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Rusted Moss
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...
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Grappling hook movement mastery” (61 of 102 reviews) and “Challenging but satisfying platforming” (19); the most common complaint is “Unfair bullet-heavy boss fights” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“When I started, I thought the grapple was a bit weird and unintuitive. After playing, I can confidently say, it's a skill issue. This game has really satisfying platforming, making exploration very enjoyable. The combat…”
19 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“When I started, I thought the grapple was a bit weird and unintuitive. After playing, I can confidently say, it's a skill issue. This game has really satisfying platforming, making exploration very enjoyable. The combat…”
“I played this game before Silksong released. Genuenly, if you want a game that’s just as demanding as Silksong, with mouse and keyboard controls that actually feel fluent instead of clumbsy and repetitive, Rusted Moss…”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“8/10 very atmospheric and challenging”
“Fun and challenging platforming and combat, amazing art and interesting story.”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“The controls gave me headache especially towards the end but luckily the game has very good accesibility options to reduce difficulty, so I'm glad I was at least able to enjoy the story to the end.”
“Fun and challenging platforming and combat, amazing art and interesting story.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“When I started, I thought the grapple was a bit weird and unintuitive. After playing, I can confidently say, it's a skill issue. This game has really satisfying platforming, making exploration very enjoyable. The combat…”
“Rusted Moss is a slick platformer metroidvania with a grapple hook and a rocket launcher. It was already in my cart before I could finish reading that premise. The movement in this game is slick. It takes a while to get…”
“I played this game before Silksong released. Genuenly, if you want a game that’s just as demanding as Silksong, with mouse and keyboard controls that actually feel fluent instead of clumbsy and repetitive, Rusted Moss…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Insane difficulty. Similar to Ulrakill it has an "Assist Mode" that is essentially legal cheats if you struggle too much, but unlike Ultrakill it genuily feels like you must use this mode in order to get through the…”
“Great game! Highly recommend. Has some difficulty curve spikes but the movement is fun and bosses are well done and worth getting good at. Only complaint I have really if the devs are listening is the main character's…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game stands out for its unique platforming / grappling hook physics, and coupled with rocket-boosting from a rocket launcher that you find later on, it makes for a pretty damn fun world to traverse non-linearly.…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is okay. I like the potential sequence breaking and the rocket/shotgun shot-boosting movement; however the sling then feels less useful and I mostly just used the rocket launcher when I got it (movement &…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game is truly something special for fans of the Metroidvania genre, and the elastic movement system is truly something innovative. Even though the developers recommend playing with a keyboard/mouse, I finished 99% on a controller and had a blast. The one thing I would…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Still trying to complete the latest trials and challenges, but so far i love it. The movement system and physics are top notch. Base game is very good with some difficult spikes here and there, but the optional content is some Celeste levels of insanity, dificulty and great…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“I don't think I've ever played a game where the water level made me fall in love. Rusted Moss is a game that if it doesn't click, you're not gonna like it. But once it clicks? Oh boy there's nothing else like it out there right now. Mastering the grapple in this game makes you…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Iron Bramble's Demo is Out Now! A New Game from the devs of Rusted Moss!
The demo for Iron Bramble is available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4328820/ Can't make it to Tokyo Game Show this year but still want to get your hands on Iron Bramble? Look no further! Th
Iron Bramble - Coming to Steam in 2027!
Hello everybody! Wishlist Iron Bramble to support us now! (I’m just going to lead with this while I still have your attention before I senselessly ramble on.) https://store.steampowered.com/app/432882
Future of Rusted Moss (and things we are working on)
Hello everybody!I'm happysquared, one of the developers of Rusted Moss, here to give some news. Well, more of an announcement of an announcement (people definitely love those right? /s)So here it is:W
Rusted Moss Merch Store Holiday Sale!
Hello everyone! To celebrate the holiday season the Rusted Moss merch store will have a storewide discount of 20% for the rest of the month. Visit https://rustedmossmerch.com to get your official merc
Get your Rusted Moss merch! and...new major console update!
Hey all! We just opened up our online store: https://rustedmossmerch.com This is your chance to grab some Rusted Moss Merch! We have shirts, mugs, postcards, and a hat! Major Console Update Thank you
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Action · Story Rich · Adventure · 2D Platformer · Metroidvania · 2D · Action-Adventure · Precision Platformer · Twin Stick Shooter · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | https://www.rustedmossgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound card or integrated sound chip