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RUBATO

dconn · 2026-03-20

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 20, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 20, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 20, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Mar 20, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!

97%
positive of 529 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

The year is 12,012. A tyrannical, universe-dominating corporation simply known as "The Company" has been in power of the entire universe for centuries after a world-ending bioweapon was unleashed onto the masses. And now? The solar system has been destroyed by unknown celestial forces. Wait. Turns out I'm very, very wrong. Silly me. I should really double-check my sources. Seems like some guys blew it up by accident while they were playing 8-ball pool. There was a frog there too, but he was in the bathroom whilst it all happened. And it also turns out the pool balls are like voodoo-doll vers(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 56 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (172 reviews).
  • · Top 42% of 11,860 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 529 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16716720262026Week of 2026-03-20: 167 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-28: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

40
achievements tracked
94.4%
earned "WELCOME TO RUBATO WORLD "
49.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1765%40
PS5 (PlayStation)4511%40
Switch (Nintendo)250%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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