Gemini Rue
Shares rank 18 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
Praised for its story, with commenters calling it one of the best game stories they have seen and a personal favorite from Wadjet Eyes Games.
Praised for its story, with commenters calling it one of the best game stories they have seen and a personal favorite from Wadjet Eyes Games.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Named a personal favorite
“Gemini rue is one of my favorite games ever, not just point and click.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Adventure Game Studio: OSS software for creating adventure games” “That and Gemini Rue are my two favourite Wadjet Eyes Games”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Adventure Game Studio: OSS software for creating adventure games” “"Gemini Rue" and "Technobabylon" were my favorites”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Adventure Game Studio: OSS software for creating adventure games” Great overall game
“Resonance, Unavowed, Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon are all great as well.”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “The science of Monkey Island: can grog dissolve a metal mug that fast?” “Gemini rue is one of my favorite games ever, not just point and click.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Adventure Game Studio: OSS software for creating adventure games”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Gemini RueThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Resonance, Unavowed, Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon are all great as well.”
“"Gemini Rue" and "Technobabylon" were my favorites”
“Gemini rue is one of my favorite games ever, not just point and click.”
“That and Gemini Rue are my two favourite Wadjet Eyes Games”
“Gemini Rue is probably one of the best game stories I have ever seen.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.