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Runes is a unique puzzle game where you need to arrange the marbles in each and every level to match the picture in the upper-right corner. The less moves you use to do that, the more stars you'll earn.

Reviews: Positive — 83% — of 40 reviews
Released: 2016-11-24
Developer: Ede Tarsoly
Publisher: Headup
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 412 reviews2015
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    67% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2019
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    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
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