Ratatan Launches On Switch 2, PS5 And Xbox After Steam Early Access
The full release closes a funding-to-launch arc that started with a 2023 Kickstarter campaign hitting its 20 million yen goal in 47 minutes, and it puts Kotani's rhythm-command design on consoles after a year in Early Access.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Ratatan, the roguelite rhythm action game with design by Patapon's Hiroyuki Kotani, left Steam Early Access and released on October 15, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Players command Kobun troops by matching button inputs to the BGM, with eight Ratatans and weapon types including swords, spears and bombs. A 2023 Kickstarter raised 219,314,335 yen.
The console versions arrive more than a year after the game entered Steam Early Access in September 2025. The player directly controls only the commander Ratatan; the Kobun fight on their own, each with separate HP, and act when the player plays rhythm commands such as Seiretsu, Jump, Kougeki, Guard and the special move Hassle Waza on cue.
Each command takes three to four beats, and the eight Ratatans differ in role: Harigittan guards well, Nyandolar is fast, and Kamonero restores some Kobun HP through the Seiretsu song. Bosses and enemies such as Teshita and Kashira block progress across the side-scrolling fields of the adventure planet Redo.
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