GTA V is one of the all-time greats and all that, but did you ever wish it was, you know, just a bit more historical? Of course you did! Everyone loves the mucky, stinky grime of Ye Olden Days, which is why we all love The Witcher! We just can't get enough of it. Cyberpunk? No thanks. Steampunk? Too modern. Horsepunk? Now that's where it's at.
Luckily, Rustler is here to fill in the gap that Red Dead Redemption left in our souls. Anti-hero protagonist Guy (more technically, "The Guy") is on a mission to win The Grand Tournament, the prize for which is the princess' hand in marriage. To do so, he's going to have to do a little bit of murder and a lot of horse theft, as well as slightly more bizarre things, like shooting cows into the sky. Hey, they had fun in medieval times, too.
With a healthy dose of pop-culture references, your mileage may vary on whether or not you find Rustler's constant winks to the camera and Monty Python quotes funny, but it's certainly an irreverent take on a much-trod genre. Trailers show a "Pimp My Horse" shop, using a lute as a weapon, and the ability to walk away from explosions without looking at them.
The game has just come out in Early Access on Steam, and there's a demo, too - but it's just been announced for consoles as well, meaning that we can all nick a horse on the Switch some time later this year (the devs say "when the time comes", which is supremely unhelpful). The game will cost $29.99 on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Does Rustler make you horse with excitement, or does its sense of humour rustle your jimmies in all the wrong ways?
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Hope it's better than the microwave burgers they make
@X68000 Haha, good one. I actually tried one of those a while back, much to my dismay, so I'm definitely in full agreement with you.
Hmm, looks interesting. I've stayed away from gta because of the inappropriate content, but it never gave an actual rating for this game. It does look fun however, even if I'm not a huge fan of the camera angle. I'll wait for some reviews.
EDIT: I just looked at the steam page, and this is what it says for maturity: MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION The developers describe the content like this: there might be a lot of blood and swearing.
There doesn't appear to be any nudity, but it is unfinished nonetheless. Could turn into a good game though!
@KateGray The byline is close enough, but I feel like it should have been Grand Theft Arab...
“Could turn into a good game”? That doesn’t sound promising. I’ll bite, though, if it ends up with good reviews on Steam later in development. Looks fantastic and the premise is awesome.
We already have some medieval open World games like Zelda, The Witcher, Skyrim
What we need is more modern open world game
The only ones available on Switch are both Saints Row and LA Noire
Nos sure why Rockstar don't want to release GTA on Switch...
Maybe we could game other games like Sleeping Dogs to fill the lack of this genre
I cackled at “Horsepunk”! 🤣
@Low_ink there's inappropriate content in GTA? Where?
Hmm, shame it's medieval "GTA when it was still a top down game"
I really hope this turns out to be as fun as it looks.
That kind of makes me smile. Looks like the off time you spend with random ***** in an MMORPG while waiting for your guild-mates to log on.
@Antiriad2097 On the esrb's website on gta 5, the three tags I dislike are:
Nudity
Strong Language
Strong Sexual Content
Which I don't want in my games, but the idea of a family friendly gta sounds great! I think a Zelda spinoff would fit nicely in that style.
I will wait for Ginsters thanks
@Low_ink Have you played LEGO City Undercover? If not, check it out!
@Krambo42 I will, thanks for the recommend!
Speaking of GTA, I would love to see a Chinatown Wars sequel for the Switch. Chinatown Wars was my favorite DS game and my favorite GTA game.
@Low_ink you're passing up excellent storylines if you're not getting the game because of mature rating Red Dead Redemption 2 is a fantastic game
@Low_ink sorry, but my right to disagree to this is just as ok as you not wanting those topics in your game. But I do. I’d love gta on switch. Even better would be red dead redemption 1, IMO. I think we will get both at some point.
Did you play bayonetta, saints row, watch dogs, madworld, manhunt 2??? just a few Nintendo console games.
If it was full 3D then they would have had my attention.
@Mountain_Man never mind that, we still need GTA V. I find it hard to believe Rockstar haven’t managed to expand their online user base on Switch.
Hopefully they may announce something alongside the PS5 and Series S/X ports.
@Antiriad2097
When everything is inappropriate, nothing is inappropriate.
@Low_ink can I ask you why you deslike this kind of stuff? I am genuinely curious. It is a religion thing? A personal moral guideline?
@X68000 GTA 5 is okay. I would much prefer another game in the style of Chinatown Wars.
I'd love to see a new Chinatown Wars too. It was a great mix of the old and new style GTA's
This is definitely a parody game, but the feedback has been rather positive on Steam even though it's still in early access.
@Larams I'm not denying that... but if there's too much of what I don't like, I won't pick it up. It's also not the mature rating in and of it self that's the problem, I do research on games I'd like to play.
@Donutman I never said anything about not having the games on switch, infact seeing how many people love them they should've been on the switch 2 years ago! Just because I dislike something doesn't mean others don't, and if I did like a game, I would love to have it on the go! And I play more than nintendo games lol, otherwise I'd have next to nothing to play! My favorite game of all time is made by an indie studio, in fact!
@Savino Bingo! I am a Christian and would rather not have to contend with (the one word which I'm pretty sure is bannable) in games that I play. And yes, It is also a moral guideline.
@Low_ink thanks for the answer, man.
"We just can't get enough of it. Cyberpunk? No thanks. Steampunk? Too modern. Horsepunk? Now that's where it's at."
Hm-Hm! ...w-wait. HOLD ON A SECOND!!
Steampunk! Tell me more about it. I want some RPG with steam machines, gear wheels, old clocks, nerdy girls and alternative goth chicks that wear hats and big glasses.
@savino For me it isn't a religious reason, but GTA5 made me very uncomfy multiple times even though I'm playing that series since the very first one (which I never was able to beat, because you only have one life iirc...). Once you need to actively torture someone. And there are so many sexual things in that game nobody cares about, but whenever a westener sees an animegirl (that isn't even involved in any questionable stuff) they get rabies and fantasize something about sexism and abusing women even though there are really a lot of women working in the anime/manga-sector... Why are things that make me (as a woman) really uncomfy okay just because they're western, but the cute animegirl that isn't doing anything wrong but makes me comfy (I do overall feel a lot more comfy in Japanese games than in western games, even though the west thinks Japan is the pure evil for some reason.) is getting hated by everyone just because it's Japanese and the white people tilt and think about the worst whenever they hear the word "Japanese"? I never had sex in a Japanese game. I never killed an animegirl and stole her money. I never paid an animegirl for services. I have never seen an animegirl stripclub. I never got a lapdance by an animegirl. I never saw an animegirl prostitute. etc etc
It's kinda sad that western people need all this violence and sexual things to feel mature and never question it... Like what's with Game of Thrones? It was just hot air, violence and sex. ...Oh and Daenerys is 13 according to the books. But that's okay, because she isn't an animegirl, I guess? For your information, Altina is older than Daenerys... And nobody is "sleeping" with her.
You only say no thanks to cyberpunk because the switch will never be able to play it 😂
That's a different take from being a hero. lol A must have to just have for game sake.
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