Metroidvania but with a physics-based grappler? That will be Rusted Moss, as it releases onto Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
Available right now on console, priced at £16.75, Rusted Moss is the latest from a prolific PLAYISM team, as they take the creation of faxdoc, happysquared and sunnydaze, delivering it to the world.
Grapple to victory
Having garnered some ‘Very Positive’ acclaim on Steam over the course of a year or so, Rusted Moss now lands on console, working as a twin-sticking grapple metroidvania. And in case you were in any doubt as to what that entails, expect to be found blasting and swinging your way through a huge world, fighting your way past the biggest of monstrosities.
You see, in Rusted Moss the world you once knew has been eroded; a wasteland, humanity fallen. Thank god for your grapple then, as you look to traverse your way through challenges, pulling off creative solutions as you go.
Key game features
- Metroidvania with a Physics-Based Grapple – This metroidvania utilizes your grapple and weapons with a full 360° aiming system. The freedom created by these controls creates a smooth experience for users to feel in complete control of their character. Find creative solutions to flexible traversal challenges, and blast away witches and machinery with precise aiming.
- Now for the Hook… – The grappling hook is hard to learn yet rewarding to master. This unique physics-based elastic grappling hook uses your kinetic momentum to propel your character forward. Similar to rock climbing, there’s no set path through this melancholic abandoned wasteland. Latch onto any moss covered structure and swing your way through this rugged terrain.
- Shotgun blasts, Precision shots, Rocket jumps! – No more aiming in just 8 directions. As a twin-stick shooter, Rusted Moss emphasizes tight and precise gunplay. Quickly switch between your arsenal of weapons to best suit your playstyle and situation. Get up close and personal with a shotgun before grappling away and pulling out a sniper for the killing blow!
- Boss fights! – Push your gunplay and grappling hook skills to their limits! From powerful witches to machine monstrosities, each boss fight throws its own unique challenge at you. Dodge swords, avoid energy fields, and blast away at conjured spiders.
Buy now!
Ready to swing to victory? Rusted Moss is on the Xbox Store, playable on Xbox Series X|S, all via a £16.75 price. You won’t be able to play this one on Xbox One though.
Alternatively, it’s on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. And PC through Steam of course.
Rusted Moss Description
Journey across desolate landscapes drenched in melancholy; witness the remnants of humanity and their rusting iron inventions… Humanity is on the brink of collapse and will soon be invaded by faeries. In a desperate bid to survive, humans have empowered their own witches with stolen fae magic. But all is not lost, as the humans were deceived – for one of their own is not what she seems. The fae have stolen a human baby, and replaced it with something else… Raised by unsuspecting human parents, Fern is a changeling whose true loyalties have emerged. Alongside a mysterious shadow named Puck, she sets off on a journey to return fae to the world and end the Age of Men. Whose side will you choose – human or fae?
