Patapon Creators’ Ratatan Launches in Early Entry Subsequent Month Players Area

Ratatan, the rhythm-action recreation created by a number of ex-Patapon builders, will launch on PC by way of Steam Early Entry subsequent month, developer Ratata Arts has introduced.

Per a press launch, Ratatan will arrive on September nineteenth, having been delayed from its originally-intended launch date of July twenty fifth. That delay, Ratata Arts mentioned on the time, was implement so as to implement varied items of participant suggestions from the sport’s Steam Subsequent Fest demo.

Now, the developer says Ratatan “has advanced considerably” since that demo was launched, and it appears just like the Patapon non secular successor is lastly able to launch (in Early Entry, in fact).

Ratatan was initially revealed again in July 2023, at which level the builders additionally promised that the sport would get a Kickstarter marketing campaign.

That marketing campaign was subsequently totally funded in beneath an hour, permitting Ratata Arts to fulfil stretch targets like hiring extra ex-Japan Studio employees, including multiplayer modes, and bringing Ratatan to consoles (though it will not launch on different techniques concurrently PC).

The sport ultimately closed its crowdfunding marketing campaign at a whopping $1.5 million raised, so it is clear there’s an urge for food for a Patapon non secular successor. That is seemingly additionally why Ratata Arts has taken such care to enhance the sport since its preliminary demo.

As for what you’ll be able to anticipate from Ratatan, the devs describe it as a “rhythm roguelike motion recreation that mixes rhythm video games and side-scrolling motion”, full with a “toe-tapping soundtrack”. You may take a look at a trailer for Ratatan (albeit one with a now-incorrect launch date) proper right here.

Ratatan launches for PC by way of Steam Early Entry on September nineteenth. There is no phrase but about when the sport might be coming to consoles, nevertheless it could be a case of ready till the 1.0 launch. Keep tuned for extra.