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Ratcheteer

Play as an apprentice mechanic tasked with maintaining steam-powered cryo-colonies constructed for humanity to sleep out an impact winter following a celestial collision. Your master mechanic is abducted…

4 July 2022

Ratcheteer is an adventure developed by Shaun Inman, released 4 July 2022 on Playdate.

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What Ratcheteer is

Ratcheteer is an adventure game developed by Shaun Inman and released in 2022. It was published by Panic. It is available on Playdate only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Play as an apprentice mechanic tasked with maintaining steam-powered cryo-colonies constructed for humanity to sleep out an impact winter following a celestial collision. Your master mechanic is abducted during some unplanned maintenance, setting off a lo-fi, top-down, action-adventure that finds the young Ratcheteer exploring the interconnected tunnels below the surface and a vast snowcean above to rescue friends, foes, and strangers alike.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ratcheteer launched on 4 July 2022, within three weeks of Stray, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and Neon White.

Released around the same time: Stray, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Neon White.

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When did Ratcheteer come out?
Ratcheteer was released on 4 July 2022 for Playdate.

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