Rusted Moss

Developer: Emlise, Faxdoc

Publisher: PLAYISM

Apr 12, 2023

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Combat

action
Ranged Combat
two stick

Features

accessibility
difficulty options
multiple endings

Themes

post apocalyptic

Sub-Genre

bullet hell

Summary

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...

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- itch.io
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
Xbox
- Series X|S

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Links

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- accessibility
- difficulty options
- multiple endings
- Differences
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- equipment
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Publisher: Team17

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- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
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- action
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- accessibility
- multiple endings
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- Differences
- hand drawn
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- exploration
- action
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- accessibility
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- Differences
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Positive

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- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- action
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- bullet hell
- Differences
- vector
- equipment
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98%

Overwhelmingly Positive

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- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- action
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
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- equipment
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- multiple endings
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
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- monochromatic
- contact damage
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To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- bullet hell
- Differences
- gore
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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
- Demo Available
- equipment
- Sci-Fi
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100%

Positive

22 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- two stick
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Differences
- new releases
- hand drawn
- fantasy
- top down
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53%

Mixed

38 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- Ranged Combat
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
- Early Access
- 8-Bit
- equipment
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
- RPG
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Coming soon

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- bullet hell
- Differences
- boss gated
- equipment
- Sci-Fi
- top down
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100%

Positive

11 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- Ranged Combat
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
- boss gated
- equipment

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