- Anniversary Update + OST Release - 29 May 2025
Hey everyone! Way of Rhea turns one this month. In celebration I just released a patch adding an infinite mode to the game that unlocks after you've beat it at the bottom of the play menu: The game's original sound track is also now available, all proceeds go to the musicians: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3000550/Way_of_Rhea_OST/ The game is 50% off as part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, so if you haven't gotten a chance to play yet now's a great time to pick up a copy! Cheers, Mason
- 25% Off for the Back To School Games Celebration! - 26 August 2024
Hey everyone, Way of Rhea is currently 25% off for the Back To School Games Celebration! Thanks to everyone who already picked up a copy, you can always ask for hints in our Discord if you get stuck! Also, apologies for taking so long to get the OST out--should be ready by the next sale. :) Cheers, Mason
- Way of Rhea @ Steam Summer Sale! - 27 June 2024
Hey everyone! Way of Rhea is 20% off for the Steam Summer Sale. If you haven't yet picked up a copy, or have been meaning to gift one to a puzzle loving friend, now's your chance. :) Since releasing in May I've: Fixed four alternate secret solutions Fixed two alternate puzzle solutions Fixed a physics bug that let persistent players clip through a specific wall Added polish to camera motion, UI, achievements, tutorials, and dialogue Fixed a bug that prevented the game from running on mac via Parallels Enabled support for GeForce NOW And more... I'm looking forward to feedback from folks who pick it up during the sale! The best way to reach me is my Discord server. Cheers, Mason
- v1.0.6 - 3 June 2024
A few minor fixes... Fixes an alternate solution to the last puzzle in the first end game level (crabs + circuits.) Fixes weird camera motion in the last puzzle in the Hermie rescue puzzle. Fixes the "okay" button on the fast-forward tutorial screen being all the way off in the corner. Fixes typo in achievement text. Find a way to cheese a puzzle? Have feedback? Just need a hint? The quickest way to get a hold of me is our Discord. Cheers, Mason
- v1.0.5 - 28 May 2024
Fixes another alternate secret solution that was less interesting than the intended secret! It was previously possible to steal a green orb from the first ice level by bringing it through the entrance portal after having Snow Crab pick it up. Find a way to cheese a puzzle? Have feedback? Just need a hint? The quickest way to get a hold of me is our Discord. Cheers, Mason
- v1.0.4 - 26 May 2024
Fixes an alternate solution to the last secret, that would possibly result in the wrong orb color. It was possible to bring an orb from a previous puzzle in a way that was not intended. Find a way to cheese a puzzle? Have feedback? Just need a hint? The quickest way to get a hold of me is our Discord. Cheers, Mason
- v1.0.3 - 24 May 2024
Fixes issue where you could bypass the second to last ice puzzle in the second ice level by: Exiting the puzzle without Snow Crab, triggering the save point for yourself Backtracking into the puzzle again, and letting Snow Crab out so he can trigger the save point as well Hitting the reset button, and spawning at the save point that you both reached (but never simultaneously) Find a way to cheese a puzzle? Have feedback? Just need a hint? The quickest way to get a hold of me is our Discord. Cheers, Mason
- v1.0.2 - 24 May 2024
Fixes bug that caused the "mute when unfocused" option to be unreliable Fixed an alternate secret solution. (In the looping secret, it was possible to choose which orb to leave with. As a result, you could solve this secret twice instead of finding all three secrets.) Added dialogue to the second ice level making clear that this level gets difficult, and it's expected you'll have to leave and come back. Thanks for all the feedback! You all are killing it with the secrets right now haha. If you have feedback, or just need a hint on one of the puzzles, the quickest way to get a hold of me is our Discord. Cheers, Mason
- v1.0.1 - 23 May 2024
Fixes an alternate solution to one of the secrets. If you solved a secret by landing on top of a gate while carrying an orb at the end of one of Rhea's levels, that solution was unintended and no longer works. Fixed a minor physics glitch that let you clip through a wall in one of the Snow Crab puzzles if you were precise enough. Fixed a typo in Shrew's dialogue. Fixes a bug that caused the rain effect to display errors when running the game inside of the Windows virtual machine Parallels for macOS. (I can't guarantee compatibility with Parallels, but if you're running it please send me any issues you run into and I'll do my best to resolve them!) Thanks for all the feedback! If you have feedback, or just need a hint on one of the puzzles, the quickest way to get a hold of me is our Discord. Cheers, Mason
- We're featured in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 23 May 2024
Hey everyone--thanks so much for a great launch day. After having worked on this game for so long, it's an amazing feeling seeing so many folks enjoy it. :) I wanted to let you know that we're going to be part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase running on Steam running from May 23rd to May 30th. If you haven't picked up Way of Rhea yet, I'm extending the launch discount to cover the full showcase. If you've already picked up WoR, the festival is gonna have a lot of other great puzzle and puzzle-adjacent games on discount or with free demos. I'm gonna try to take a break here and there throughout the festival to try out the featured games--if I have time I'll share cool games I find in the #gaming channel in my Discord server. If you find anything cool definitely share it with us there! I hope you all have a great week, and thanks again for all the support. As always if you have questions,…
- Way of Rhea Is Out Now! - 20 May 2024
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who's helped in any way to make this happen, this is the culmination of years of hard work--I don't even wanna say how many years it's been here, if you know you know. As of posting this, Way of Rhea is out on Steam! I hope you all enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it. If you want to support me, the best thing you can do is purchase a copy of the game. If you want to support me further, consider leaving a review or gifting a copy to a friend. In the meantime I'll continue to patch Way of Rhea in response to feedback, and get started on Game 2. If you wanna keep up to date with what I do next, here are some ways to stay in touch: Sign up for my newsletter Follow my Steam Developer page Join my Discord server Cheers, Mason
- Way of Rhea releases TOMORROW! - 19 May 2024
Way of Rhea is releasing TOMORROW! This blog series walks through some of the mechanics featured in the game. Be warned: mild spoilers ahead! This post covers The End Game. For many players, the biomes up until this point will be sufficiently challenging, and some players may be happy to solve most of those puzzles and stop. However for avid puzzlers, everything we've seen so far is just set up for the real challenge: the end game. The end game combines everything we've learned so far into 4 levels of very challenging puzzles. Snow Crab + Circuits This area combines Snow Crab style puzzles with circuit puzzles. It's the easiest of the end game levels. Staves + Circuits The next area combines staves and circuits. Since both staves and circuits are very stateful, these can get very tricky. Snow Crab + Staves The penultimate level combines Snow Crab style puzzles with staff puzzles. The Sn…
- Way of Rhea releases in 2 days! - 18 May 2024
Way of Rhea is releasing in 2 days! This blog series walks through some of the mechanics featured in the game. Be warned: mild spoilers ahead! This post covers The Professor's Biome. The professor is kind of a jerk. This area introduces The Professor, and a new way to change colors using staves. Staves Normally, to change color, you'd need an orb and a lamp. In this biome you can *instantly* change color by dropping your staff, and picking up a staff that's a different color. Unlike orbs, staves are infinitely reusable, so you can switch back and forth as much as you like--provided you're able to return to where you left the original staff! Colorless You can also drop your staff without picking up a new one, and as a result have no color. This couldn't possibly be useful...or could it? With great power... Staves are, in a sense, more powerful than orbs: They can be reused You can change…
- Way of Rhea releases in 3 days! - 17 May 2024
Way of Rhea is releasing in 3 days! This blog series walks through some of the mechanics featured in the game. Be warned: mild spoilers ahead! This post covers Rhea's Biome. This area introduces Rhea, and color circuits. Color Circuits Circuits introduce a new way to open gates. Normally, you need to be the same color as a gate to open it. However, if a gate has a circuit attached to it, you can alternatively place an orb of matching color onto the circuit to open the gate. This will not change your color, and you can retrieve the orb later (if you don't mind the gate re-closing.) Multi Gate Circuits If a circuit has multiple gates on it, color flows through the circuit from the place the orb was placed. Only gates of matching color will open. Color Conflicts Color flows through the circuit segment by segment from each placed orb simultaneously. If multiple orbs of differing colors are…
