Trailer & screenshots
About this game
Turn the tiles. Let the water through.
Riomaker is an isometric puzzle game about building rivers. Every tile has to fill with water, so you twist them around until the whole thing flows from the source all the way to the goal. Keep half an eye on the clock. Each stretch gives you a set amount of time, and the water won't wait for you to make up your mind.
No menus. No story to keep up with. The world is the map. Clear a stretch, plant your flag at the checkpoint, and the river carries you straight into the next one. The further you go, the more the landscape changes around you, and the trickier the rivers get.
Every so often the water starts to spin. Whirlpools pull you under and change the rules for a while. Clear one and you earn hearts. Out of time? Spend a heart and pick up from your last checkpoint.
WHAT YOU GET • One long journey downriver, bend after bend • Whirlpools that change the rules for a while • Gifts to help you along the way • New landscapes as you travel • An island of your own that fills up as you play • Game Center achievements
GOOD TO KNOW • Free to start, no account needed • Pay once to play with no ads, or keep playing for free with an ad now and then • No subscriptions • Plays offline • iPhone and iPad, including iPhone Duo
Built solo by Johan at Hibombo in Stockholm. Every graphic is hand-made. Live in 174 countries, in 11 languages.
Wrong turn? So did the Mississippi.
Information
- Status
- Released
- Release
- 1Oct
- Art style
- Isometric, Pixel Art
- Platforms
- iOS
- Price
- Freeads · one time
- Players
- Single player
- Age rating
- 3+
Tags
AI disclosure
The game was built with AI coding assistance (Claude Code), while the game design and UX are my own. All text is written by me, with AI help for editing and translations into 11 languages. The sound effects is AI-generated.
Discussion
Trailer & screenshots
About this game
Turn the tiles. Let the water through.
Riomaker is an isometric puzzle game about building rivers. Every tile has to fill with water, so you twist them around until the whole thing flows from the source all the way to the goal. Keep half an eye on the clock. Each stretch gives you a set amount of time, and the water won't wait for you to make up your mind.
No menus. No story to keep up with. The world is the map. Clear a stretch, plant your flag at the checkpoint, and the river carries you straight into the next one. The further you go, the more the landscape changes around you, and the trickier the rivers get.
Every so often the water starts to spin. Whirlpools pull you under and change the rules for a while. Clear one and you earn hearts. Out of time? Spend a heart and pick up from your last checkpoint.
WHAT YOU GET • One long journey downriver, bend after bend • Whirlpools that change the rules for a while • Gifts to help you along the way • New landscapes as you travel • An island of your own that fills up as you play • Game Center achievements
GOOD TO KNOW • Free to start, no account needed • Pay once to play with no ads, or keep playing for free with an ad now and then • No subscriptions • Plays offline • iPhone and iPad, including iPhone Duo
Built solo by Johan at Hibombo in Stockholm. Every graphic is hand-made. Live in 174 countries, in 11 languages.
Wrong turn? So did the Mississippi.
Information
- Status
- Released
- Release
- 1Oct
- Art style
- Isometric, Pixel Art
- Platforms
- iOS
- Price
- Freeads · one time
- Players
- Single player
- Age rating
- 3+
Tags
AI disclosure
The game was built with AI coding assistance (Claude Code), while the game design and UX are my own. All text is written by me, with AI help for editing and translations into 11 languages. The sound effects is AI-generated.