Rayman Lum'o'Grams

2025-04-07T12:19:18Z

Metalex123: Removing mentions of Picross as a synonym to nonogram.

{{Game
| name = Rayman Lum'o'Grams
| image = [[File:Rayman Lum'o'Grams Cover Art 1.png|center|320px|Rayman Lum'o'Grams]]
| developed by = [[Rayman Universe]]
| programmed by = Nikita Cherkashin (main developper)
| designed by = SailorRaybloomDZ, SkiiDigger720, Yggdrag without sticks, Zaft, CD, JakiWasHere, Danyq94, Illegal-D, VesperTerror, Millie, Raymanroy and Ruby (Community Puzzles contributors)
| written by = Gabi King (script editor)
| soundtrack by = Danil Mamaev (composer, sound designer) Galia Shabanova and Millie (voice actors)
| release date = To be announced
| genre = Nonogram
| gameplay mode = Single player
| platforms = PC
| distribution media = [https://gamejolt.com/games/Rayman-Lum-O-Grams/770177 Digital download]
| game engine = Clickteam Fusion 2.5
}}

'''''Rayman Lum'o'Grams''''' is a puzzle fan game for PCs running Microsoft Windows currently in development by [[Rayman Universe]], or [[Rayman Universe|RUNI]].

The game belongs to the nonogram puzzle genre and uses both its own and assets of most 2D projects from {{rw|Rayman series|Rayman series}}, with the exception of {{rw|UbiArt|UbiArt}} games. The game was first announced at [[Rayman: Alive|Rayman Alive 2022]] as part of the [[Rayman Universe|RUNI Showcase]] segment presenting [[Rayman Universe]] projects, which featured a concept trailer <ref>https://youtu.be/iz_y-Js9Cp4?si=Ye-WvpVNDF02n_Vd</ref>. The project's World Premiere took place at [[Rayman: Alive|Rayman Alive 2023]], revealing most of the details of the game <ref>https://youtu.be/60WQP1fo5xU?si=IC1sNH7rv53EYNTf</ref>. The first public demo version has been announced for early 2024, but its released has been postponed.

==Development==
The project is being developed on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickteam Clickteam Fusion 2.5] engine, while the game itself will be available for download on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Jolt Game Jolt] <ref>https://gamejolt.com/games/Rayman-Lum-O-Grams/770177</ref>.

Nikita Cherkashin, founder of [[Rayman Universe]], is the main developer, Danil Mamaev, who previously worked on the [[Rayman Garden PLUS]] fan game soundtrack, is the composer and sound designer, Gabi King is the script editor, Galia Shabanova and Millie are the voice actors of [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] and {{rw|Andrew|Andrew}}, respectively.

In addition, SailorRaybloomDZ, SkiiDigger720, Yggdrag without sticks, Zaft, CD, JakiWasHere, Danyq94, Illegal-D, VesperTerror, Millie, Raymanroy and Ruby took part in the development of the game, creating Community Puzzles for the game.

==Plot==
Rayman Lum'o'Grams' plot is based on the official description of [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]], a scrapped character from {{rw|Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape}}, previously mentioned only in the official strategy guide <ref>https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Muse_of_the_poets</ref>, but never appeared in any game in the {{rw|Rayman series|Rayman series}}. The narrative begins with the character's backstory, after which the events of the game take place in the present.

During the game, [[Rayman]] visits fragments of his memories of the events of {{rw|Rayman series|previous games}}, in which he restores [[The Glade of Dreams]] by recovering images of its creatures by solving [[Lum'o'Gram|Lum'o'Grams]] puzzles.

