With this week being Steam Next Fest, the platform has been flooded with 100s of roguelike demos for fans to check out.
We spent the weekend rounding up some of the best games from the event in our very first Demo Disc feature, but one that sadly slipped under our radar was the pixelated roguelite platformer, Rusty Rangers.
The game is said to have the fast-paced action of Dead Cells, the loot depth of Neon Abyss, and the atmosphere of classic platformers such as Castlevania and Darkwing Duck.
With its demo releasing this week, developer Fantastica! also revealed that the game is coming to PS, Switch, and Xbox Series on 21st June. It will be later arriving on PC (Steam and Steam Deck) on 31st July.
Be sure to give the demo for Rusty Rangers a download before Next Fest ends (16th June). You can check out the latest trailer for the game below:
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