- Way of Rhea releases in 4 days! - 16 May 2024
Way of Rhea is releasing in 4 days! This blog series walks through some of the mechanics featured in the game. Be warned: mild spoilers ahead! This post covers The Overworld. Skill Gates Each level in Way of Rhea focuses on a unique skill or idea. Beating a level unlocks other levels that depend on that skill. Checkpoints Once you complete the first biome, Way of Rhea becomes nonlinear: if you're stuck, you can always return to the hub world to try a different level--no progress will be lost. In fact, you can revisit all completed puzzles at any time via the checkpoint selector in each level. Jukebox There's also a jukebox in the hub world that can play any song you've unlocked! When you beat a level, that level's song is unlocked. Don't forget to wishlist Way of Rhea! I'll see you tomorrow in Rhea's Biome... Cheers, Mason
- Way of Rhea releases in 5 days! - 15 May 2024
Way of Rhea releasing in 5 days! This blog series walks through some of the mechanics featured in the game. Be warned: mild spoilers ahead! This post covers the second area in the game, Snow Crab's Biome. Hermie got lost in the Ice Caves trying to help his dad, you need to save him! This area introduces Snow Crab, and how you can use his behavior patterns to solve puzzles. Working With Snow Crab Snow Crab will walk until he hits an obstacle, and then turn around. Repeat. Along the way, if he finds any interactive items--orbs, lamps, elevators, teleporters, etc--he will interact with them. Additionally, he can cross paths covered by ice crystals and you cannot. While he's not clever enough to follow instructions, you can toss him objects, or take objects back from him by interacting with them, using his motion to your advantage. As always, undo/redo is available if you make a mistake. Ti…
- Way of Rhea releases in 6 days! - 14 May 2024
In celebration of Way of Rhea releasing on Steam in 6 days, I'm making a post a day about a different aspect of the game. Let's look at the first area of the game: Shrew's Biome. Be warned--this blog series features mild spoilers! Shrew is your excitable friend who's very invested in you solving the forest puzzles tonight for some reason. Color Changing From left to right: gate, lamp, orb, & you. Way of Rhea's main mechanic is the ability to change colors. You can enter gates and elevators when you match their color, otherwise you cannot. To change color, you place a colored orb into a lamp. Upon doing this, you become the color of the orb and the orb is destroyed. Teleportation Teleportation in Way of Rhea requires two steps: Set a teleporter as your destination by interacting with it Interact with any other teleporter in the map to be sent back to this destination As a result, you can…
- Way of Rhea releases in 7 days! - 13 May 2024
Way of Rhea releases in 7 days! In celebration, starting tomorrow I'm making a post a day, each about a new aspect of the game starting tomorrow. In the mean time, if you want to support me the best thing you can do is mark May 20th, 2024 on your calendar, and share the game with others who you think would enjoy it! Cheers, Mason
- Closed Beta v0.9.0 - 2 May 2024
Hey everyone! This is likely the last closed beta release, unless we find any major issues. This release better mixes the audio, fixes a number of alternate solutions, greatly increases the difficulty of the last two crab + circuit puzzles, and more... Full Release Notes Increases difficulty of the last staff+circuit puzzle Improves redundant sounding voice effects Removes in game "view log" button (no longer necessary), and mitigates related crash Tutorializes the fact that you can leave a level if you're stuck without losing progress Better tutorializes undo/redo/reset if not used Fixes annoying alternate solution for difficult crab puzzle Adds zones above some large professor puzzles where camera zooms out to reveal the entire area Fixed bug that affected the mouse cursor when the game is in the background on some setups Improved usability of the secret area, especially on Steam Deck…
- Way of Rhea - Release Date Announcement - 22 April 2024
Today I'm excited to announce: Way of Rhea is coming to Steam on May 20th, 2024! I want to thank everyone who've been patiently waiting for the game to come out--your support means a lot. If you're excited for the game, the best way to help is: Wishlist Way of Rhea Share the release date trailer with people, communities, or influencers that enjoy puzzle games I can't wait for everyone to get their hands on the game. :) Cheers, Mason