===The Beginning===
The plot starts with the story of the origin of [[The Glade of Dreams]], according to which, many centuries ago, [[The Great Protoon]] appeared in the center of the universe, surrounded by a swarm of [[Lum|Lums]], whose power was truly unlimited. The Gods found out about their hidden power and began to compete for the right to control it. [[Lum|Lums]] got tired of the conquerors and decided to create their own Gods, who with the help of [[The Great Protoon|Protoon]] will build their own land - [[The Glade of Dreams]]. The first God they created was [[Polokus]], who possessed the power of true generosity, mercy and purity. The second goddess was [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]], his wife. While [[Polokus]] was beautiful in his soul, the charm of [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] was expressed in her appearance and grace. Because of this, the creatures they created were not perfect in both sides. Because of his generosity, [[Polokus]] loved them for what they are, finding positive sides in their imperfection. But [[Muse of the poets|Muse]] did not think so. The unevenness of her children hurt her perfectionist nature. She claimed that they were spoiled by [[Polokus]]. She wished she could "fix" them. [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] only had to wait for the birth of [[Teensie|Teensies]], their most anticipated children, whose settlements would be all over [[The Glade of Dreams]]. However, the impact of [[Polokus]] turned out to be especially strong on [[Teensie|Teensies']] appearance, which is why they came out nondescript but good-natured, which was the last straw for [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]]. "What a freak!", [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] screamed when she saw one of them. At this moment, the goddess' rage reached its peak and she was no longer able to put up with the impact of [[Polokus|Polokus']] qualities on their children, gave up everything and went to the [[Dark Legacy]], the dark forests of [[The Glade of Dreams|The Glade]], forever. Since then, no one has seen [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]], she was considered missing, while [[Polokus]] was left alone forever until he went into a deep sleep. Meanwhile, [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] was secretly studying the nature of the [[Lum|Lums]] and their structure. After centuries of research she managed to learn how to change creatures created with them. From now on, [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] can "fix" everything that she with her husband has created many years ago, leaving nothing in their children but a perfect appearance.

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"The Great Protoon" Fresco.png|[[The Great Protoon|"The Great Protoon"]] fresco.
"The Balance" Fresco.png|"The Balance" fresco.
Introduction Cutscene 1.png|The first meeting of the [[Teensie|Teensies]] and [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]].
</gallery>

===The Main Story===
[[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] returns, and her plan is simple - to capture the images of all living things and rewrite them, striving for her ideals. The goddess enchanted [[The Glade of Dreams]] and turned it into [[The Elbowroom]], a place where she can change anything as she wants. That's where [[Rayman]] finds himself in the company of two new sidekicks - [[Originator|Originators]], with whom he has to save his home and find out the truth about [[The Glade of Dreams|The Glade]] creators and [[The Great Protoon|Protoon]] children. To do this, [[Rayman]] travels through fragments of his own memories, restoring images of the creatures that inhabited the locations he visited and once again fighting his worst enemies, whose minds were captured by [[Muse Syllable|Muse Syllables]], whose goal is to defeat [[Rayman]] and his new friends.

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Introduction Cutscene 2.png|[[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] returning to [[The Glade of Dreams]].
Introduction Cutscene 3.png|[[Rayman]] and the [[Originator|Originators]] entering [[The Elbowroom]].
</gallery>

==Gameplay==
The gameplay of Rayman Lum'o'Grams is heavily inspired by the Picross series published by Nintendo, based on the classic Japanese Nonograms, also known as Hanjie, Paint by Numbers, Griddlers, and Pic-a-Pix. The player's task at each level is to solve a series of picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden pixel art-like picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers are a form of discrete tomography that measures how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column. For example, a clue of "2 5 4" would mean there are sets of two, five, and four filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive sets.

One of the main innovations of the game, which distinguishes it from other games of this genre, are [[Muse Syllable|Muse Syllables]] [[Lum'o'Gram|Lum'o'Grams]], characterized in that in the process of solving the puzzle, one of the bosses from previous {{rw|Rayman series|Rayman games}} tries to destroy the player's cursor. To complete such segments, the player is required not only to solve the problem, but also to evade enemy attacks, as well as sometimes interact with the environment and change their [[Originator]].

==Levels==
Locations from previous {{rw|Rayman series|Rayman games}} are presented here as levels. While the full list has not yet been announced, a list of games is known, the locations, styles and bosses from which will be included in the final game.

===Main Styles===
* {{rw|Rayman (cancelled prototype)|The cancelled Rayman prototype for Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}
* {{rw|Rayman 1|Classic Rayman}}
* {{rw|Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape}} (using {{rw|Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman 3 for Game Boy Advance}} and {{rw|Rayman (Game Boy Color)|Rayman for Palm OS}} assets)
* {{rw|Rayman (Game Boy Color)|Rayman for Game Boy Color}}
* {{rw|Rayman Garden}}
* {{rw|Rayman Golf}} + {{rw|Rayman Bowling}}
* {{rw|Rayman 3|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc}} (using {{rw|Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman 3 for Game Boy Advance}} and {{rw|Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge|Rayman Hoodlums' Revenge}} assets)
* {{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman Raving Rabbids for Game Boy Advance}}
* {{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|Rayman Raving Rabbids for mobile phones}}
* {{rw|Rayman IV|Rayman IV: Sunshine of Trip (bootleg)}}

