Fit check
Is Secrets of Rætikon worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer exploration over linear stage progression
- Fans of physics-based interactions who want environmental tactics
- Creators interested in making and sharing custom levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly scripted, combat-first action game may find the open exploration structure less focused.
- Those wanting a conventional platformer with fixed obstacles may not prefer the physics-driven interactions and animal encounters.
- Players who do not use level editors may have little interest in the creation tools.
Our take on Secrets of Rætikon
Rather than treating the environment as fixed scenery, the game makes animals and natural objects part of its interactive systems. Its open-world exploration is paired with a level editor and physics sandbox, replacing a more conventional single-use adventure structure with tools for experimentation.
What is Secrets of Rætikon?
Secrets of Rætikon is a 2D open-world action exploration game set in the Alps.
Players fly through an unfamiliar mountain environment, investigate an ancient culture, and gather components from old machines. The world uses physics-based interactions: trees, rocks, plants, animals, and other objects can be moved or handled. Hostile creatures defend their territories and can fight one another, allowing environmental tactics such as redirecting predators or using thorny plants against attackers. The game includes a level editor for changing existing stages or making new ones. Created levels can be shared through Steam Workshop, while a physics sandbox supports building interactive devices and additional game-like creations.
How Secrets of Rætikon plays
- 01Physics-based world
- Many environmental objects and creatures can be picked up, moved, or used during encounters.
- 02Animal interactions
- Predators and other wildlife can attack each other, creating ways to redirect threats.
- 03Level creation tools
- The included editor supports modifying the game's stages and building new ones.
- 04Steam Workshop sharing
- Custom levels can be distributed through Steam Workshop.
- 05Physics sandbox
- A separate building space supports constructing devices and game-like experiments.
Secrets of Rætikon compared to similar games
Jusant focuses on climbing a tall tower, managing stamina, choosing routes, and uncovering a past civilization, while Secrets of Rætikon centers on flight, open-world exploration, wildlife encounters, and movable physics-based objects. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania, whereas Secrets of Rætikon adds a level editor, Steam Workshop sharing, and a physics sandbox.
Secrets of Rætikon: platforms & release
Is Secrets of Rætikon worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer exploration over linear stage progression. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly scripted, combat-first action game may find the open exploration structure less focused.
Where can I download Secrets of Rætikon?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Secrets of Rætikon's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Secrets of Rætikon on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
