Rusty Rabbit

Nintendo World ReportJ.P. Corbran

9/10

With a big world to explore and a compelling story full of twists and turns, Rusty Rabbit offers a pretty meaty campaign that stays interesting all the way through. The gameplay loop and upgrades are very satisfying and keep things fresh along the way. Whether you’re familiar with the artist’s work or you’re brand new to it like me, I fully recommend Rusty Rabbit.

Checkpoint GamingLisa Pollifroni

8/10

In Rusty Rabbit, the world has turned to ice, humans are extinct, and rabbits rule the world. It might sound like a scary concept if the rabbits weren’t so darn cute! In this action adventure 2-D side scroller, you play as Stamp, a Sylvanian families-inspired looking middle-aged “rust hunter” who is obsessed with adventuring and discovering “trash” in this rabbit-run world. With his mech, Junkster, he goes through different dungeons to find parts that he can use to upgrade items and...

ShackNewsLucas White

8/10

Nitroplus’ Rusty Rabbit is an easy hook. The key visuals show us a bipedal rabbit, wearing a patched-up bomber jacket, chomping on a carrot like a cigar, with a village made of scrap junk on the side of a frozen mountain in the background. Learning the rabbit pilots a mech suit in Metroidvania dungeons and is voiced by Kazuma Kiryu of Yakuza fame in both Japanese and English seals the deal. But what might seem like a zany, over the top action game turns out to be more nuanced than you might expect. Weird, wholesome, and deliberately rough around the edges, Rusty Rabbit is an earnest passion pr...

Playstation UniverseJames Davie

7.5/10

If you're looking for a decent Metroidvania, then Rusty Rabbit is solid enough, though there's not a lot here to suggest it's more than towing the genre's line rather than branching out in unexpected new directions. Collecting junk is enjoyable in Rusty Rabbit, but maybe it could've done with more fervor and less grit, even if the game's name informs you of its weathered vibes.

Impulse GamerNay Clark

Burrow deep into the unknown for miraculous treasures, but the further down the rabbit hole you go, the more feral the danger. Rusty Rabbit is a Metroidvania

GameGrinJoshua Render

7/10

Rusty Rabbit is an interesting title, with a strong plot in a colourful world. However, the gameplay and dialogue can drag at times.

GamerBravesRalph

7/10

In the increasingly crowded Metroidvania landscape, NITRO PLUS’ Rusty Rabbit carves out a distinct niche with its post-apocalyptic frozen Earth setting and anthropomorphic protagonist. Our review of Rusty Rabbit will examine the game’s narrative strengths, mechanical shortcomings, and overall position within the genre to help you decide if this frozen journey is worth your time.

TheSixthAxisAdrian Burrows

7/10

Surprisingly, Rusty Rabbit isn’t a game about a malfunctioning toy for adults. Instead, it’s the tale of Rusty Stamp, a loveable, Wolverine-voiced, floppy eared scamp, who pilots his mech to dig through ancient tunnels on a mission to uncover valuable scrap.

Nintendo LifeNathan Ellingsworth

7/10

Developer SoFun has crafted an endearing and occasionally hilarious world full of mystery, which even after credits roll feels poised for bigger things. However, at launch, the game feels noticeably slow and the visuals seem compromised on Switch, which brings borderline sluggishness occasionally into frustrating territory. By no means a dealbreaker, and not necessarily a barrier to the dozens of hours of fun gameplay you can find, but we hope to hear of some updates that make exploring Smokestack Mountain as enjoyable as it should be.

Push SquareKen Talbot

7/10

Rusty Rabbit opens with the brooding, atmospheric tone of a noir detective mystery. World-weary narration introduces us to Stamp — a grizzled, down-on-his-luck salvager with a dark past. Stamp is a talking rabbit.

CGMagazineJordan Biordi

6.5/10

Rusty Rabbit has some interesting ideas, but they’re buried under tedious and somewhat undercooked gameplay.

AltCharAsmir Kovacevic

4.5/10

Focusing the entire game on a charismatic main character is a number no developer should put all their chips on. Without sound gameplay, a game is simply not a game, and that's exactly the problem with Rusty Rabbit.