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SNES Style Screenshot.png|{{rw|Rayman (cancelled prototype)|The cancelled Rayman prototype for SNES}} style.
Rayman 1 Style Screenshot.png|{{rw|Rayman 1|Classic Rayman}} style.
Rayman 2 Style Screenshot.png|{{rw|Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape}} style.
GBC Style Screenshot.png|{{rw|Rayman (Game Boy Color)|Rayman for GBC}} style.
Rayman Garden style.png|{{rw|Rayman Garden}} style.
Rayman Golf Style.png|{{rw|Rayman Golf}} + {{rw|Rayman Bowling}} style.
Rayman 3 Style.png|{{rw|Rayman 3|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc}} style.
RRR GBA Style.png|{{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman Raving Rabbids for GBA}} style.
RRR J2ME Style.png|{{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|Rayman Raving Rabbids for J2ME}} style.
Rayman IV GBA Style.png|{{rw|Rayman IV|Rayman IV: Sunshine of Trip bootleg}} style.
</gallery>

===Community Puzzles===
During the main story campaign, the player randomly unlocks new [[Lum'o'Gram|Lum'o'Grams]], the solution of which is also necessary to fully complete the game. They do not include [[Muse Syllable|Muse Syllables]], the puzzles are presented in 15x15 format, and instead of [[Rayman]], [[UbiArtist]], a mascot of {{rw|Ubisoft|Ubisoft's}} {{rw|UbiArt|UbiArt Framework}}, interacts with the player. Most of these [[Lum'o'Gram|Lum'o'Grams]] are dedicated to {{rw|Rayman Origins}} and {{rw|Rayman Legends}}, but a third category was also presented - Rayman Universe, which includes puzzles with the main characters of both the main styles already presented and projects that did not make it to this list, such as {{rw|Rayman: The Animated Series}}, {{rw|Rayman M|Rayman M/Arena}}, {{rw|Rayman & les Moldies|Rayman and The Moldies}} and many others. These puzzles are created together with enthusiasts who want to participate in the project.

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UbiArtist Teaser.png|thumb|[[UbiArtist]] as he was featured in the Rayman Lum'o'Grams World Premiere trailer.
Community Puzzles Teaser.png|thumb|A poster announcing the opening for those who want to participate in the development of the game, creating 15x15 puzzle arts.
</gallery>

==Characters==
===Main Cast===
*'''[[Rayman]]'''
*'''[[Originator|Originators]]'''
*'''[[UbiArtist]]'''
*'''[[Polokus]]'''
*'''[[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]]'''

===[[Muse Syllable|Muse Syllables]]===
Although the full list of [[Muse Syllable|Muse Syllables]] has not yet been announced, some of them have already been confirmed.

===={{rw|Rayman 1|Classic Rayman}}====
*'''[[Bzzit]]'''
*'''[[Mr Sax]]'''
*'''[[Mr Dark]]'''

===={{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)}}====
*'''[[Giant Antitoon]]'''

===={{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|Rayman Raving Rabbids (Mobile)}}====
*'''[[Rabbid Mobile]]'''

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Bzzit, Muse Syllable of the Dream Forest.png|[[Bzzit]], [[Muse Syllable]] of [[the Dream Forest]].
Mr Sax, Muse Syllable of Band Land.png|[[Mr Sax]], [[Muse Syllable]] of [[Band Land]].
Mr Dark, Muse Syllable of Candy Château.png|[[Mr Dark]], [[Muse Syllable]] of [[Candy Château]].
Giant Antitoon, Muse Syllable of the Child World.png|[[Giant Antitoon]], [[Muse Syllable]] of the [[Child (world)|Child world]].
Rabbid Mobile, Muse Syllable of the Factory.png|[[Rabbid Mobile]], [[Muse Syllable]] of the [[Factory (Rayman Lum'o'Grams)|Factory]].
</gallery>

==Soundtrack==
Despite the fact that the game has a huge number of compositions from {{rw|Rayman series|Rayman games}} in accordance with the styles, an original soundtrack by Danil Mamaev is also being created for the project.

