Rusted Moss
Released Apr 2023
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
89% positive · 1,720 reviews
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Rusted Moss launched on April 11, 2023 and has received substantial post-launch support in the form of free content updates. The developers delivered a major content update on June 20, 2024 — adding 300+ new rooms, 7-8 hours of content, two new areas, a boss rush mode, and a new playable character (Maya). In the post announcing that update, the developer explicitly called it the "final update" and described the experience of releasing it as bittersweet, making clear they considered the game's content complete. A subsequent patch on September 10, 2024 reworked a boss fight, and the Winter Update on February 28, 2025 added two more areas and boss fights — described in the post as "the final update of Rusted Moss." A further console-parity update shipped on October 3, 2025 bringing those same additions to Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox. A hotfix patch followed on July 25, 2025 to address bugs. On February 3, 2026, the developer posted a "Future of Rusted Moss" update explicitly stating they are working on a spiritual successor (Iron Bramble), and on May 11, 2026 they formally announced Iron Bramble as their next project — specifically noting that Rusted Moss added "10+ extra hours of content and two new playable characters" since launch and is now done. No further content for Rusted Moss has been announced or implied. The game is complete.
Evidence
Developer announces Iron Bramble as a spiritual successor to Rusted Moss, describing Rusted Moss as a completed game that received '10+ extra hours of content and two new playable characters' since launch. No further Rusted Moss content mentioned.
Developer posts about the future of Rusted Moss, stating they are working on a spiritual successor. No new Rusted Moss content planned.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
PLAYISM
Achievements
46
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game

This Metroidvania has a physics-based grapple!
This metroidvania utilizes your grapple and weapons with a full 360° aiming system. The freedom created by these controls creates a smooth experience for users to feel in complete control of their character. Find creative solutions to flexible traversal challenges, and blast away witches and machinery with precise aiming.

The grappling hook is hard to learn yet rewarding to master. This unique physics-based elastic grappling hook uses your kinetic momentum to propel your character forward. Similar to rock climbing, there’s no set path through this melancholic abandoned wasteland. Latch onto any moss covered structure and swing your way through this rugged terrain.

No more aiming in just 8 directions. As a twin-stick shooter, Rusted Moss emphasizes tight and precise gunplay. Quickly switch between your arsenal of weapons to best suit your playstyle and situation. Get up close and personal with a shotgun before grappling away and pulling out a sniper for the killing blow!

Push your gunplay and grappling hook skills to their limits! From powerful witches to machine monstrosities, each boss fight throws its own unique challenge at you. Dodge swords, avoid energy fields, and blast away at conjured spiders.
Level Editor - Share your own custom levels using Steam Workshop!
The Rusted Moss Level Editor allows you to create your own original stages, letting your imagination run wild with a bunch of tiles, terrain, and gimmicks to play around with.
Challenge yourself (and others) and explore your creative side of Grapplevania’s with the endless designs and possibilities! You can also upload your custom levels using Steam Workshop and play levels created by other players.

Journey across desolate landscapes drenched in melancholy; witness the remnants of humanity and their rusting iron inventions… Humanity is on the brink of collapse and will soon be invaded by faeries. In a desperate bid to survive, humans have empowered their own witches with stolen fae magic.
But all is not lost, as the humans were deceived - for one of their own is not what she seems. The fae have stolen a human baby, and replaced it with something else…
Raised by unsuspecting human parents, Fern is a changeling whose true loyalties have emerged. Alongside a mysterious shadow named Puck, she sets off on a journey to return fae to the world and end the Age of Men.
Whose side will you choose - human or fae?
Features:
- Master the grapple
- 20+ unique abilities to find!
- Customizable strategy and gameplay
- 6+ challenging bosses to defeat
- 8 distinct weapons to find
- Multiple Endings
- Encounter humans and fae folk trying to find their way through the world. Speak to them and learn their stories.
- Uncover lost shrines and abandoned computer stations to learn about old secrets and forgotten tales.
- Beautifully melancholic pixel art. A retro vibe with a modern aesthetic, the world of Rusted Moss comes alive with moody pixels and stylish animation.
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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