Ramayana: The Journey Begins

Walk with Rama, Sita and Lakshman from the gates of Ayodhya into the forest, in a calm isometric puzzle adventure inspired by the Ramayana and the art of Indian miniature painting.

There are no enemies, no timers and no clutter. Tap to walk. Turn a carved wheel and a whole temple swings into place. Move the sun and a shadow becomes a bridge. Every path Rama takes is one you build by looking closely.

THE WORLD MOVES TO MAKE THE PATH
• Turn stairs, river ghats, stone towers and entire temples until their ends truly meet
• Line up two walkways far apart in space so they join on screen: perspective and optical illusion puzzles
• Turn the view in quarter steps to find hidden doors cut into the rock
• Nothing hangs in the air: every bridge is real stone, and a turn of the camera never makes a path

TEN LEVELS, TEN WAYS OF SEEING
Each level of Chapter One brings a new puzzle idea, and each asks you to think a little deeper than the last.
1. The Journey Begins: leave Ayodhya across a turning palace causeway
2. The River Crossing: a rotating temple ghat and a perspective bridge
3. Chitrakoot: an impossible climb up a turning hilltop temple
4. The Hidden Hermitage: climb through the inside of a cliff to a light far above
5. The Light Within: a spirit world of turning towers and mandala wheels
6. The Turning Temple: open a sealed door with three shrines, then ride a pavilion high above the forest
7. The Forest of Shadows: move the sun between morning, noon and evening, and walk on shadows over still water
8. The Golden Deer: mirrors, reflections and three deer, but only one is real
9. The Empty Grove: walk the same forest in two times, present and memory
10. The Fallen Guardian: whole ruins turn ninety degrees, walls become floors, and a trail of feathers leads to Jatayu

A BRAIN TEASER THAT NEVER RUSHES YOU
These are logic puzzles of observation and reasoning: stand in the right place, turn the structure, cross, and turn again. Later levels are real brain teasers, yet there is never a timer or a fail screen. Stuck? A gentle hint lights the way.

A LIVING MINIATURE PAINTING
Warm sun and cool shade, mist on the hills, waterfalls, banyan trees and palace courtyards, painted in a soft, premium style. Sparse acoustic music of flute, veena and tanpura, with birdsong, water and wind.

A STORY TOLD WITH FEW WORDS
Follow the Ramayana from exile to the golden deer, the empty hut at Panchavati and the last words of Jatayu. Sita and Lakshman travel beside Rama, wait on safe ground while the world turns, and play their own part in the puzzles.

THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
Chapter One is the first step of the journey. New chapters will carry the story on to Kishkindha, Lanka and Ravana, with new levels, new puzzle ideas and new characters such as Hanuman, Sugriva and Angad.

MADE FOR
• Fans of isometric puzzle games, optical illusion puzzles and calm adventure games
• Anyone who loves the Ramayan, Indian mythology and Indian art
• Families: no combat, a peaceful and respectful retelling
• Short sessions or long evenings, on phone or tablet

Begin the journey with Rama.