Rusty Rabbit, an upcoming Metroidvania published by NetEase, will launch on April 17 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Originally teased in 2023, Rusty Rabbit has one in all the wildest elevator pitches I’ve heard in a while. It’s a 2.5D Metroidvania set in a postapocalyptic world where lovable anthropomorphic rabbits have inherited the Earth. The project was originally set to launch in September 2024, nevertheless it was delayed to 2025. Today, NetEase has finally given the oddball project a correct release date.
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The announcement comes with a latest trailer that offers us one other glimpse at its action-adventure gameplay. It shows its hero, a middle-aged rabbit named Stamp, blasting through scrap heaps with a mech suit. The clip shows off latest traversal abilities in addition to its mech customization system. It looks a bit like a cross between Metroid and SteamWorld Dig.
For those unfamiliar with the project, Rusty Rabbit has some surprising talent behind it. Its script was written by Gen Orobuchi, a author best known for his work on anime like Fate/Zero, Psycho-Pass and more. Stamp is voiced by Takaya Kuroda within the Japanese dub and Yong Yea within the English version. Each actors famously portray Kiryu Kazuma in Sega’s Like a Dragon series, something that’s very clear when hearing Stamp’s grizzled voice.
I got a detailed take a look at Rusty Rabbit back at Summer Game Fest 2024 and it’s been on my radar ever since. In its wacky premise, Earth’s rabbits have misinterpreted every part humans left behind to rebuild its civilization. As an illustration, they think Peter Rabbit is the literal bible and that rabbits are Earth’s chosen people due to it. If that doesn’t at the very least perk your ears, I don’t know what is going to.
Rusty Rabbit launches on April 17 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
