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Rheum

Also known as Rheum, r, rheum

Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!

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24 May 2026

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StorePublished 15 Mar 2020

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January 2020
Clarity UpdateYou awake. Your eye is blurry. You pull your tendrils up to wipe away the rheum. Things start to come into focus... This is.... THE CLARITY UPDATE! The focus of this update was to make things easier to see. For a game a…Announcement21 changesFixGameplay14 Jan 2020
January 2019
1.1.4 Just a quick little update!hEYE! :D This is just a quick little update to add some quality of life features. First and probably most important: - A slow/focus key. (left shift, C or I) This will add some ease to some of the more tricky areas. You…Announcementv1.1.41 changeGameplay05 Jan 2019
August 2018
1.1.3 Update New Boss and Playable CharacterHello fellow eye balls! This update contains some cool new goodies :) Whats new : Brand new boss fight 4 new mini boss fights New playable character that follows suit of the above mentioned boss A new upgrade Updated so…Announcementv1.1.36 changesGameplay14 Aug 2018
July 2018
This update includes leaderboards so you can compete with friends and other cool strangers! You can check the leaderboards in the main menu. There will be a fleshy skin tab that you can click on. Your local highscores w…1 changeStore10 Jul 2018
June 2018
1.0.3 Update and Welcome new players!Hello everyone! There has been an influx of new players so, welcome! This update is pretty small but I think it will have an impact on your overall time with the game. In line with more traditional shmups and bullet hel…Announcementv1.0.31 changeGameplay20 Jun 2018
May 2018
Update 1.0.2 Bug fix and small updateHello eye lovers.... or people who accidently purchased a weird eye ball game ;) Here's a little fix/update for you all. Fixed text displaying incorrectly in tutorial Changed a certain hidden boss to give the player a b…Eventv1.0.26 changesFixUI/audio26 May 2018
1.0.1 UpdateHello everyone! I have just a small update for you geyes..... ;0 First and probably most noticeable, the enemies received a little touch up so that they are more visible. BRIGHTER :) New UI art for player bombs When usi…Announcementv1.0.12 changesUI/audioBalance24 May 2018
Release Hello everyone! Rheum is live and ready to bust some sphincters! Gross.... While this is mostly the final version of Rheum, if you're craving a new feature, some kind of content, bugs, or if you feel somethings…2 changesGameplayPatch notes22 May 2018

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