find plenty to like here.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Apr 6, 2011Further evidence that a smart independent developer can surpass any "professional" gamedev studio. Retro style successfully strums on a nostalgic chord. [Mar 2011]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 182 out of 222
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Mixed: 30 out of 222
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Negative: 10 out of 222
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