About the Game
Disclaimer: Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is designed for 4:3 to relive the 2003 GameCube nostalgia, but play however feels right to you!
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a semi-open world puzzle adventure where you play as a loud-mouthed, hot-headed mage trying to figure out why everyone has disappeared. With 40 magical runes to combine however you want, every challenge is an opportunity to create your own solution.
What if every puzzle had multiple solutions, and half of them were things you invented?
You start with 4 runes and collect more as you explore the world of Rhell, using up to 5 of these in whatever combination you please to solve different puzzles. Want to hold down 2 buttons, but you’ve only got yourself? Duplicate yourself and turn your copy into a puddle that permanently holds the switch down. Need a vehicle in a quick fix? Cast Life on a rock and use it as your pet car! Whatever the combination, whatever the solution, the magic is yours to master.
The World’s Gone Quiet.
Everyone has vanished except 12 people, leaving behind empty towns and unanswered questions. As Rhell, a sharp-tongued mage, you explore forgotten ruins filled with ancient secrets, decode mysterious fragments left behind by those who came before, and slowly piece together what really caused this catastrophe. The few remaining inhabitants have their theories, but you might find a truth far stranger than anyone suspected. What started as a simple mystery becomes something that challenges everything you thought you knew.
Discover Your Own Path
Wander through 9 distinct areas at your own pace - from flooded libraries and underwater cities to volcanic factories and crystal caves. Each location tells its own story through environmental details and hidden lore, along with characters that have their own mysteries to unravel. Some areas connect in unexpected ways, rewarding those who explore thoroughly. The world doesn't just contain puzzles, it is a puzzle - one that reveals more of itself the deeper you dig. Whether you're following the main plot or getting side-tracked by a curious detail, there's always another secret waiting just around the corner.
Shape Your Story
If you choose to help the people you meet along your journey, you might see Rhell's character develop. Help the lonely characters and watch her soften into someone who genuinely cares. Ignore them entirely and she'll stay the blunt, loud-mouthed mage she started as. With multiple endings to discover, let your curiosity and kindness (or lack thereof) lead you.
Key Features:
40 magical runes creating millions of spell combinations (102,400,000 to be exact!)
Creative ways to solve each puzzle - do it your own way!
Semi-open world with 9 distinct areas to explore
Hours of gameplay with endless experimentation and replayability
Rich, story driven narrative with branching paths and multiple endings
Sarcastic, sassy mage who accidentally helps people while being rude about it
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
welcome to the really really obscure fixes update
-shell buttons in the reef will all correctly allow automatons to press them
-harmony hall doorway can be passed though both ways when rhell is flattened
-rhell can stand on gear doorways when they are moving
-fixed collision bugs if rhell is at max size and max speed
-rhell will have an easier time walking over objects when at larger sizes
-spring boiler has the correct color displayed in the hints (really really really my bad with this oops guess i cant see colors)
-various typos fixed
Hiiiiiii here is a small hotfix for a few minor bugs!! thank you to everyone who pointed these out and to everyone who is enjoying playing rhell!!! <3
-placing a 5 tile spell next to an areas exit will no longer delete rhell
-yellow keycard will respawn if you triggered its collection event but never picked it up
-a fast rune book opening animation has been added to the accessibiliity menu!
-fixed issue where rune maxxing achievement wasnt being unlocked
-fixed issue where time manipulation spells would not correctly reset rhells animation speed when ressing room
-kotatsu does not become a cube when turned into water
-fixed issue with spawning infinite seqeuencers
-social button added to main menu
also since i forgot to post hotfix 1.3 update note (sorry) here are those!
