Secrets of Rætikon
Released Apr 2014
Ruthless bird versus bird action. Wild animals and the artefacts of a mysterious ancient culture. A game full of challenge and discovery – unlike anything you've played before.
59% positive · 493 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $2.49 $9.99 −75%
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Evaluation
Secrets of Rætikon left Early Access and launched as a full 1.0 release on April 17, 2014. In the lead-up to launch, the developer explicitly communicated that the game was nearing completion, describing the Beta phase in March 2014 as "one of the last" updates and noting "the journey into the Rætikon is coming to a close." The April 14, 2014 launch announcement confirmed the game would leave Early Access and become a regular Steam title, while mentioning plans to continue with bug fixes and new content, achievements, and mods "in the months to come." Following launch, the developer shipped two post-release patches: Update 1.03 on June 11, 2014 (balancing and fixes) and Update 1.1 on July 31, 2014 (bug fixes, compatibility improvements, and achievement fixes). Update 1.1 on July 31, 2014 is the last recorded developer communication. There have been no news posts, patch notes, or developer communications of any kind since July 31, 2014 — nearly 12 years ago. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store, no roadmap or future content was ever announced after launch, and no further updates have been delivered. The game launched as a complete, self-contained experience and has received no post-launch content beyond those two maintenance patches. The store description mentions the level editor "will be continuously developed for as long as we work on the game," which, given the complete absence of updates since July 2014, signals that work on the game concluded around that time.
Evidence
Update 1.1 released with compatibility fixes and achievement fixes. This is the last recorded developer communication — no posts have appeared since this date.
Beta update described as 'one of the last' updates, with the developer saying 'the journey into the Rætikon is coming to a close.'
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Broken Rules
Achievements
19
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Ruthless bird versus bird action. Wild animals and the artefacts of a mysterious ancient culture. A game full of challenge and discovery – unlike anything you've played before.
You find yourself alone in the mountains of the Alps. Discover strange contraptions, wild animals and the mysteries of an ancient culture. Uncover the Secrets of Rætikon in an atmospheric, open-world 2D game in which you fly like a bird and explore an uncharted world.
Secrets of Rætikon is an action-focussed exploration game with an open world. Fly through the savage mountains of the Alps and collect parts of ancient machines. The world is rich in interactivity. Trees, rocks, plants and animals – everything is physics based and can be grabbed and dragged around.
Hostile animals protect their habitats and interact with you as well as each other. Use this ecosystem to your advantage: drag a bird of prey to another predator and they attack each other; grab a robin and feed it to a buzzard – it will attack the poor bird instead of you; defend yourself by wielding spiked plants or by pushing foes into thornbushes.
Secrets of Rætikon sports a full-featured level editor. You can edit every level that comes with the game or create all new levels. Levels can be shared over Steam Workshop. There is a physics sandbox that allows you to build toys or even new games. This is the same editor we use to build the game itself. It will be continuously developed for as long as we work on the game.
Secrets of Raetikon
You find yourself alone in the mountains of the Alps. Discover strange contraptions, wild animals and the mysteries of an ancient culture. Uncover the Secrets of Rætikon in an atmospheric, open-world 2D game in which you fly like a bird and explore an uncharted world.
Secrets of Rætikon is an action-focussed exploration game with an open world. Fly through the savage mountains of the Alps and collect parts of ancient machines. The world is rich in interactivity. Trees, rocks, plants and animals – everything is physics based and can be grabbed and dragged around.
Hostile animals protect their habitats and interact with you as well as each other. Use this ecosystem to your advantage: drag a bird of prey to another predator and they attack each other; grab a robin and feed it to a buzzard – it will attack the poor bird instead of you; defend yourself by wielding spiked plants or by pushing foes into thornbushes.
Steam Workshop integration
Secrets of Rætikon sports a full-featured level editor. You can edit every level that comes with the game or create all new levels. Levels can be shared over Steam Workshop. There is a physics sandbox that allows you to build toys or even new games. This is the same editor we use to build the game itself. It will be continuously developed for as long as we work on the game.
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