Special mention should be made of the themes playing in {{rw|Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|Rayman Raving Rabbids (Mobile)}} style locations, which are expanded versions of the original jingles <ref>https://youtu.be/SPe43aJZHK4?si=jJXb-dEHQNYBvVrj</ref>.
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Rayman Lum'o'Grams Early OST Cover.png|thumb|An early original soundtrack album cover.
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==Gallery==
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The Great Protoon Icon.jpg|thumb|[[The Great Protoon|"The Great Protoon"]] icon.
Rayman Lum'o'Grams Muse Cover.png|thumb|[[Muse of the poets|"The Muse of Poets"]] icon.
Rayman Lum o Grams logo.png|thumb|General logo.
Rayman Lum'o'Grams Silhouette Logo.png|thumb|Alternative logo.
"No More Mistakes" Poster.jpg|thumb|"No More Mistakes" poster, featuring [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]].
RUNI Showcase x Rayman Alive 2022 Lineup.png|thumb|Poster featuring Rayman Lum'o'Grams, [[Rayman Garden PLUS|Rayman Garden PLUS: Story Mode Update]] and [[Barbara Journey: The Fallen Angels]] fan games by [[Rayman Universe]] announced at [[Rayman: Alive|Rayman Alive 2022]].
Rayman Lum'o'Grams Early Logo (Center).png|thumb|Early logo from the concept trailer (center version) <ref>https://youtu.be/PvkHzhSlhms?si=UIlptvdxSDj2ttN4</ref>.
Rayman Lum'o'Grams Early Logo (Side).png|thumb|Early logo from the concept trailer (side version).
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* The initial working title for the game was ''Rayman Lum'o'Cross''. It was also mistakenly mentioned in some early game advertisements.
* Initially, Rayman Lum'o'Grams was planned as a tiny fan game for the Rayman 28th Anniversary, but positive feedback during the announcement at [[Rayman: Alive|Rayman Alive 2022]] motivated developers to expand the scale of the game.
* [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] design is based on one of the early {{rw|Rayman: The Animated Series}} storyboards, which features an unknown woman. Thus, [[Muse of the poets|The Muse of Poets]] in Rayman Lum'o'Grams is the realization of two scrapped characters at once <ref>https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/File:RaymanTVSeries-Designs-by-LeonJoosen.jpg</ref>.
* The {{rw|Rayman Kart}} style was originally planned for the game, but the idea was scrapped due to the lack of puzzle ideas.
* Some of the technical flaws from the original games are present in Rayman Lum'o'Grams in the form of easter eggs. For example, each [[Lum'o'Gram]] walkthrough in {{rw|Rayman 1|Classic Rayman}} style begins with a landing sound, as in the levels of the original game; while during some animations in {{rw|Rayman IV|Rayman IV: Sunshine of Trip}} style an identical to the original game graphical glitch blinks on the [[Rayman]] icon.
* {{rw|Rayman Garden}} style contains sounds and music from [[Rayman Garden PLUS]], the first [[Rayman Universe]] fan game.

==External links==
* [https://youtu.be/60WQP1fo5xU?si=3Ls_5c6X4YnSrvom World Premiere Trailer]
* [https://gamejolt.com/games/Rayman-Lum-O-Grams/770177 Game Jolt Page]
* [https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74974 Discussion Page]
* [https://discord.gg/s3k53PujJD Rayman Universe Discord Server]
* [https://twitter.com/RUniverseVK Rayman Universe Twitter/X Page]
* [https://vk.com/raymanuniverse Rayman Universe VK Group]
* [https://youtu.be/V_2BpNaX95U?si=yKtOKTFxTYf0Q7sP Let's Put You Back Together Theme]
* [https://youtu.be/h8_zNn34qlA?si=zCvcXb2nqTQjL97u The Beginning Theme]
* [https://youtu.be/SPe43aJZHK4?si=8uld3MctMwanI65U Rayman Raving Rabbids (Mobile) Theme Teaser]
* [https://youtu.be/PvkHzhSlhms?si=FtAwHHMvGr0jWmrm RUNI Showcase 2022]
* [https://youtu.be/bQXUPoVQ3z4?si=-uyNutpUCSh0WXSr Concept Trailer]

==References==
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[[Category: Rayman fan games]]

Rayfanpedia - User contributions [en]

Rayman Lum'o'Grams