-rhell animations are now dynamically loaded in to reduce gpu strain on lower end pcs and steamdecks -crystal cathedral ending blocks respawning next to closer
-ending B spells will create a void particle along with an audio cue to assist deaf players in seeing a correct spell use
-rhell will no longer because accidentally squished by horizontal force movements
-painter story will complete if ignored talking to him at early stage of quest
-final version of shop will display items if they were bypassed in purchasing them
-accel form will continue to animate when rhell is pushed upwards by area spells
-rhell pause menu animation reflects rhells current state
-sticky key is now used for accessing cafes rooftop hatch
-various typos fixed
-'Rainbow on off' has a kill plane below the stage for when you fall off
-damp corner has a filled in collision block at the back of the cave area
-casting the random rune when you only have random and void no longer causes the spell to fail
also im aware of an issue that is causing steamdeck and lower end pc's to have issue running rhell and im currently working on a fix for this that should be out soon!
But this hotfix includes
-Vsync in main menu has tick icon
-removed glitch that stops Jester from appearing in town
-achievements attained in the demo will unlock from the main menu
-loading animation plays when transitioning from room to room if loadiing for longer than 1 second
-updated end game room hint (check discord for spoilers as to which)
-adjusted some minor missing hitbox collisions
-adjusted placement of items to avoid infinitly rolling into them
-'running npc' cheat has correct name
-removed fps limitor as it confliced with vsync and in some cases caused lag
-fixed transitional logic in one late game area (check discord for spoilers as to which)
thanks again to everyone who is enjoying rhell!
Quick rhell hotfix!!! This hotfix mainly focuses on loading and load zones
-You can now enable or disable background loading in the quality menu. For lower performance computers this will reduce the amount of memory rhell uses, but making it so areas will have to be loaded into when transitioning between load zones
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a few patches that come along with this weeks challenges
-beesle now appears in the pause menu to give story based hints (for returning players this is enabled in the settiings menu)
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-pushing against blocks will no longer have a rare issue where the block will be pushed too quickly
-rhell can push ice blocks easier
-a ui popup will now show the total number of items you have when propted to use an item 'for example when using a key to unlock a door, the ui will show how many keys total you have'
-the map menu will now show how many areas you have found out of a total amount
-library area of 'flooded pool' has adjusted geometry
-some demo dialogue has been adjusted to make rhells lines more readable
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Small hitfix to fix a few minor issues!
-Using the wait rune now adds a timer countdown visual
-Npcs can no longer clip through objects when you use a spell that only contains tracking on them
-Cannot pause during loading screens
-gravity is smoother when using specific diagonal movement spells
-unopened chests will appear on the map once the player has collected the compass item
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Its the rhell smooth movement update! This demo hotfix mainly effects rhells collision data, she will now have an easier time standing on ledges, moving across different objects and not falling off the edge of objects.
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Along with this a few other details have been updated and fixed
-Freecam will now be able to rotate left and right horizontally
-music levels across tracks have been balanced
-the shop mesh is now consistent across area zones
-item amounts wwithin the 1st town area have been corrected
-a glitch with the accessibility targetting that would cause spells to hang in the air when moving towards very large objects has now been fixed.
-And of course, rhells movement and collision has been updated in a variety of ways to make her smoother and easier to control when platforming
thanks to everyone who left feedback and helped find these bugs >;]
A neeeeeeew update has been made to Rhells demo! The full list of changes includes:
-Added a new ui border artwork by guest artist georghiou2d!
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-fixed an error in the chefs quest in the story tab that would incorrectly say you should look for food when it is all collected
-fixed the doorways in the yellow puzzle hub so two of them do not open for no reason
-ice now correctly decelerates when hitting a wall
-rearanged rocks in 'beach shore'
-adjusted collision in 'leaky room'
-fixed a movement error when the player is squished in mid air and then lands on goo
-Removed a glitch that makes the sensor automatons trigger buttons with there sight
-made beesle's dialogue harder to be interrupted by other world events
-Added some extra bonus lines for beesle at the end of the demo
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Thanks to every whos enjoying the demo so far and giving great feedback! c:
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Current Release
Build 24107474
Uploaded Sep 03, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
Rhell.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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