
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
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Play as Alex, a kid who’s itching to explore the nearby ruins while everyone else is busy attending a lecture about… rocks?! As a mysterious voice calls you into action, unraveling the secrets of The Ruby Chest becomes the only way to go back home.

Set out across a world filled with tricky puzzles, mischievous enemies, and retro handheld vibes! Leave no stone unturned (or better yet, unbroken) as you earn new abilities, discover hidden passages, and vandalize a priceless landmark in search of donuts and broccoli. Yep, that’s what kids did when they got lost before cellphones were invented.
Explore over 5 different regions filled with puzzles and bosses
Find new equipment to gain game-changing combat abilities and earn access to new areas
Enjoy vibrant visuals and catchy chiptune music, true to Game Boy Color palette and sound limitations
Collect stickers! Because everything is better with stickers
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Great mini metroidvania, easily beatable in 2 to 3 hours with fun exploration, charming art and cute writing.
A really sweet little Metroidvania. Only lasts a couple of hours, but it's worth getting all the puzzle pieces to get an extended ending section and secret boss.
This game was a delight from start to finish. A really nice sized metroidvania with charming pixel art and perfectly balanced difficulty. Highly recommended.
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Languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America
Hours played at review time, across 103 reviews with recorded playtime.
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This is such a well-made "snack-sized" metroidvania. Great on Steam Deck.
Great bite sized metroidvania
A fun but slightly frustrating romp, balanced out by accessibility options that allow you to opt into negating some of the more "old-school" punishing design decisions. Worthwhile in my book. I also enjoyed the take on finding items towards the end game that wasn't just "show markers on the map."
Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest est un metroidvania indé pensé comme un jeu GBA. Court mais compact, simple dans ses mécaniques, il ne réinvente rien du tout mais il fait vraiment les choses bien. De bonnes sensations old school et une maitrise du rythme du début à la fin avec une map resserrée mais très bien exploitée. Pour moi c'est un parfait "petit jeu" (2h20 pour le 100% selon le jeu, presque 4h selon Steam) qui a tout compris pour délivrer une très bonne expérience avec pas grand chose finalement.
Had a great time in one sitting with this one. Lovely nostalgia and just very nice to play.
Raider Kid é um minivania feito com tanto amor, que todos deveriam jogar, rápido, intuitivo e com desafios variados, terminar ele me deixou extremamente feliz. Desde os primeiros protótipos o jogo já se mostrava promissor e todo o esforço de compensou. Todo o time está de parabéns.
The early dialogue set my expectations low, but the bosses and level design are just fantastic.
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