Ruffy and the Riverside introduces players to a vibrant, hand-drawn world filled with inventive puzzle platforming. Players control Ruffy, a green-hooded character, on a quest to save Riverside using the unique SWAP mechanic to transform the environment and solve challenges.
Gameplay and Visuals
The game features a colorful, animated village setting with stone buildings and lively backgrounds. The core mechanic, SWAP, allows players to copy and paste textures—such as changing ice to lava or waterfalls into vines—directly within the game world. This opens up creative ways to solve puzzles, navigate obstacles, and explore new paths. Ruffy can ride hay bales, manipulate objects, and transition between 3D exploration and 2D puzzle levels for varied gameplay.
Main Characters and Setting
Players join Ruffy, the protagonist with a distinctive green hood and expressive features, in the magical world of Riverside. Alongside a cast of allies including Pip the bee, Sir Eddler the mole, and Silja the turtle, Ruffy embarks on an adventure to stop the villain Groll from threatening the World Core. The world is populated with lively characters and diverse regions, each with its own story elements.
Confirmed Features
- Hand-drawn, colorful open world
- SWAP mechanic for transforming environments
- 2D and 3D puzzle platforming
- Playable character Ruffy with unique companions
- Multiple regions and side quests
- Environmental manipulation and object interaction
Release Info
Ruffy and the Riverside is set to release on 2025-06-26 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Linux.
With its inventive SWAP mechanic and hand-drawn presentation, Ruffy and the Riverside offers a creative twist on the puzzle platformer genre for fans of imaginative adventures.
