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Hello, RataTEAM! Ratatan is returning to Tokyo Game Show 2026 ! This year, we’ll have a playable demo and giveaways at the GSE booth. Whether you’re discovering Ratatan for the first time or already playing in Early Access, we’d love for you to stop by! Try Ratatan Before Its Off
RataTEAM, hello! Digital pre-orders for Ratatan are now open! The Nintendo Switch™ 2, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S versions are now available for pre-order, and you can purchase them at 10% off throughout the pre-order period leading up to the official release. After nearly
Ratatan Development Log #7 BitSummit In the previous article, I talked about the importance of creating the UX Video for our Kickstarter campaign. From this point on, preparations for Kickstarter began in earnest. Simply making a great game would not be enough for Kickstarter to
Ratatan Development Log #6 The UX Video In the previous article, I explained how Kickstarter became our first major milestone, marking the point where Ratatan evolved from an idea into a real project. However, at that stage, all we had was a concept. The game itself didn't exist
Ratatan Development Log #5 Kickstarter as a Goal In the previous article, I talked about how Ratatan's direction finally became clear once both the gameplay concept and the visual concept came together. At this point, I'd like to clarify one important idea. A gameplay concept. A
Ratatan Development Log #4: Finding the Visual Concept In the previous article, I looked back on how we moved forward with prototype development before our game concept had been fully defined. However, the game concept wasn't the only thing we struggled with. There was something
Ratatan Development Log #3: The First Prototype Our first prototype ultimately failed. At the time, we didn't fully understand why. Looking back today and rereading the original design documents, however, the reasons have become surprisingly clear. The problem wasn't game design.
Introduction This time, I'd like to look back at our original game proposal. At this stage, there were no gameplay screenshots, and many aspects of the game had yet to be defined. However, the proposal clearly shows what we were trying to achieve from the very beginning. Looking
Ratatan Development Log #1: The Beginning of the Project This time, I'd like to look back at how the Ratatan project first began. When people think about game development, they often imagine a straightforward process: come up with an idea, develop the game, and release it. Howeve
Introduction Hello, I'm Kazuto Sakajiri, Producer of Ratatan . Welcome to the Ratatan Development Log. Over the past several years, Ratatan has gone through countless decisions and challenges—from launching a Kickstarter campaign, building a Steam community, choosing an Early Acc
Hello RataTEAM We have a few very important developments that we’d like to go through. First off, we are sorry for the radio silence, but as with most games, getting close to the finish line means a lot of extra work, bug fixes, and overall unseen problems, so the entire team has
Ratatan was featured in today’s Nintendo Indie World presentation. At the same time, we announced the official release date. Release Date: July 16, 2026 (Thursday) Physical and digital editions will launch simultaneously. Supported Platforms: • Nintendo Switch 2 • PlayStation 5 •
Updates Added voice and sound effects to Dark Ratatan battles. Updated the credits (thank you for everyone’s patience!). If you couldn’t find your name, please send us an email at [email protected] Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where Cobun would stop moving and halt progress und
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the game crashed upon launch on Steam Deck. Please note that as Steam Deck and Linux are not currently officially supported, this is a provisional fix.
Regarding Progression to Episode 2 We have received feedback that players are unable to proceed to Episode 2 or that the unlock conditions are unclear. We apologize for the inconvenience. To unlock Episode 2, the following two conditions must be met: Clear Episode 1 (Complete up
Updates Highlights ● Dark Ratatan Invasion! ○ Starting in Episode 2 (added in this update), Dark Ratatan will appear during your adventure. ○ Dark Ratatan will appear during Intervals, triggering various events. Some of them might even help the player. ○ As you progress through e
Hello, everyone! Thanks so much for waiting. We’d like to share the current progress on the next major update planned for December. This update has been particularly challenging to develop, and we are currently aiming to release it around the end of December. Once adjustments are
Update Super Fever Skills now grant Super Armor. Super Fever Skills will no longer be canceled by knockback or status effects caused by enemy attacks. Improved gameplay experience by preventing the sudden drop in BGM intensity from reducing player enjoyment. Adjusted Super Fever
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where save data could become corrupted and fail to load properly. This occurred when the amount of data being saved grew too large after extended gameplay sessions, so we have increased the upper limit for the amount of data that can be saved. We sincerel
View game page Updates Highlights Super Fever Tech Ratatan units can now unleash the Super Fever Tech. Unlock it from the Quest Board. When the Tension Gauge is full, input the specified Rhythm Command to consume all Tension and activate. Per-unit Super Fever Techs Harigittan — “