Reus
God game where giants shape ecosystems but cannot control humans
Abbey Games · Released May 16, 2013
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 5,996
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 9
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jan 16, 2025
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is Reus?
A single-player god-game strategy simulation in which you control four giants who shape a planet while humans build settlements beyond your direct control. You create terrain, place plants, animals, and minerals, and combine their effects to help settlements develop without encouraging greed.
For you if...
- +you enjoy finding useful combinations of ecosystem resources
- +you like guiding settlements without directly controlling their people
- +you prefer strategic challenges with limited time to build
Not for you if...
- −you prefer building without a time limit
- −you need clear explanations of resources and upgrades
What players say
78% of 5,996 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and the challenge of optimizing ecosystems. They criticize repetitive sessions and unclear resource guidance, and several recent players report crashes or trouble starting the game.
Screenshots and trailer
Reus system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- Processor
- Intel® Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom processor
- Graphics
- DirectX10(R) compatible card with 512MB of memory
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel® Core i5 or AMD Phenom II
- Graphics
- DirectX10(R) compatible card with 1024MB of memory
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 123
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian.
Tags
- God Game
- Strategy
- Indie
- Simulation
- Singleplayer
- Sandbox
- Casual
- 2D
- Puzzle
- Resource Management
- Replay Value
- Fantasy
- Nature
- Relaxing
- Addictive
- Family Friendly
Recent updates
- Jan 16, 2025 · Reus 2 Major Update and Ice Age DLC
- May 15, 2018 · Patch 1.6: Reus' Fifth Anniversary
- May 21, 2017 · Patch 1.5: Platforms and performance update
- May 21, 2017 · Patch 1.5: Platforms and performance update
- Aug 30, 2015 · Patch 1.4: Content update
1 DLC available.
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