Underplayed Gems

On Rusty Trails (2016)

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Developer
Black Pants Studio
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 266 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense, precision platformer with a darkly humorous narrative about navigating a hostile world by changing your appearance on the fly.

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What players say

Players praise the two-color switching mechanic and sticky-surface platforming as clever and skill-based, with frequent checkpoints keeping frustration low. However, the final boss is widely considered frustrating, the game is short at around 3-5 hours, and some report controller input bugs and graphical glitches.

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