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Rakuen

by Laura Shigihara

  • Released May 10, 2017
  • $14.99
  • 10 h to beat
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)

96%positive reviews

5,706 positive231 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Moving story and characters

  • Excellent soundtrack

Cons

  • Story does not appeal to everyone

  • Characters feel unfocused

Mixed

  • Some call it an emotional masterpiece, others say the story does not land

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10

Processor: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz

Memory: 512 MB RAM

Graphics: 1024x768 High Color +

DirectX: Version 9.0

Storage: 250 MB available space

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A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

Rakuen is an adventure game about a little Boy who lives in the hospital. One day, the Boy asks his Mom…

Ratings

  • 80IGDB players26 ratings
  • 79Critics2 reviews
  • 79Overall28 scores

Time to beat

  • 10.3 hStory and extraswith side content

Details

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Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
Chinese (Simplified)
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish (Spain)
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Links

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