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On Rusty Trails

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!

What works

  • Unique and stylish art and sound design
  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Innovative color-switching mechanics
  • Challenging but fair platforming
  • Integrated narrative and worldbuilding

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Final boss fights criticized
  • Some difficulty spikes and frustration
  • Limited replay value beyond achievements
  • Small character size and occasional visual clarity issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Gizmo

  • BLACKHOLE

  • Cursed to Golf

  • BZZZT

  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord

  • Grapple Dog

More violent

Games that feels like On Rusty Trails but with more combat and destruction

  • CARRION

  • Mega Man 11

  • Madshot

  • Nine Sols

  • Spaceport Hope

  • TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT

Less competitive

Games that feels like On Rusty Trails but with less competition against others

  • The Way

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • SteamWorld Dig 2

  • Teslagrad

  • Hellevator

  • Sheepy: A Short Adventure

More expressive

Games that feels like On Rusty Trails but with more self-expression and customization

  • Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

  • Demon Turf: Queens Edition

  • GIGA WRECKER

  • Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

  • Ninja Pizza Girl

  • Spark the Electric Jester

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

On Rusty Trails: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026