I'm not a fan of most RTS games, but I like this style, where you push back against swarms of enemies. Also, you can give orders while paused, so it's less stressful than many games of its kind. The story is serviceable. The diversity of gameplay is light enough that it starts to feel a bit samey towards the end of the campaign, but it's a very fun 10 or so hours. I suspect some people will enjoy the skirmish maps for much longer.
First: this game is so beautiful and charming. The backgrounds are soaked in atmosphere and the world is a ruinous delight to explore. The creatures of the world are universally wonderful, with procedural animation making some strangely glitchy but also varied and naturalistic movement. I would regularly watch the wildlife interact with each other after each death until the end of the cycle. And I died a lot. Which brings me to the next point... Second: this game is incredibly hard. As a platformer, I would never recommend it for myself. It's punishing and unfair, and deaths are frequent. This would normally be very annoying to me, but Rain World is, I think, intended as a simulation of a natural world. Like real life, death can be very unfair in this game. Still, gradually learning about the life around and slugcat's abilities, and increasing your skills to reduce the frequency of death, is very rewarding. One suggestion I would make is to read some online discussion of skills and systems of this game after wetting your feet in it a little bit. The systems are obtuse to a fault, and many abilities are never explained. Up to you if you prefer to try to discover how everything works yourself, but I think it's less frustrating if you know about how, for instance, the karma system works and how to do some of slugcat's basic but never explained moves (eg. swallowing, dropping items and backflipping) Overall I'd say that if you are interested in a precise platforming or action game, this is not quite right for you. But if you're looking for a survival game that neatly simulates a beautiful and dangerous world, I think you will really enjoy Rain World.
