Hiroyuki Kotani, the producer behind PATAPON, has partnered with Tokyo Virtual Theory to announce RATATAN. RATATAN is a rhythmic roguelike where players use instruments and the rhythmical beat of the music to fight enemies.
It has been confirmed to coming out in 2025, and will be releasing on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series XS, and Switch.RATATAN’s roguelike element comes from the fact that after each battle players are rewarded with different power ups and awards, with these changing on each run.
These power ups and rewards are given to the little Cobuns who accompany the Ratatan, which can be used in the various trials and battles they will face.
The Ratatan have their own unique abilities too which will require players to switch between them to tackle different puzzles.Game Source Entertainment, a Hong Kong based publisher, will be publishing RATATAN.