Rust Moon

unreleased

Developer / Publisher: Moonbell Studio

2026

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Combat

action

Features

equipment
multiple endings
skill tree

Themes

post apocalyptic
Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

bullet hell

Summary

RUST MOON is a cyberpunk pixel side-scrolling action game. Play as ALPHA-7, whose memory has been rewritten, and cut through blockades with firearms, blades, and cyberware abilities — from the neon city all the way to a lunar base. Someone wrote your past for you. What comes next is up to you.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo

Resources

Other

IGDB

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- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- Sci-Fi
- bullet hell
- Differences
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- ability gated
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- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- equipment
- multiple endings
- bullet hell
- Differences
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- pixel
- side scroll
- bullet hell
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- multiple endings
- post apocalyptic
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Ranged Combat
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MV Temperature
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- equipment
- multiple endings
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- multiple endings
- bullet hell
- Differences
- hand drawn
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
- post apocalyptic
- skill tree
- bullet hell
- Differences
- leveling
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- linear
- Semi-Linear
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- bullet hell
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Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
- bullet hell
- Differences
- boss gated
- Ranged Combat
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- equipment
- multiple endings
- Sci-Fi
- Differences
- fantasy
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89%

Positive

19 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- action
- equipment
- bullet hell
- Differences
- vector
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- top down
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- bullet hell
- Differences
- gore

Rust Moon

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