Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
Released Aug 2021
Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!
75% positive · 1,994 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Rustler launched into full 1.0 release on August 31, 2021, after a period in Early Access. Following launch, the developer shipped two paid DLC packs: Murder Madness on October 21, 2021, and Vinci on November 24, 2021 — both of which are now released and available. These were the only content expansions planned and delivered after launch. The developer's year-end post from December 30, 2021 reflected on the year's accomplishments and ran a player survey about what direction a potential future Rustler project might take — framed as exploratory research rather than an announcement of upcoming content for this game. The July 2022 developer update explicitly acknowledged that "we're not able to change many things at this stage of Rustler's development," signaling the end of active content work, while noting the team would take lessons forward into future projects. A small feature patch arrived on April 8, 2024 (adding horse selling), but this was a minor quality-of-life addition, not a new content release — and notably, that post was primarily used to promote the developer's new spin-off game, "Yet Another Fantasy Title." All four DLC items (including the soundtrack and art book) are released, no unreleased DLC remains on the store, and there are no announced future content plans for this title. The developer has effectively moved on to other projects including a Wild West spin-off announced in March 2023 and the fantasy spin-off launched in April 2024.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states 'we're not able to change many things at this stage of Rustler's development' and says they will carry lessons into future projects — indicating this game's active development phase is over.
Vinci DLC launched, adding Leonardo da Vinci as a character with flamethrower, arquebus, and tank weapons. This is the second and final content DLC for the game.
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Developer
Publisher
Games Operators
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Grand Theft… Horse
Rustler is an open-world, top-down action game paying tribute to the good old GTA style and gameplay, fusing it with a historically inaccurate medieval setting. Play as The Guy, whose parents apparently were too lazy to give him a proper name. Experience feudal injustice, inquisition, witch-hunting, and join The Grand Tournament. Meet valiant, yet incredibly stupid knights. Complete a wide variety of twisted missions and quests, or don’t give a damn about the plot and bring mayhem in the villages and cities. Choose to go on foot, or by a stolen horse. Fight with a sword or pick a fancy automatic crossbow. All that, spiced up with an inappropriate Monty Python inspired sense of humor.
Be a bold, bald thug in a medieval sandbox
Rustler’s world is filled with humor, anachronisms, and pop culture references. Ever been towed for parking in a “NO HORSE ZONE”? Wanna do some cage fights in Medieval Martial Arts Arena? Or maybe pimp-a-horse a little? How about joining the Round-Earthers sect?
Wreak havoc in top-down, old-school combat
Use swords, spears, turds, and crossbows. Want to get more efficient? Try holy hand grenades or… horses. Nothing’s more deadly than hooves galloping in your direction. Or drifting a cart.
Screw everyone over to win half the kingdom
As a poor peasant, you really need to get creative in order to win the Grand Tournament™. Form weird alliances, double-cross your foes, and dig up dinosaur skeletons in a light, easy-to-understand, and hard-to-empathize-with story.
Hire bards to aid you musically in battle
A bard can be your sweaty personal radio. Not only will he not leave your side, even in the midst of the bloodiest of conflicts, he will also change the song's dynamic depending on the action on-screen. Moreover, you can express a desire to change the tune by punching him in the face.
A lot of horsin’ around
Shoot cows into the sky, dress up as a guard or even Death himself, burn entire piles of weed, draw fancy shapes with a plowing cart, survive a full-on guard onslaught after killing half the city… And that’s only a few of the many crazy things you can do in Rustler.
Gameplay Trailer Song: BouzoukXp - Korrigan
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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