The texture-pasting idea is clever and yields pleasing puzzles, wrapped in a good-natured package. Without reinventing the genre, it delivers a sweet, well-paced ride.
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Category
Platformer1 player7+
Description
A colorful 3D platformer from Zockrates Laboratories published by Phiphi Games in 2025. Its SWAP mechanic lets you copy a texture and paste it onto the world, turning water into lava or stone into vines to clear a path. A warm cartoon world that recalls the 3D platformers of the 2000s.
Ruffy and the Riverside review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾3,2 GB📅16/07/2025
Published by Phiphi Games
Ruffy and the Riverside (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The bosses test the SWAP mechanic: copying a texture to neutralize an attack or expose a weak point turns each fight into a small action puzzle. Good-natured and colorful, the whole thing stays accessible while varying its ideas.