The perfect game to start your weekend: Ruffy and the Riverside

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Ruffy and the Riverside‘s Demo is Out Now – Nostalgia Meets Innovation in This Retro-inspired 3D Platformer!

Unlike his signature move, Ruffy and the Riverside isn’t just a copy & paste of its N64-inspirations!  It’s a romp through N64-fueled nostalgia and the demo was rated Very Positive on Steam after just 2 days.

German indie studio Zockrates Laboratories and US publisher Phiphen Games are jumping with joy because they can finally let players explore the demo for Ruffy and the Riverside.

The Demo is Out Now on Steam, ahead of the game’s participation in the February Steam Next Fest, from Feb 24th to March 3rd.

What is Ruffy and the Riverside About?

In Ruffy and the Riverside, you wield the magic power of SWAP, using it to Copy & Paste textures within the game world.

Turn ice into lava or waterfalls into vines as you ride hay bales, explore, fight, and solve puzzles throughout Riverside.

Unleash your imagination in this quirky open-world action game that literally lets you change the world!

Explore the marvelous open world of Riverside, where Ruffy embarks on playful side quests, masters challenges, and collects magic treasures across seven distant regions.

Ride hay bales, perform tricks on secret rails, and discover unknown areas as you meet the mysterious Etoi and help the colourful cast of characters.

Key Features

  • Use and master the power of SWAP to transform elements in the game world.
  • Overcome various puzzles through creative manipulation of objects.
  • Jump, fight and skate around the open world of Riverside
  • Solve puzzles and find treasures hidden in 2D levels
  • Unlock seven outer regions, each with unique challenges and settings.
  • More than a dozen characters each with quests to complete
  • Use dreamstones to create & apply custom textures to elements like stone, waterfalls and more…
  • Enjoy a magical atmosphere with a focus on exploration & discovery.
  • Gather various collectables, such as coins, butterflies, dreamstones and cute Etoi creatures!

Is Ruffy and the Riverside a Cozy Game?

Ruffy and the Riverside‘s lighthearted approach to an open-world action game will be a hit with fans of the og Paper Mario games.

It’s a family-friendly game with tons of characters that parents might just enjoy more than their kids! If it’s nostalgia and creativity you’re searching for, Ruffy and the Riverside has it in every texture.

About Zockrates Laboratories (developer)

We are a team of artists, programmers and musicians from Nuremberg, Germany, and we love video games. We used to make video game art, but since Ruffy smiled at us for the first time from a piece of paper in 2017 and started swapping things right before our eyes in a prototype, we had to move on and founded Zockrates Laboratories. However, our aim has remained the same. We want to bring extraordinary gameplay, aesthetic enjoyment in visuals and music and most importantly a lot of fun.

About Phiphen Games (publisher)

Phiphen Games was founded with the purpose of publishing cutting-edge and unmistakably unique games. They help innovative developers across all genres & budget levels bring their projects to major platforms and reach a global audience.

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