Super cool game

This game is very good

I bought and refunded it a few years back, my friend bought it and we played through it together recently and it was definitely worth it

fun game

I don't think I will ever beat this game, but it's a wonderful collaborative game. I have never been so mad and so inundated with laughter at the same time. A cooperative frustration that I most likely will never beat, but a unique game that should get much more play then it does. Best played local co-op, be prepared to get mad at each other. 7/10

My wife and I played this once.
One of us quit.

Nintendo hard.

I love this game.

I tried Red Rope for the first time at an indie video game festival and I immediately fell in love with its mechanics and its artistic flavour.

It is structured around dungeons filled with monsters, like many other titles, but the overall flow of the game is so much different, since every step must be taken in harmony with your partner. The two protagonists are connected by a short rope, at the same time blessed weapon and cursed tool, and they need to escape together an intricate labyrinth.

This is not a light co-op experience: the players must be truly committed to *bond* with each other, if they really want to overcome the hostile rooms designed by the developers. Some challenges are simply brutal, and require almost pixel-perfect movement precision, but the shared dopamine boosts, after achieving a new goal, are worthy of all the deaths. Said that, I don’t think reaching the end of the game is that hard, it’s just a matter of grasping its unique movement system.

There are some design ideas that can be debatable, especially some tedious puzzle-platforming (you’ll get this when you’ll see it) and an overly obscure/dispersive incipit of the game, but nothing that can really overshadow the brilliant idea behind this title.

I played in all the possible setups: I started in couch co-op, which is preferable especially for novice players; then I moved to online, the Steam remote play feature is good enough if the remote player can cope with some input lag; and finally I reached the exit of the labyrinth by myself, using both analog sticks at the same time (way easier than it sounds).

Red Rope is not welcoming by design, but it’s highly recommended if you are looking for a challenging journey to be shared with someone you love/like/respect/know.

Played 2,5 hours so far but i like it. Currently playing solo and it is fun it feels like my brain is getting bigger the more i play this game not gonna lie. It is like a rouge like game but instead of getting passive upgrades over time you learn how to defeat the different levels by game understanding and brain nerve stuff between your left arm and your right arm idk how the stuff works but its nice. And for playing with a teammate you need to think the same do the same understand each other to win so i think this is great for friendships and stuff.

if you find the game too difficult to beat ,keep in mind that the game rewards patience and planning. Lots of levels provide you with the opportunity to do so, with safe spots scattered throughout the rooms. Sometimes the game even punishes you when you try to go fast so take your time.I think everyone who enjoys coop games will have a great time . highly recommended.

(This review is written after the game was beaten.)
What I thought was going to be a simple cooperative experience, turned out to be, without a doubt in my mind, the greatest coop game of all time. No seriously. This is my first review, and I'm doing it for a reason.

Right off the bat, it is to note, that if you don't have patience, this game is probably not for you. It required more patience and communication than anything else me and my buddy Deez have ever experienced. We've beaten tough games together, Battletoads, Zombies Ate my Neighbors, that kind of stuff, and Red Rope was easily the most challenging, but also the most gratifying out of everything.

(Spoiler free description)
This will be purposely very vague as to not give out any puzzle info. So it starts out and you are lead to your first "Dungeon" by a little guy. From here you being to understand the games rules. You're tethered to your partner by a Red Rope and must navigate this dungeon. It seems simple enough going from place to place, room to room. As you progress a bit further you being to understand the size of the Labyrinth, as well as the natural order of progression.

There are SO MANY unique enemies in the game, who react to certain things their own way, or require different tactics to take down. There are puzzles, as well as many things to challenge your dexterity, communication, and patience. Sometimes all 3 of those things at once. This is not an easy game to muddle through with a friend, but a true test. It went from us saying "dude this is ridiculous...." all the way to "dude, compared to what we though was ridiculous, THIS is impossible"

I think everyone who enjoys coop games deserves to give this game a shot. It's almost impossible to share with you how much I enjoyed this game, and was a little "sad" when it was over.