Game overview
DERU - The Art of Cooperation
DERU - The Art of Cooperation is a cooperative puzzle game that mixes eye catching abstract art with mind bending puzzles to a unique gaming experience.
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- Steam reviews
- 86.9% positive 61 reviews · via SteamSpy
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About this game Read the full description
In this couch co-op experience two players team up to overcome the boundaries of shadow and light and succeed through teamwork, timing and tactics. Block streams for your partner, juggle your mass to make each other huge for traversing big streams. To succeed you have to communicate and plan together, fuse your brains and bring your co-op gaming skills on the next level.
Deru is more than your usual puzzle game, you need to have dexterity, precision and use strategic planning to reach the exit of each level.
Everybody can join! Friends, family and foes:
- Enjoy beautiful abstract art while solving mind-bending puzzles
- Elegance: Simple and easily understandable mechanics create complex and satisfying puzzles
- Great atmospheric music
- Multiple worlds packed with many brain twisting riddles
- Couch Co-op: merge your brains together to overcome the streams and barriers
- Single Player: Challenge your twin stick skills to tackle the puzzles solo
Cooperate online
Online Co-op: Play DERU online with your friends via Parsec: Read More
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Sound and Music
Michel Barengo created the music and soundscape for the game. A granular exploration of physicality which results in a soundscape in between the digital and real, which has been awarded with the “SUISA Swiss Games Music” prize.
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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 750 MB available space
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Macintosh® OSX 10.9+
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
- Storage: 750 MB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Ink Kit
- Brazilian rating
- 6
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Achievements
- 24
- Controller support
- full
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (15)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
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| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
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| Portuguese - Portugal | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Thai | Yes | No | No |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Turkish | Yes | No | No |
Steam store page
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the recorded Steam price for DERU - The Art of Cooperation?
The last observed Steam price for DERU - The Art of Cooperation is $14.99. Check Steam for current pricing and availability.
What genre is DERU - The Art of Cooperation?
DERU - The Art of Cooperation is a Casual, Indie game.
Who developed DERU - The Art of Cooperation?
DERU - The Art of Cooperation was developed by Ink Kit and published by Ink Kit.
What platforms does DERU - The Art of Cooperation support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.
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