Rusted Moss

About

Rusted Moss is a metroidvania shooter where you play as Fern, a half-fae protagonist navigating a world where rust-eaten tech clashes with mystical forces. You swing a grappling hook between crumbling environments, dodge dense fireballs in chaotic combat, and upgrade abilities to unlock paths. The game blends fast platforming with bullet-dodging action as you fight mechanical beasts and witch-led human factions. The game’s standout is its moody art style and tight combat loops that escalate in difficulty. Players appreciate the nonlinear level design and the moral ambiguity of choosing between human survival or fae resurgence. With a 78% Metacritic score, fans highlight its challenging boss fights and eerie atmosphere but note the steep learning curve. The story unfolds through sparse dialogue and environmental storytelling, letting you piece together the conflict between decay and magic.

Storyline

Journey across desolate landscapes drenched in melancholy; witness the remnants of humanity and their rusting iron inventions… Humanity is on the brink of collapse and will soon be invaded by faeries. In a desperate bid to survive, humans have empowered their own witches with stolen fae magic. But all is not lost, as the humans were deceived - for one of their own is not what she seems. The fae have stolen a human baby, and replaced it with something else… Raised by unsuspecting human parents, Fern is a changeling whose true loyalties have emerged. Alongside a mysterious shadow named Puck, she sets off on a journey to return fae to the world and end the Age of Men. Whose side will you choose - human or fae?