Ruffy and the Riverside

Ruffy and the Riverside

Released Jun 2025

In Ruffy and the Riverside, you wield the magic SWAP to Copy & Paste textures - turn ice into lava or waterfalls into vines! Explore, fight, skate on straw bales, and unleash your imagination in this quirky open-world action game. Dive into an adventure that lets you literally change the world!

87% positive · 235 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Ruffy and the Riverside launched on June 26, 2025, after seven years of development. The only DLC listed is a soundtrack release, which is a standalone music product rather than a content expansion. Following launch, the developer shipped a series of polish and quality-of-life patches through September 5, 2025 — covering dialogue improvements, camera smoothing, widescreen support, cutscene skipping, and various bug fixes. These updates reflect a studio actively supporting their shipped product rather than building out new content. No roadmap, expansion, or future DLC has been announced at any point. The developer has not communicated any plans to add new content beyond the base game, and the last developer communication was on September 5, 2025. The game appears to have launched as a complete, self-contained product.
Evidence
Launch announcement: game released after seven years of development. No mention of future DLC or content plans.
news post · Jun 26, 2025 source content shipped
high
Version 1.2.0 patch notes describe final dialogue shortening and bug fixes. Last official developer communication. No future content announced.
news post · Sep 5, 2025 source ambiguous
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Phiphen Games
Achievements
47
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Join Ruffy on an exciting quest to stop the mischievous villain Groll from destroying the World Core and throwing Riverside into chaos. Along the way, you'll travel to fantastic places with helpful friends like Pip the sassy bee, Sir Eddler the adventurous mole, and Silja the wise turtle. Meet a lively cast of characters, each with their own unique stories and dialogues, as the exciting adventure unfolds with unexpected surprises for Ruffy around every corner.

As Ruffy, the Chosen One, you'll harness the magical power of SWAP, and use it to transform the game world. With SWAP you'll change the sun into the moon or ice into lava while overcoming countless puzzles and effortlessly manipulating objects to your will. You can turn a stone into wood to create a boat or swap a wall into rubble to clear your path, and much more as you fight, jump, and ride hay bales throughout the adventure. The unique SWAP ability opens up endless possibilities, making every moment feel magical and full of surprises.

Ruffy just won't stop! When the 3D world ends, he leaps into new 2D levels to collect even more treasures, but watch out - many obstacles must be swapped before you can safely pass through walls. Use your cleverness and the magical SWAP mechanic to transform objects and unlock new paths in your delightful adventure!

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 team up with the Fish Gang to defeat bully sharks. Unleash your creativity by designing your own textures with Pix, transforming the game world into your personal adventure filled with surprises around every corner.

List of features:

  • Use and master the power of SWAP to transform elements in the game world.

  • Overcome various puzzles through creative manipulation of objects.

  • Engage in exciting adventure elements like fighting, jumping, and skating.

  • Solve puzzles and find treasures in challenging 2D levels

  • Unlock seven outer regions, each with unique challenges and settings. 

  • More than a dozen characters offering new exciting quests.

  • Use dreamstones to create and apply custom textures to main game elements like stone, waterfalls and more...

  • Enjoy a magical atmosphere with a focus on exploration and discovery.

  • Gather various collectibles, such as butterflies, dreamstones, Etoi creatures, and coins, each contributing to gameplay and customization.

Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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