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Ionia
IONIA is an hour-long single-player interactive story for all ages. Get up close with music-inspired creatures in a lush forest teeming with life. Every purchase benefits real-world wildlife, with 5% of proceeds going directly to the Steve Irwin Foundation, Wildlife Warriors Worldwide.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“I remember a story that was shown in the newspaper a few years ago, there was a period when the actions of active poachers increased in africa, animals that were hunted by poachers, and if I remember correctly these were elephants, ran to a wild animal shelter that people have…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“2 MIN Video Review https://youtu.be/Zhz2f3adRU4 Written Review Rhythm of the Universe is a beautiful game that manages to capture the feeling of a majestic, alien forest, albeit for a brief time. The plantlife and fauna feel like they're out of Rayman 2, or Avatar. Everything…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Looks like this game has a great designers, but modeling is outdated and looks really bad. Bindings are terrible. Move tumbstick to the left - and you'll turn to the right. Inverted snapturns? Rly? You can turn on locomotion in settings, but if you do so - there is no way you…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
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Ionia: Developer Unveiled - An Exclusive Playthrough
Greetings, fellow Pangeans! We're thrilled to share the captivating universe of Ionia alongside its creators in an exclusive developer playthrough event. Whether you're a veteran player or have just r
Happy Steam Winter Sale!
Happy Holidays from us at ROTU! Enjoy 30% off on Ionia for this Winter Sale going through January 5th.
User Feedback Patch #2
Added additional support and bug fix for height adjustment. Additional environmental Art and interactive foliage added More to come!
User Feedback Update
Added In-game options, including a smooth locomotion toggle, input, audio, and more Added a scene skip feature (experimental) Added height adjustment slider to the in-game menu Removed red X from non-
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · VR · Immersive Sim · Exploration · Interactive Fiction · Tutorial · Action-Adventure · 3D · First-Person · Surreal · Story Rich · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Official site | https://rotu.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR