Rheum

Released: May 22, 2018
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 08:39 GMT

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15 Mar 2020Developer post
I'm making a new game called Cavity Busters!
Hello! I'm working on a new game and it's coming out on Early Access soon! Cavity Busters is a rogue-lite bullet hell with fast game play. It features toothy fast combat where your main method of attack is a tooth that you shoot and suck back. Also plenty of bullets....and bodily
14 Jan 2020Developer post
Clarity Update
You 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 about eye balls, it's not very easy on the peepers. There was
You 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 about eye balls, it's not very easy on the peepers. There was a lot of clutter and clashing colors. With this update, I hope clear things up :)
Here's what's new:

2 new players to unlock
Background art on all three levels were recolored to be easier on the eyes. The amount of red in the game has decreased
A background has been added to the secret boss level
Some of the enemy bullets were changed to be easier to see
Decreased the amount of clutter on screen
All playable characters received a color change
Player UI is now displayed outside the playing area when the game is in full screen
New end boss
New ending cut scene
New end boss music track
Ultra enemies are now visually different
Some of the boss attacks were changed to be a bit more forgiving
Eye worm bosses health now scales to what level you encounter it on
Added a level progress bar to the ui
Player now starts with two bombs if they end the level with less then 2 bombs
Player receives a part of a bomb when they use the shield power up on full health
Shot gun player now has a long range charge shot
Changed leaderboard font
Endless mode was balanced out a bit
13 new endless mode upgrades were added
Any secret bosses found will show up in the endless mode rotation
Endless mode has a new type of upgrade shield
Bugs hopefully fixed :D :

Leader board shouldn't crash the game anymore (you can now see the leader boards within the community hub. Let me know if it still crashes. I've had it crash on me so I'm having a hard time figuring out whats happening)
Eye worm will now die. (sometimes it would get stuck and never die)
fixed a bug where the mini bosses wouldn't take damage because their health kept being reset.
Plus a whole load of other little tweaks
Thank you for playing!
Enjoy :)
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05 Jan 2019Developer post
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'll have to let me know how it feels. Too fast, too slow? -An
14 Aug 2018Developer post
1.1.3 Update New Boss and Playable Character
Hello 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 some art here and there Possible fix for 1440p displays. (This
Hello 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 some art here and there
Possible fix for 1440p displays. (This one I'm not sure on. You'll have to let me know)
You can now take screenshots with your standard Steam screenshot key.
There's more but I forgot to keep track of the changes because I'm......near sighted ;0
Awaken the four eyes to call forth the wrath of Crown Cornea and free her children!
If you've enjoyed your time with Rheum, consider leaving a recommendation as it nudges Steam to suggest the game to other people :) If you don't want to, please ignore my shameful request and keep shooting eye balls! :D
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10 Jul 2018Developer post
Leaderboards!!!
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 wont get added. Sorry :( If you run into any issues, let me kn
20 Jun 2018Developer post
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 hells, you now have lives. Easy mode grants you 5 lives and hard
26 May 2018Developer post
Update 1.0.2 Bug fix and small update
Hello 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 better reward. (more on that below) Adjusted some sound fx lev
Hello 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 better reward. (more on that below)
Adjusted some sound fx levels
Changed a power up to suit the use of controller or keyboard/mouse
Added some witty pun tips to the transition screen
Adjusted how much rheum a player can get from being in close proximity to bullets
So there's an ability that can be obtained later in the game that is kinda random and there's usually so much chaos in the later game, that it's hard to tell you even have this ability.
So now there's two ways to obtain that ability. One way depends on beating a boss (tough secret hidden boss). And the other is luck :)
Enjoy and have fun! Let me know what you think ;)
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24 May 2018Developer post
1.0.1 Update
Hello 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 using a bomb, a small text will display close to the player, ind
Hello 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 using a bomb, a small text will display close to the player, indicating how many bombs are left
Now a permanent health bar will display with the rest of the UI, instead of only when you get hurt
The D-pad now works for controllers. Honestly don't know why that was in on day one.
Player getting hurt should be a little more obvious.
That's all for now! :) Some of the other concerns that were brought to my attention will take a little longer to work out.
See ya!
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22 May 2018Developer post
RHEUM Release!
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 not quite right, let me know. I'd be more then happy to look

Rheum

Updates & announcements

I'm making a new game called Cavity Busters!

Clarity Update

1.1.4 Just a quick little update!

1.1.3 Update New Boss and Playable Character

Leaderboards!!!

1.0.3 Update and Welcome new players!

Update 1.0.2 Bug fix and small update

1.0.1 Update

RHEUM Release!

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