The game of a solo developer will be released in May 2024 as one of the most successful roguelikes on Steam. This also surpasses the developer’s first game from 2020.
What game is it about? Rabbit and Steel is a new game by the solo developer mino_dev, which will be released on May 9, 2024 on Steam. His game is described as a cooperative action “raiding” roguelike.
The focus is on mastering challenging boss fights together with up to four players. The game aims to reinvent the essence of MMO raids. This means that the battles are based on cooldowns, effective use of skills, equipment effects, and teamwork to outsmart the mechanics of the bosses.
How is the game received? The Steam page also clarifies that Rabbit and Steel is not an MMO but a roguelike. However, the concept seems to resonate quite well with fans of this genre.
On Steam, Rabbit and Steel has reportedly become a bit of a hidden gem, even managing to feature among the best roguelikes on Steam in May 2024. And this, despite being released just three days after the highly anticipated Hades 2.
Rabbit and Steel has received 97% extremely positive reviews on Steam to date and is currently ranked 11th among the most played action roguelikes according to SteamDB.
How does this relate to Final Fantasy 14? “I believe the influence of Final Fantasy 14 is so obvious that it doesn’t even need to be mentioned,” says the developer himself, as reported by gamesradar. Nevertheless, he then talks about the inspiration that has flowed into his latest game after over 4,000 hours of playtime in the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14.
Especially after these hours of play, he is very familiar with the raid formula of the game. “I am very familiar with what is fun in a raid and what isn’t,” he continues. But primarily, it is a concept that he is strangely positioned to develop.
The developer also mentions titles like Hades and Slay the Spire as inspiration for his new game. Nevertheless, the game, with its cute rabbit girls, over 100 random collectible items, and different classes such as Assassin, Druid, or Dancer, remains primarily a love letter to Final Fantasy 14. By the way, there is currently new gameplay available: Final Fantasy 14: New video shows highly anticipated gameplay of the 2 new jobs in the MMORPG
