RowBot Rally
A downloadable game
Coming Late 2024, exclusively on Playdate Catalog
So you wanna enter the Fish Bowl — the biggest boat-racing event of the year. But! Evil RowBots have taken over the entire circuit, and the competition’s only getting worse. It's up to one bunny, and their scrap RowBot pal, to renew the sport's former glory.
You gotta Use the Crank™, tandem-row with a junkyard left-turnin' RowBot of your own, and put a stop to Robo-X, the evil-bot-making corpo-conglomerate. Can you win back the spirit of the Fish Bowl and, perhaps more importantly, that big golden trophy?
With a lengthy story mode, hand-animated cutscenes, and more; RowBot Rally is the definitive top-down boat-racing game for Playdate! (Trust me, it's a competitive field.)
A game by Rae
You can find a huge list of credits here.
🦖 We think this game is appropriate for everyone. There's some mild cartoon violence, like slapstick humor and exploding robots. (Don't worry, they're the bad guys.)
🚹 This game uses the crank, and requires dexterity in the form of precise, repeated rotations. Alternate button-only controls are also available. The d-pad and A and B buttons are used in menus.
Development log
- Playdate Update Showcase, &.. More!!58 days ago
- 2023 Awards Show - Consider a Nomination!Dec 04, 2023
- Demo Update, and Recent Happenings!Oct 10, 2023
- Try the Demo - Out Today!Aug 30, 2023
Comments
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I just finished the demo, this game is fantastic. You've completely made a new way to control a racing game and I'm hooked. Can't wait to play the full game whenever it's done. Difficulty curve on the first race is perfect, I struggled for a while but once getting the controls down, it's a blissful experience.
The demo looks great and is super fun! I really struggled the first 2 times I tried racing, because the control scheme is so original and unlike any racing game I've played previously. By the third attempt, I got the hang of it/stopped ramming the wall repeatedly, and RowBot Rally quickly became the playdate release I'm looking forward to the most!
Happy to hear you got the hang of it! If you're keen on using the "feedback" link on this page, I'd love to hear any thoughts you have on the gameplay as a whole — tweaking it to make it easier for the final release is something I really wanna nail down.
Super charming. c:
Good luck! :D
thank you!! <3
When is the final release?
i'm hoping sometime in the next year! perhaps the first half or so? life's been busy atm, you know how it is lol
oh absolutely. I just want to say I appreciate this game. So when it does launch I'd be happy to purchase a copy. 👍
happy to hear the good words! <3 i'll be workin' on it when i can
Looking very good! Nice concept and the entire demo has a professional feel to it. Looking forward to the final release :-)
so glad you enjoyed it!! i'm def lookin forward to it too lol
Defo trying it now! Looks really great!
betcha it plays better than it looks :fire emoji:
I tried it now and successfully completed not only the tutorial but also the first mission, give me moooooore!!!
i'll try!! 💖
Cannot wait to play this! Looks super super fun, and has an amazing artstyle!
reported. no amphibians allowed /j
Absolutely loving the visual design for this itch page! Amazing work, both on that and on the game itself so far. Can't wait to play it. :)
thank you so much!! i can't wait to see what people think of it once it's out ✨