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TRI: Of Friendship and Madness

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!

What works

  • Innovative triangle-based puzzle mechanics
  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Large, imaginative levels with secrets
  • Unique art style and atmospheric soundtrack
  • Freedom to explore and experiment

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve in later levels
  • Some puzzles require pixel-perfect precision
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Motion sickness reported by some players
  • Voice acting considered weak by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Helheim Hassle

  • Corn Kidz 64

  • Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

  • Youropa

  • DISCOPUP

  • Supraworld

Less expressive

Games that feels like TRI: Of Friendship and Madness but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Backroom - Lost and Found

  • The Spectrum Retreat

  • Magrunner: Dark Pulse

  • Gravitas

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

  • Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut

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TRI: Of Friendship and Madness: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival.

Last update: 04/08/2026