Zockrates Laboratories Releases Ruffy and the Riverside
German indie studio Zockrates Laboratories from Nuremberg and US publisher Phiphen Games have released Ruffy and the Riverside. This hand-drawn 3D platformer took over seven years to develop. The project has also received multiple grants.
The hand-drawn 3D platformer Ruffy and the Riverside is launched on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Developed by Zockrates Laboratories, ported by Meteorbyte and published by US company Phiphen Games, the game is priced at €19.99. Development was financially supported by FFF Bayern (€65,100) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (€65,100, €71,210 and €51,933). A sequel, Ruffy and the Riverside 2, is already in the concept phase and received €20,000 in funding from FFF Bayern at the beginning of 2025.