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Ruffy can copy and paste textures across the game world, turning ice into lava or waterfalls into vines. This makes puzzles, exploration and combat in a colorful, quirky world feel like creative experimentation.
What defines Ruffy and the Riverside:
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The closest matches for Ruffy and the Riverside are Big Hops, Supraland and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ruffy and the Riverside special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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Puzzles and brain teasers
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Distinctive, stylised art style
As a living blob of paint you restore colour to a drab, oppressed city by splashing buildings and enemies with vibrant hues. The mix of 3D platforming, timed challenges and music that evolves as you paint gives it its charm.
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Distinctive, stylised art style
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Puzzles and brain teasers
For the first time you play as Zelda herself, solving puzzles and fights creatively by summoning copies of objects and monsters. A charming top-down adventure with a toy-like look and lots of freedom in how you tackle problems.
91 % −80 %Distinctive, stylised art style
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Cosy, great for unwinding
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Puzzles and brain teasers
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90 %
Cosy, great for unwinding
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